Body Image

I admit it. I watched the first 3 minutes of the MTV Video Music Awards just so I could see Britney Spears. I was drawn in by the drama surrounding her and honestly, was just plain curious to see if she was going to live up to the hype of a better-than-ever come back. She was HORRIBLE. If you saw it, you know she got the lip-sync all wrong and was either very nervous or tranquilized because she looked totally not into it and kept tripping over her own feet. However, I'm not writing this to join the bad press bandwagon. I have an axe to grind with the media.

Britney Spears is NOT FAT or OUT OF SHAPE! The girl wore a bikini on stage and although I would have chosen a different outfit, I did not see any fat rolls or grotesque cottage cheese. Yes, she is a little bit bigger than her pre-baby, teenage years but she's had two children for God's sake! She looks pretty incredible for having two children back to back and I sat there thinking, gee I wish I looked a little more like her. It's no wonder women and girls have such horrible body images to compare themselves to if all we can do is expect every woman in the public's eye to look like friggin' Calista Flockhart. Get a grip people! Where are the mothers? Why am I not hearing more women lambasting these comments about Britney's body?

I'm not negating or excusing Britney Spears' plethora of mistakes and bad judgements. All I'm saying is SHE'S NOT FAT and everyone just needs to get over it already.