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So, I have a controversial theory. One that might lose me whatever respect I have. This theory is: Tana Mongeau is the Britney Spears of YouTube. Ok, here me out: I'm focusing on their pop-culture influence and impacts, as well as career parallels. Now, to start off, both of them are obviously controversial. However, while Tana's controversies are usually more surrounding her sometimes politically incorrect decisions and ignorance of respect (not to scalp her but sis needs a manners lesson), while Britney's were more because of society back then (fi that makes sense). Anyway, if you do the math (I have a ton of free time), Britney was the same exact age (in years, days, and months) at when she released the "Baby" single when Tana uploaded her first video. Coincidence? I think not. Tana and Britney both broke out as blonde teens who were known for their controversial boundary-crossing decisions. Britney's clothing and performance choices were deemed "too **** too soon" and Tana's vulgar mouth upset parents. Both girls also had an extremely young fan base with very upset fan parents. Adding on to that, both have had highly publicized relationships. Britney had a famous break up with Justin and a famous wedding to infamous K-Fed, and Tana just achieved extreme media coverage for both her relationship with ex-Disney star Bella Thorne, breaking up with cheating boyfriend Justin Bieber lookalike, and wedding to YouTube prince Jake Paul. Both also have tumultuous relationships with their managers. Britney and Larry Rudolph have a relationship that have troubled the stans, and Tana has an equally complicated relationship with her manager, Jordan Worona. Of course, both girls are extremely different and have different career paths (also, I promise I'm not a 13 year old twitter stan, I've loved Brit since day 1, I'm just obsessed with keeping up with pop culture). Britney turned 21 in 2002, and Tana just turned 21 this year. Almost forgot, but both have an MTV reality series. Going back to my point, back in Britney's younger years, TRL and the pop music scene were the focus of teen minds, and now YouTube is that platform. James Charles's latest scandal ended up on NBC, David Dobrik is hosting the TCAs, and Liza Koshy attended the Met Gala. Just as Britney inherited the crown from MJ, Tana was passed the torch by YouTube OG Shane Dawson (But I suspect he took it back after Tanacon). Tana Mongeau really is the forefront of Gen Z culture, as when Brit was for the new Millennial, and I'm interested to see Tana's future.