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LeftInTX

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122. She appeals to a certain age group: Preteens

Thu Sep 9, 2021, 07:20 PM

Sep 2021

She was in the Mickey Mouse Club before she started a solo career. Since most people on DU are gen-x and boomers, there aren't going to be too many on here who were big Britany fans.

My daughter liked her when she was between 10 and 12. My daughter was born in 1990

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Who the fuck cares about Britney Spears?!?!?! [View all] Mossfern Sep 2021 OP

I do. What was done to her was a travesty of justice. boston bean Sep 2021 #1

+1 happybird Sep 2021 #8

+2 luv2fly Sep 2021 #33

Damn right. Treefrog Sep 2021 #42

+1000 Niagara Sep 2021 #56

Serious injustice. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #65

Agreed. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #71

6 shows a week in Vegas, Corgigal Sep 2021 #80

Agreed and father became millionaire sucking up those trustee fees Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #88

I am sure he was stealing from her...let's hope he goes directly to jail. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #101

This! obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #93

agreed nt steve2470 Sep 2021 #98

Words out of my mouth wellst0nev0ter Sep 2021 #128

CNN spanone Sep 2021 #2

ugly sentiment Skittles Sep 2021 #3

Britney's dad "Texased" her CatWoman Sep 2021 #83

My daughter has mental health issues... so there is that. Also, I think what he did was horrifying.. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #102

hard to judge from the outside Skittles Sep 2021 #121

She was a slave and I read about the meds she was given, I have some experience with this, Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #124

If the issue were made in a larger context, maybe Mossfern Sep 2021 #4

Maybe the purpose Deuxcents Sep 2021 #9

The issue is in a larger context. She was victim to a classic ploy used to control women. lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #105

I do. demmiblue Sep 2021 #5

Because this has far reaching effects for others JennyMominFL Sep 2021 #6

Maybe I'm just bein hysterical Mossfern Sep 2021 #10

I get what you are saying JennyMominFL Sep 2021 #20

Thank you Mossfern Sep 2021 #24

because that is the nature of news? Skittles Sep 2021 #123

Maybe you will find this podcast enlightening vanlassie Sep 2021 #127

or Kanye West's. XanaDUer2 Sep 2021 #14

Yup. Treefrog Sep 2021 #39

What Charlie did was worse. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #43

Hell, I forgot about him. Treefrog Sep 2021 #74

I do. obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2021 #7

I do. Agschmid Sep 2021 #11

Guardianship can be a slippery slope peacefreak2.0 Sep 2021 #12

I find myself saying that a lot about a lot of things that are posted Fullduplexxx Sep 2021 #13

I DO! bluestarone Sep 2021 #15

My guess is that you apparently do so Sherman A1 Sep 2021 #16

Don't want to get into a brawl Mossfern Sep 2021 #25

You can't go into another room? Treefrog Sep 2021 #44

Why should I leave the room? Mossfern Sep 2021 #53

Huh? Treefrog Sep 2021 #62

How would I know you're a woman anyway? Treefrog Sep 2021 #82

I care ellie Sep 2021 #17

She was also forcibly drugged gldstwmn Sep 2021 #78

Let me tell you...drugs for mental illness if they are misused and since Lithium was one of the Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #103

I think it is because this is a universal problem of women being controlled by fathers, husbands, ShazamIam Sep 2021 #18

When the full story is told, it won't just be men that exploited her. maxsolomon Sep 2021 #22

I hope both her sperm donor and the woman involved go to jail. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #104

Sperm Donor? maxsolomon Sep 2021 #111

I meant her father...not acting like a father. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #125

Lots of people do ornotna Sep 2021 #19

Nice. Treefrog Sep 2021 #46

Thanks! ornotna Sep 2021 #70

I care. What happened to her was outrageous. maxsolomon Sep 2021 #21

I care about the principles involved in this case. Crunchy Frog Sep 2021 #23

Yes, I do care about Texas Mossfern Sep 2021 #27

So a celebrity is being exploited and oppressed, it doesn't matter? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #32

I feel the reason she's supported by many people Mossfern Sep 2021 #36

So your issue is about who supports Britney Spears, and why? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #37

