Throwback Thursday - Britney's 2000 VMA Performance

[Gutterguppy]

Decided to take a little stroll down memory lane and stumbled on this gem. Can't imagine being 18 years old and having to sit through people's criticism of you and how you should act (some things never change I suppose), but as always, Britney handles it with grace and maturity. 

[PlatinumB]

She always handled situations like that with class and grace. Which was one of the reasons I liked her from the jump! Some fans need to go back and take notes 

[Gutterguppy]

1 minute ago, PlatinumB said:

She always handled situations like that with class and grace. Which was one of the reasons I liked her from the jump! Some fans need to go back and take notes 

Interesting how some of the criticism then mirrors the same criticism I see here....

[PlatinumB]

Just now, Gutterguppy said:

Interesting how some of the criticism then mirrors the same criticism I see here....

Yeah that is very true. She could/can never win.

[whenthedogscaneout]

That’s literally the best pop performance of all time and it’s unbelievable that instead of getting massively praised for it she had to sit through that crap.  I don’t get it, nowadays you have so many talentless people with zero charisma and the most basic performances imaginable - and they don’t get any of that. 

[Emil87]

Iconic performance. 

[eduardo1993]

Her best VMA performance imo

[Puppy]

Poor those children that are basically just mimicking what their parents are thinking, why don’t they say what they feel instead of making their kids say it

we came out just fine lady, no one is dressing like her.

[DiamondCircus]

TBH it was confusing for her audience at that time, she started to develop more for her 2nd album and all the while talking about being a virgin she was acting the opposite yet singing in a baby voice.

 

[descg]

My favorite perfomance of all time.

[The Dream]

47 minutes ago, whenthedogscaneout said:

That’s literally the best pop performance of all time and it’s unbelievable that instead of getting massively praised for it she had to sit through that crap.  I don’t get it, nowadays you have so many talentless people with zero charisma and the most basic performances imaginable - and they don’t get any of that. 

I mean YES!

[oscar0]

7 hours ago, Puppy said:

Poor those children that are basically just mimicking what their parents are thinking, why don’t they say what they feel instead of making their kids say it

we came out just fine lady, no one is dressing like her.

true. It is shocking how many kids, literally, 3-4-5 years old, were waiting to see her in her performance in the 2000 today show. The VMA 2000 was a before and after in her career.

[descg]

By the way that interview was used in "When s** Goes Pop" special/documentary of Mtv (after the Britney vmas of 00) with also Christina, Beyoncé, Madonna and other singers and actors of Hollywood

Part 2: https://youtu.be/bJ3G8W9B50c?si=8DzJq63nv3D5DEXB

And here again, 24 years later the female ***uality, feminism, s** in the music, etc... Are current controversial topics.

Edited January 27 by descg

[Fita]

I love her faces here! She was so light and people were pressing her to feel the critics, but she wasn't in the mood.

ChilDreEeN

Edited January 27 by Fita