Our American Tragedy

As I opened the new article by ROLLING STONE magazine, titled "An American Tragedy," I thought back to the era of the pop princess we all came to love, well, at least came to know, Britney Spears. I'm going to admit, I was a huge Britney fan when she first stepped into stardom with her hit "... Baby One More Time." I was attending catholic school when the music video for the song first came out. Needless to say, the hit song inspired some new moderations to our once boring school uniform, and not to mention several trips to the principal's office.

 The young teen blossomed right before the media's eyes. If Britney hiccupped, we would know. She was on commercials, magazine covers, and even the folder of a classmate you were sitting next to. Her concerts sold out. The "innocent temptress" had hit it big, or so we presumed. With time, the media turned Brittany into a sex object, she was told to change her image. Once again, the public watches as Britneymade the transformation into, well, something that we still can't figure out. The funny thing is: if we witnessed every move she took, why is everyone asking "What happened to Britney?" People thrive for new information on the latest Britneynews; magazines make millions off of her weekly. The Paparazzi camp outside of the star's house, hoping to get the new cover to Us Weekly or People. So exactly how did the gorgeous pop princess that young girls adored, turn into an inbred swamp thing who chain-smokes, doesn’t do her nails, tells reporters to “eat it, snort it, lick it, f*** it." (Rolling Stone Magazine) ? I guess you will just have to keep reading :o)

What Went Wrong?