r/discussingbritney

I’ve heard stans say that Britney, early in her career, could sing very well, close to Christina Aguilera’s level of vocal skill; but then her record label forced her to do the baby voice, suppressing and ruining her natural vocal talent.

It sounds like another instance of stans painting her as a perpetual victim of everyone and everything.

I feel like if Britney’s parents just came forward and explained the real situation it could probably bring a lot of clarity.

Like why does Lynn not say anything? Nor her dad or sister?

Whilst I know they would receive backlash, if I had a sister strung out on drugs / mental health issues, I would still set the record straight.

I also wonder if they are in the process in the background to get her in another conservatorship.

Disclaimer: this is a comment I found on the r/justintimberlake subreddit, so it's not my original work

"I've had a lot of time to think about this whole Britney thing, and I think I may have finally come to the conclusion as to why so many of her stans hate JT so much.

They probably believe if Britney and Justin had gotten married, her life would've never fallen apart like it did. Justin's family would've been her new surrogate family. *NSYNC would've been like brothers to her and protected her more than her actual siblings did. The wedding between Britney and Justin would've been like a Disney movie, and her life would've ended up like a fairy tale.

Since none of this ended up happening, they take their anger out on Justin more than they do the real villians in her life."

A common refrain from Britney stans is that "Kanye West/Justin Bieber/Robert Downey Jr./whatever other troubled male celebrity didn't get put in a conservatorship".

What are some rebuttals you would use to that way of arguing that the conservatorship was unnecessary?

They honestly believe Britney’s fans are “stunned” by her dance videos 😂😂😂

My guess is that (ironically, considering their talking points in our timeline) they would be attacking her family and/or the authorities for being neglectful and not doing anything to save her.

Honestly, with the way Britney’s life seems to be going lately, I think about this more and more.

If something tragic ever does happen years from now — overdose, health collapse, sudden death, whatever — do you think her estate would finally start opening the vault?

Because there are still these almost mythical unreleased tracks fans have talked about forever: Rebellion, Original Doll material, early demos, scrapped albums, etc.

MJ’s estate released so much stuff after he died, and Britney feels like one of the few remaining pop stars where there’s probably an insane amount of material hidden away because of how tightly controlled everything around her has always been.

Or do you think her team would just bury everything permanently?

If you look at it objectively, Britney and JLo aren't that different as artists: mid to subpar vocalists, barely wrote any of their songs, their main talents are as dancers/performers; and, let’s be honest, a huge part of their fame had to do with sex appeal and persona drama.

Yet JLo is seen by the GP as a catty, unlikeable, self-important diva with minimal talent, while Britney is seen as a sweet, innocent girl victimized by everyone uwu. I know that there are many accounts of JLo being rude and difficult to work with, so I’m not glazing her at all, but that is nothing compared to what Britney has done-getting a DUI, feeding her children food they were severely allergic to, burning their scalps with hair bleach, making them bathe with her when they were 10-11, beating Preston with a belt, and getting sued by a former bodyguard for sexual harassment.

For all of her flaws, JLo is a hardworking professional, while Britney is a serious risk to herself and others.