No Mossfern Sep 2021 #41

Yeah I guess if you see this happening to her and then not doing anything about it for people who WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #48

Well done. Treefrog Sep 2021 #84

This shit's too weird for a Wednesday. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #85

Lol! Treefrog Sep 2021 #86

I hear you! This week has been something else. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #87

Texas is still about women's autonomy. Crunchy Frog Sep 2021 #60

Plenty do. Her struggle has raised the awareness of just how many people are in the same bind. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #26

I do - I hope the conservatorship gets dropped lame54 Sep 2021 #28

Throw out the TV. TallMike Sep 2021 #29

Django Reinhardt Mossfern Sep 2021 #30

love him nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2021 #35

Just ignore it. Nt USALiberal Sep 2021 #31

Well you clearly so since you decided to make it a topic. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2021 #34

Because this would never have happened to a man. Treefrog Sep 2021 #38

Would they have done it to a man? gldstwmn Sep 2021 #40

Who is "they?" Mossfern Sep 2021 #45

The collective they. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #49

That's exactly my point! Mossfern Sep 2021 #50

It wasn't my point. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #55

Thank you. Treefrog Sep 2021 #72

Agree. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #79

No court would have gone along with it if she was a man...did you know her stupid father claimed Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #106

any other people with mental health issues you want to mock today? ZonkerHarris Sep 2021 #47

I did not mock Britney Mossfern Sep 2021 #58

Then you're missing the point, Treefrog Sep 2021 #63

If that's what you think you did then explaining it to you will make no difference. ZonkerHarris Sep 2021 #77

Yeah, you did mock her and her decades-long abuse obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #94

I care. bigtree Sep 2021 #51

i wanna delete her, bruce + kardashians + most teevee shit from my brain. pansypoo53219 Sep 2021 #52

? rockodman Sep 2021 #54

Nothing Mossfern Sep 2021 #61

You've moved the goalposts in this thread lol. Treefrog Sep 2021 #64

Drunk vs Sober Mossfern Sep 2021 #91

Moving those goalposts so far obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #95

The goal posts weren't moved Mossfern Sep 2021 #115

I care because I don't think she should lose her rights AZProgressive Sep 2021 #57

Not a fan of her music, but I care about her situation and the issue of abusive conservators. Nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2021 #59

I care about her. Everyone that has worked with her or met her says JI7 Sep 2021 #66

Good to hear. She personally seemed like a nice person LeftInTX Sep 2021 #109

I agree. Couldn't give a shit. harumph Sep 2021 #67

JFC obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #96

I guess you can see how many care about her. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #68

Spot on. Treefrog Sep 2021 #76

Same obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #97

She appeals to a certain age group: Preteens LeftInTX Sep 2021 #122

Leave Britney alone. Iggo Sep 2021 #69

Now you've done it ornotna Sep 2021 #75

I think people were shocked by the level of control her father Luciferous Sep 2021 #73

I don't give a rats ass about her... Xolodno Sep 2021 #81

I saw pictures of her recently. She does not look very good LeftInTX Sep 2021 #90

They had her drugged up...now she has an attorney and some autonomy, I expect she will look and Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #107

de rec nt Celerity Sep 2021 #89

I care about how women and the mentally ill are discrimated against and mistreated obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #92

I agree completely. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #108

I care about her. alphafemale Sep 2021 #99

I care. It is typical of how women are treated...you ever heard of a guy having this done to him? Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #100

If she is an adult let her make her own mistakes scarytomcat Sep 2021 #110

And if we stop talking about Britney, there'll be more time to talk about the British Royals! brooklynite Sep 2021 #112

Her father said she suffered from Dementia...and I can only conclude the doctors were paid off... Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #126

This post didn't go well for you. Nt USALiberal Sep 2021 #113

I think I got a damn good return Mossfern Sep 2021 #117

Insightful and relevant. As always. LanternWaste Sep 2021 #118

Thanks!! USALiberal Sep 2021 #119

this is just gloating treestar Sep 2021 #120

I'll never forget when CNN ran a story about her... Phentex Sep 2021 #114

no such thing jcgoldie Sep 2021 #116