LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE

Ok, so this morning I saw two different people post this video on facebook with disparaging comments about Britney.  I didn't pay it any mind because I wasn't really concerned with the opinions of the people.

Then I went to dlisted and saw that he too had posted this video with disparaging comments.

Ummmm hello, this video is amazing.

First of all I would just like to say that Britney has earned the right to do whatever she wants in her videos.  You know that part in Dreamgirls where Danny Glover tells Jennifer Hudson that she's going to have to start proving it just like everybody else.  Well Britney proved it with this:

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and this:

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and this:

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And she made it clear that she doesn't give a crap what you think when she did this:

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So to think that she made this music video without putting any energy in to it is ridiculous.  Just because she isn't gyrating around on the floor like she used to do doesn't mean she isn't trying in this video just like she does with everything.  I mean, there are so many hilarious subtle jokes in that video that I love, like the fact that she's wearing a mickey mouse shirt at one point, or how many references to other music videos from her rivals she does.  

And to go back to my point from before, Britney has earned the right to do whatever kind of video she wants.  It annoys me when people like Gaga try to be dismissive of Britney just because she doesn't do all the spectacles that she used to.  She doesn't do them anymore because she already did all that...10 years ago, of course she isn't going to do the same things she did when she was 15.  That's not to say that she isn't still giving it her Britney all, but it's like, she doesn't need to be obnoxious and show up to events in ridiculous outfits...because she already did that...10 years ago.

  In fact, that's part of what I love about when she lip synchs.  It's like, why are we still pretending that some singer/dancers don't lip synch?  Everyone knows that she is going to lip synch while she's dancing so stop fixating on her mouth and pay attention to the fact that she can still put on an amazing show.  

I guess the point is that Chris Crocker said it best.  Why can't we just let Britney be great?!

I'll be anika noni rose

I accept my role in life.  I'm ok with being the Kelly Rowland, just as long as I'm not Solange.

The time has come, the winds of change are upon us.  I have heard the call and I am answering it.  I've no idea where I'm headed or what's to become of me, but I am ready to move onward and upward.

In the meantime I've got to gear myself up for a day of fun with my father.  I'll need to watch a few more clips for dreamgirls before I'm even ready to yoga.

You know, in case any of you are sitting around at 8am wishing you had somebody to call and talk to while Jennifer Hudson serenades you in the background.

Burlesque

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My sister took me on dream date last week that ended in seeing this.  And let me tell you, it was good, I highly recommend.

It has the Dreamgirls thing where Christina is pretty stiff when she's just doing lines, or just dancing, but as soon as she starts "performing" you remember why they cast her in the first place.

And then there's Cher.  omg.  Before going in I had the thought in the back of my head that it was so wild that Cher won an Oscar, but then I remembered why.  She is brilliantly amazing.  She has that Mariska quality of being able to take mediocre writing and make it believable.  Then to see her interacting with all the other amazing actors in it was super fun as well.

My sister has already been to see it again.  I feel the same way, so if anybody wants to go, just send me a smoke signal.