Moving to the celebrities territory, Heath Ledger is probably a safer bet to discuss on a blog. And yet, the situation around Britney Spears is equally compelling. The latest pictures of the young woman crying in front of her house after a row with her manager (about a boyfriend!) cannot let anyone insensitive. And this is just two weeks after the pictures of Britney Spears strapped on a ambulance cart.
From the moment she became a worldwide phenomenon, what was the big deal? Not much, really: Lolita pouts on noisy beats; mass hysteria around a perfectly manufactured product; the only funny part was this extraordinary twist of the tongue when singing the 'Ls' (check the videos!). The whole thing became even more tedious last year when her personal stories started creating more publicity than her songs.
What became fascinating and terrifying is how wrong this fairy tale has turned. Or maybe there was no fairy tale! Despite the fame, the entourage, the money, the exposure to a whole lot of new opportunities, the pop princess ends up having the same life than the one she would have had coming from her white trash background: dramas, one-day wedding, uncivilised battles around her children, a sister pregnant at 16, chain of unacceptable behaviours (how many stories about her driving skills, her shopping sprees?)... This should raise a question for all of us: can we really shape our life (the commonly used 'I choose to') and escape from what preceded us? Are all hopes to be what we want to be for real or is determinism prevailing despite all our efforts? Of course, we love to believe that we have choices. Hmmm....
Slightly less philosophical, but equally terrifying, has Britney Spears any change to escape from an entourage which has probably no interest in putting a stop to this series of dramas. Not even talking about setting herself free from her own past, can Britney set herself free from the toxic people around her?
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Very interesting.
I happen to believe that we ARE masters of our own destiny by and large; but for us to have a choice, first we need awareness. I have a feeling that Britney may not have much awareness -and the booze-filled parties will definitely not help to disperse the fog in her mind!
Even if she tries to turn her life around (whether with the help of good wise friends -if she has any- counselling or meditation, for example, it´s going to be twice as hard for her than for "ordinary people". The last thing you want when you reconsider your life and therefore become extremelly vulnerable is to have a worlwide audience "to see the show".
On behalf of Ivy
"Despite the fame, the entourage, the money, the exposure to a whole lot of new opportunities, the pop princess ends up having the same life than the one she would have had coming from her white trash background: "
... peut-être que ce n'est pas "despite" mais "because"...
Voir un des précédents célèbres et pas si lointain : Judy Garland, dont l'ascension et la descente aux enfers ressemble (il n'est nullement question ici de talent) à trop d'histoires semblables. Je te laisse lire :
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Garland
(va directement à la section une étoile est née pour découvrir la face cachée de celle dont la vie ne se résume pas seulement été l'héroine ingénue du magicien d'Oz).
Qui a laissé croire que argent, gloire et jeunesse formait un tryptique de rêve?
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