Oops, She Did It Again

I must admit as I watched Britney Spear's opening performance to the VMAs on MTV, my jaw was on the floor. I was really pulling for Britney and though I have criticized her every move over the last year, I really was hoping she would make some huge come back and win over the hearts of the American public once again. But her performance was the farthest thing from a comeback; it ended up digging her even deeper. In the days to follow, a lot of people spoke up about her performance and how awful it was and what was she thinking blahblahblah, but the one comment that struck me most was from Kanye West, when he said, "“[MTV] they exploited Britney in helping to end her career. When Britney was opening, near the end, I felt so bad for her. I said, ‘Man, it’s a dirty game. This game will chew you up and spit you out.’” And when I read that, I realized it was so true; the same people that made Britney famous all those years ago are doing everything they can to watch her crash and burn, over and over again, or at least until the public is tired of watching, which I don't see coming anytime soon. And this really made me feel for Britney; yes, of course she could've gotten it together, worked hard, and given an awesome performance, or at least better than the one given, but at the same time, MTV knew exactly what they were doing booking her, last minute, to open the VMAs, after the world-wind year this girls had. Sarah Silverman even admitted the only guidelines for her opening speech after Britney's performance given to her directly by MTC Execs, was to act from Britney's performance and basically make fun of her. So, I really feel either this girl needs to just step back and stop being the bud of all jokes or really pull herself together and show us what she’s got; but either way the music industry is a vicious business, which we can now all see.