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Britney: Phat, or fat?
Sep. 10th, 2007 11:16 amAs per my usual morning internet news catch-up, I watched the video of Britney Spear's VMA comeback performance, where she debuted her new single "Gimme Me More." I've never been a Brit fan, but like most people, have found her highly visible career and personal implosion too fascinating to ignore.
In a word, Britney's performance was awful. She looked dazed and confused on stage. She barely seemed to know her own choreography and repeatedly screwed up her lip-synching. It looked, at best, like a tech rehearsal gone bad, and this seems to be the general consensus of the internet.
However, the internet also seems to agree that she's fat, and there I must differ. Yes, it's true she isn't as thin and defined as three years ago before she had two kids, but she was certainly not fat. There was no cellulite, no rolls (and certainly no cesarean scars) on display. In fact, I thought she had a very nice, healthy-looking figure. For once. Not as fit as Beyonce, but then, few people are.
I remember the similar kerfluffle that went on when the new Doctor Who first aired in the States and the massive debate that ensued on OG about whether or not Billie Piper was fat. Has America completely lost sight of what a healthy woman is supposed to look like?
Bottom line, Britney's comeback was bad. That's obvious. But please, stop calling her fat. That's just unfair.
In a word, Britney's performance was awful. She looked dazed and confused on stage. She barely seemed to know her own choreography and repeatedly screwed up her lip-synching. It looked, at best, like a tech rehearsal gone bad, and this seems to be the general consensus of the internet.
However, the internet also seems to agree that she's fat, and there I must differ. Yes, it's true she isn't as thin and defined as three years ago before she had two kids, but she was certainly not fat. There was no cellulite, no rolls (and certainly no cesarean scars) on display. In fact, I thought she had a very nice, healthy-looking figure. For once. Not as fit as Beyonce, but then, few people are.
I remember the similar kerfluffle that went on when the new Doctor Who first aired in the States and the massive debate that ensued on OG about whether or not Billie Piper was fat. Has America completely lost sight of what a healthy woman is supposed to look like?
Bottom line, Britney's comeback was bad. That's obvious. But please, stop calling her fat. That's just unfair.
