oops! she did it again!

so, it seems that britney spears has finally landed herself in the media doghouse. for those of you who don't obsess about popular culture, the reigning princess of pop recently walked off the stage in the middle of the last concert on her tour, in mexico city. needless to say, her minions were not amused. add this to her list of other transgressions (caught smoking, giving paparazzi the finger, saying "fuck" during sound check...), and, well. suddenly she's not the bastion of wholesome family entertainment we thought she was. what will happen to the midwest now? now that the cornerstone of their entertainment base has proven herself to be-gasp!-soiled. human.

but really. for sputnik's sake. her public is turning on her like a pack of wild dogs for having the absolute gall to exercise her freedoms to speak, to pollute herself, to express herself...in short, to behave like the rest of us. though i will admit, to a degree, she does have an obligation to her legion of twelve-year-old fans. and that is to stay out of jail, keep cranking out the bubblegum, and be nice when getting approached for an autograph. other than that...for god's sake, people! she's free, white and eighteen (to quote tom robbins)--let her live her life.

personally, i prefer this new, spunky britney. i like thinking that she has a mind of her own, soft as it may prove to be. it makes me feel less dirty for my strange fascination with her.

and, anyway. who are the rest of us to be so bloody puritanical? as if we're so pristine.

britney, i say, i'm right behind you. feel free to grow up, even though your public doesn't want you to. it's your biological right, so go on and claim the philosophical right that goes along with it. so many people hold you up as an american ideal, carry that reputation to its logical conclusion. as an american, you have the right to tell people to fuck off. go on and use it, no matter what middle america says.

obscenity. just one of the things that makes this country great.