Britney – oops she didn’t do it again!

I haven’t heard anything good about Britney’s performance last night at the MTV VMA Awards show which was held in Las Vegas. Evidently what happens in Las Vegas doesn’t always stay in Las Vegas.

The critics are cruel. Personally I haven’t figured out why female singers have to have sexy dominate their singing careers. Years ago singers were famous for … well … their singing. Of course they didn’t have videos and the competition wasn’t what it is today.

You’d think the best wouldn’t have to concentrate so much on their moves and lack of clothing.

Who manages Britney and did anyone tell her ahead of time that she was headed for trouble?

I keep reading the word “fat” when describing her performance. She definitely isn’t fat. But, if you’re not in the flat abs condition, then a jeweled bikini isn’t what your wardrobe should be. She has money and designers. Someone could have come up with a much more appealing costume – one where her butt didn’t hang out.

The public builds them up, pays them well and then can tear them down just as fast. Those celebrities who believe all the hype are the ones who get knocked down the hardest.

I don’t remember ever seeing Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Aretha Franklin, Della Reese or the like ever appearing onstage basically naked, slithering across stage, gyrating like a monkey in heat or having to kiss each other. Bette was probably the most flamboyant but never disgusting. None of them had to worry whether their abs were flat or that their boobs were hanging out of their clothes. They all had a lot more flesh on them than Britney has but because they based their careers on their singing, no one said much about how fat they were and some of those women got very fat. But they were still respected and loved and made a lot of money.

Britney was successful because of her body and her sexiness, which frankly I never did understand, but perhaps she still has a chance if she really works on reinventing herself. I don’t like to see anyone fall. I hope someone is there to catch her.