Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Stronger Than Yesterday Britney Spears, "One of the most controversial and successful female vocalists of the 21st century,"(Wenner) has been searching for stardom since an extremely young age. America considers Britney Spears highly controversial because of her sexual lyrics and actions. In an interview Britney Spears had on ABC, Diane Sawyer says, “It is one thing to not want to be the role model anymore and its another thing not to know that a lot of young girls are looking up to you.” (Sawyer) Spears know that there are many young people that look up to her, but it is not her responsibility to satisfy the needs and wants to all demographics. Although many people across America view Britney Spears as a terrible role model, because of her drive, courage, and sexuality, she has positively influenced women across America. Britney Spears began performing as a singer and dancer at a very young age. (Dinh) Unfortunately, being a prodigy also contributed to her heavy scrutiny and criticism by the media. The New Mickey Mouse Club and Star Search were Britney Spears’ first exposure to fame all before the age of eight. (Dinh) With these popular television series already under her belt at such a young age, this encouraged her to continue her search for stardom. Britney Spears then went to New York at the age of fifteen and set about auditioning for pop bands and recording demo tapes, one of which eventually landed her a deal with Jive Records. (Dinh) This record deal with jive was the beginning illustrious of her career. One of her first most popular singles “Hit Me Baby One More Time” brought particularly negative publicity from the media because of it’s so called sexual references. However, most would believe that the song was good-hearted, and fun. “Hit Me Baby One More Time” only was seen in a negative light because the media expected so much out of Britney’s squeaky-clean Mickey Mouse Club image. This single immediately shot to the top of the
Stronger Than Yesterday Britney Spears, "One of the most controversial and successful female vocalists of the 21st century,"(Wenner) has been searching for stardom since an extremely young age. America considers Britney Spears highly controversial because of her sexual lyrics and actions. In an interview Britney Spears had on ABC, Diane Sawyer says, “It is one thing to not want to be the role model anymore and its another thing not to know that a lot of young girls are looking up to you.” (Sawyer) Spears know that there are many young people that look up to her, but it is not her responsibility to satisfy the needs and wants to all demographics. Although many people across America view Britney Spears as a terrible role model, because of her drive, courage, and sexuality, she has positively influenced women across America. Britney Spears began performing as a singer and dancer at a very young age. (Dinh) Unfortunately, being a prodigy also contributed to her heavy scrutiny and criticism by the media. The New Mickey Mouse Club and Star Search were Britney Spears’ first exposure to fame all before the age of eight. (Dinh) With these popular television series already under her belt at such a young age, this encouraged her to continue her search for stardom. Britney Spears then went to New York at the age of fifteen and set about auditioning for pop bands and recording demo tapes, one of which eventually landed her a deal with Jive Records. (Dinh) This record deal with jive was the beginning illustrious of her career. One of her first most popular singles “Hit Me Baby One More Time” brought particularly negative publicity from the media because of it’s so called sexual references. However, most would believe that the song was good-hearted, and fun. “Hit Me Baby One More Time” only was seen in a negative light because the media expected so much out of Britney’s squeaky-clean Mickey Mouse Club image. This single immediately shot to the top of the