Britney's Me against the music

[skye]

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Britney and Madonna were playing lesbian game you could see the pic in http://www.britneyspears.org I wonder how do you guys think of this
another question is ....is helle bary bi because I saw she was almost kissing Britney in a commercial right click and save as target

[QueenBee]

WHOAAA.. That commercial.... But it still pisses me off.. "You know people EXPECT us to.."

[titi]

i saw making the video on mtv the other day and well..remained frozen LOL ..
*copycat* not my cup of tea

[cirrus]

Originally posted by QueenBee
WHOAAA.. That commercial.... But it still pisses me off.. "You know people EXPECT us to.."

That kiss is damn overrated. Halle Berry kisses Fred Durst in that new music video, so she's just slutting her lips around! Just kidding, I like Halle Berry. But Britney... scares me.

[Rob]

I do neither like the song nor the video - honestly spoken the whole B/M-thing sucks.

[bgirlnikki]

Is pop music’s current round of lesbian titillation a bold move forward or the same old song and dance?

The following conversation occurred after the recent spattering of sapphic portrayals in the diva world.

Co-worker: (waving a tabloid in my face and singing) Pink’s coming out so you better get the party started!
Me: More like party line
Co-worker: What line?
Me: Let me guess...somewhere beyond the overheated photos of Pink entwined with Kristanna Loken, there’s a line in there about a boyfriend or an ex-boyfriend or still being attracted to men?
Co-worker: Um, yeah
Me: Safety shield!
Co-worker: Maybe she’s bi?
Me: Maybe, but I think this has more to do with Pink’s new album Try This dropping on November 11th than it has to do with her sexual preferences
Co-worker: From these pictures, I’d say she’s trying a few things
Me: Yep, right in the firing line of the paparazzi...welcome to Publicity Stunts 101
Co-worker: You’re so jaded
Me: I prefer keen observer of the obvious

What’s obvious is that the record industry is in turmoil. With plummeting album sales, artists need to stand out more – especially female pop artists. And what better way to get tongues wagging than wagging tongues with an attractive member of the same sex?

And who better to show the way to today’s writhing pop stars than the Mother Superior of Marketing, the Supreme Queen of Controversy, Madonna.

Except, we’ve been heard this tune before.

In 1990, her Justify My Love video shocked everyone when she “kissed” an androgynous female. What has changed in a decade? Not much.

During this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, a tribute was paid to the Material Girl’s original jaw-dropping Like A Virgin exhibition many moons ago. This time, a handsomely attired Madonna popped out of a wedding cake and locked lips with her baby brides/heirs to her throne, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Again, people were shocked. But were they surprised? Not really.

Rather than kiss contemporaries like an Annie Lennox or a Janet Jackson, Madonna swapped spit with the two pop tarts most regarded inside and outside of the industry as hoopla hounds. As a result, the performance was reduced to a salacious soundbite and a late night punchline.

For many, lesbianism was dragged right along side in the mud.

Terms used the following morning by the general public included “crass,” “crude,” “tacky,” “cheap,” “sick,” and “sad.” With gays and lesbians struggling for respect and acceptance, these associated words are by no means doing us any favors.

If Madonna’s recent American Life CD had not bombed so badly, critics might have been more forgiving. Instead, her Britney/Christina three-way was chalked up to a vain and pathetic last grasp for the youth market made by an aging mother of two.

The fallout from the incident continues to spawn unintentional comedy.

Teen queens Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore fumbled around for the proper PR-rehearsed, deliberately vague, non-inflammatory response to the ubiquitous question, “Would you kiss Madonna?” during TV interviews.

The less-than-flattering assessments given by older musical matriarchs, Stevie Nicks and Bette Midler, came off as crotchety and hypocritical given the entertainers’ own pasts and fan bases.

Beyonce Knowles invented the backstep booty bounce when she quickly denied potentially homophobic remarks attributed to her in the tabloid press.

Through all of this, Britney continues to run with the ball. First, a flirtatious skit with Halle Berry on Saturday Night Live and then back again with Madonna in her new video, Me Against the Music. Literally following in the footsteps of her mentor, Britney bumps and grinds with Mrs. Richie on a bedframe and a wall. Countless viewers wish they could trade places with said objects.

Surprise, her new album In The Zone comes out on November 18th.

La Spears desperately needs this to be a hit. Worldwide backlash from conservative parents not thrilled with her recent growing pains and unimpressed critics noting her lack of vocal range has made Britney an easy target. Unfortunately, dancing down the path of notoriety by using suggestive homoerotic imagery might boost a few sales but this will not help with long-term credibility.

Lesbianism used as a coy ploy to reinvent a waning public persona should be considered “so last decade.” Amazingly, it continues to thrive today as a hip marketing tool to generate buzz for any kind of product (just ask t.A.T.u.). It worked for straight guy porn, why not music videos, clothing ads, and laundry detergent?

The problem with this message is that it distorts a valid way of life into a shallow gimmick. Mainstreamers who are reluctant to tolerate homosexuality now have a simple out by diffusing lesbianism into three, easier-to-digest subcategories:

THE FAD – going gay is the new black, hang it back up in the closet when finished

THE PHASE – a woman will always settle down with a man once her party days are over

THE FUN TIME – just another sexual practice for straight gals to tempt their boyfriends or to satisfy a biological urge

Hooking-up with whomever, messing around with a girl friend, and being bi-curious are genuine approaches that work for some women. And this is reflected in the timely antics of Pink, Christina, etc. For others, it is a careless, destabilizing force in an already weak movement for legitimacy.

