All About Britney…

 I just watched the new Britney Spears ‘documentary’…I put the word documentary in quotations, because B, as I will nickname her now, to make it easier, had no part in it, she was contacted about it, knows about it, but had no part in it. I don’t know if that was a good thing, or just a publicity stunt by the makers of the documentary. I am not trying to disrespect them, there was a part at the end of the documentary that states that B, her parents, brother & sister were not part of documentary. All of the clips of her are from the past (obviously), there was nothing new. But, in watching this, I have so many questions, so many insights-if this is all to be believed. Should I take this documentary like I do the tabloids? Is the documentary to be trusted? Without having the involvement of the subject of the documentary, or those closest to her? All these people are ‘Team Free Britney’…but does she want to be free? Is she really, truly competent? Is she able to take care of herself? She’s a huge star, & people can’t always be trusted…if she were ‘released’, all the vulture’s will descend on this poor person in a possibly vulnerable position. And, her conservator is her father. I’d like to think that he, like any other good parent, really has her best interests at heart, that he is truly looking out for her & her well-being both mentally & physically, that he is watching out that she does not use all the the money she earned. They don’t paint her father in a good light, but maybe it is warranted. However, like in a court setting, they have no clear evidence, there is no video or written proof of anything…throughout the documentary, they talk to fans about B, & towards the end, the conspiracy theories started. I use the term conspiracy theories in regards to the fact that they aren’t proven, it’s basically gossip, someone trying to read something into B’s social media posts & creating stories that her father is controlling her beyond her will, & she is sending out coded messages, trying to get messages out to people to come save her. Unfortunately, none of us/them truly know what she’s going through right now, what her mental state is at this moment. Then, the makers of the documentary state more then once throughout that her dad was not a big part of her life growing up, & now (or at the time of her public breakdown), he steps in to become her conservator. No mention of her mom at all. Why was it only her father? What happened to her mother in all this? And, the fact that B, nor her family, were included in this seems a bit weird to me, like how true can it be without having their assistance in this? Then, some more obvious questions…Where IS she at right now, mentally? IS she of her right mind? CAN she take care of herself & her finances & life? Yes, she was very gifted, & lived in the limelight, had a couple relationships, breakups, & probably had people take advantage of her as well.  Every move she made was scrutinized down to the last little detail…every move she made was videotaped, pictures taken, people yelling & screaming at her, crowding around her, around her car…I couldn’t even imagine living like that…And in all honesty, without her being on the documentary & with her mostly being out the limelight recently, how is she really doing? She did have a very public meltdown, & a proverbial fall from grace, but that was over a decade ago, how is she doing now? Is she getting the help she needs? Is she in a better place now? Is she stable? What is her status right now? One of the lawyers who participated, who deals with conservator hearings, said that under the best circumstances, & that she’s mentally ok & competent, suddenly severing the conservatorship could be very risky & unsafe for her, & that, again, assuming the best situation where her mentality is concerned, she should be weened off of it. 

All in all, I just don’t know how reliable this ‘documentary’ is…While it was good, it felt one sided, an outsiders view. With everything that it did have in it (which there was a lot), I felt like there was a huge multi-faceted piece missing…that of B herself, & her family…what SHE’S going through, what her close family is going through, & proof of where she is at mentally right now. I feel like they were centering on ‘freeing Britney’, saying she’s 39 years old, a fully grown adult, & should be able to live her life as she see’s fit…But, this was put in place initially TO protect her…she was in a horrible place, & the world was witness to all of that. And, this was all shown throughout the documentary, as well as very valid points about mental health & the negative stigma associated with it, as well as displaying some of the things that could happen if gone untreated or overlooked…& how women are objectified, & the differences in perspective between male & female behavior (when a man ‘sleeps around’, he is considered a stud & proverbially high fived for it, whereas if a woman ‘sleeps around’ she is shamed & called all types of nasty names) All in all, person to person, I hope she is in a better place now, & if she is still in a bad place, I hope she is getting the help she needs, & I hope the people near her, who are supposed to be protecting & taking care of her, are doing just that, doing what is in her best interest FOR HER, & not for their own personal gain or publicity or any other bad reason…