On a surface level, it can be argued that the present girl-on-girl pandering in the media is a positive one. Young lesbians, desperate for any kind of representation of their reality, cheer female musicians and actors as they toss scraps their way with a wink and a nudge. Regrettably, those scraps are more likely intended to shake the change from the pockets of all demographics rather than offer a tacit acknowledgement of homosexuality. We had scraps in the 80’s and 90’s. The year is 2003. In the age of DVD and DSL, it’s time for real substance from all levels of entertainment.

With groundbreakers Melissa Etheridge and kd lang ensconced in their 40’s and Linda Perry producing behind the scenes, it would be wonderfully refreshing to have a young pop singer come out today as a proud lesbian and not fear the consequences or use her status as a self-promoting vehicle.

Until that day happens, it’s the usual MTV routine of one tiny step forward and two well-choreographed steps back.

sorce: AfterEllen.com

[cirrus]

I agree with that article. It had many good points, like the odd timing of britney's antics... But I still think it wouldn't be a big deal if people didn't make it one, you know? Like buying someone's record because they like to kiss girls - tatu included. That shouldn't be the only thing you like about an artist.

[PowerPuff Grrl]

Originally posted by skye
is helle bary bi because I saw she was almost kissing Britney in a commercial right click and save as target

No, Halle Berry is not gay.
I think the commercial you are talking about was from SNL (Saturday Night Live). Halle was the guest host and Britney was the musical guest. Every time a celebrity comes in to host they do a monologue usually promoting their new film or doing some joke about current events, or... something else. In this case, the producer of the show tried to coax Halle and Britney to replicate the kiss of Madonna & Britney in SNL. Halle and Britney said no and kinda teased the audience into nearly doing it and stopping just when their lips would touch, all you could see are camera lights going off at that moment.

[Lt. Yin]

Good article. I do see Britney as a tatu copy cat.... just take a look at her album. It has a song about masterbation in it!!!!! If that's not tatuish I don't know what is.... her is a clip of that song ... http://www.veronicamae.com/music/touchofmyhandsnip.mp3
It's called "Touch of My Hand"

[Sgt. Yang]

Their are some similarities between her and tatu but so what. If you look hard enough at any two artist you'll find similarities! I happen to like Show Down and Breath On Me! http://home.comcast.net/~suecasa44/Showdown.mp3
http://filebox.vt.edu/i/iriad/Britne...e%20(live).mp3

[Dees]

Breath On Me is hot! I'm not a fan of hers but i'd give it 5 out of 5!

[denial]

Originally posted by Sgt. Yang
Their are some similarities between her and tatu but so what. If you look hard enough at any two artist you'll find similarities! I happen to like Show Down and Breath On Me! http://home.comcast.net/~suecasa44/Showdown.mp3
http://filebox.vt.edu/i/iriad/Britne...e%20(live).mp3

The school girl uniform and the tie

Thank you Sgt. Yang for the links

[protoman2k1]

I love the album( thanx sarah for getting it for me as a b-dya present humm outrageous, touch of my hand, and everytime, are the bomb

[denial]

Lt. Yin, Sgt. Yang, God! you both looks the same! I didn't notice those post are from different people earlier.

Happy Belated B'day protoman2k1! Well I wished you earlier at B'day thread. But just incase you didn't check in there.

[protoman2k1]

denial, aww thank you very much *hugs* lol, yea i noticed in the other thread thanx, you were the only one from here to say so , so thank you!!!! *hugs*
Humm I really do like the new Britney Spears CD, has anyone seen the inside of the booklet, on the 5th page she looks so much like J.Lo LOL
Edit:
If anyone wants a full version of something, I can try to like save the cd on the computer and send it to u

[denial]

protoman2k1, *hugs back* ...thank you .. I'll get the CD too after my payday. The 5th page? ummmm...

[protoman2k1]

my mistake its the 4th page if you count the cover, humm if any one wants a song just pm me or post which one and ill upload it somewere
denial, thanx again

[So grey]

I've heard a small part of Don't Hang Up is it possible that you could get us the full version? That would be great, also, what do you think of Don't Hang Up? I'm thinking about buying the CD, is it worth the money? And, how about a scan of that 5th page for a scientific Spears to J-Lo analysis?

[protoman2k1]

So grey,
Dont hang up? That track is not on the CD, maybe ur confusing it with another one
Heres the track listing
1. Me against the music ( featuring Madonna)
2. I got that ( Boom Boom) ( Feat Ying Yang Twins0
3. Showdown
4. Breathe On Me
5. Early Morning
6. Toxic
7. Outrageous ( featuring R. Kelly)
8. Touch of my hand
9. The Hook Up
10. Shadow
11. Brave new girl
12. Everytime
13. Bonus Remix... Me against the music Featuring Madonna Rishi Richs Desi Kulcha Remix,
Humm about the pic I dont have a scanner but ill look for it online!!!
So any one wants to hear one?
Oh by the way The CD is worth everything my friend paid for lol

[nasnedagoniat]

I bought the cd the first day it came out. I'd never think twice about buying a Britney Spears cd, but after I downloaded the entire promo cd from the internet, I decided I had to have it! Her new sound is Madonna-ish, and I love Madonna. Also, when I purchased the cd I was given a code to download BONUS tracks from the internet. I have "I've Just Begun(To Have Fun)" and "Me Against the Music(Dragon Man Remix)", but I have never heard of "Don't Hang Up." Maybe I didn't finish downloading all of the bonus tracks?