BRITNEY'S BLUES

This blog entry by Monica D’Onofrio.

The story: "Losing kids may be just what Britney wanted"

The analysis:

I found this article on MSNBC. It is about Britney Spears and the judges decision about having custody of her kids. From this article we come to find out that Britney Spears loses her two children to Kevin Federline. The article begins to say that she got what she deserved and possibly exactly what she wanted. The article exposes a few of her faults, for example, keeping her children out past ten o’clock p.m. and not showing up for parenting classes and drug counseling. The article suggests that Spears believed that she was above the law just because she is a celebrity and felt that she could do what ever she wants. Also, it suggests that she is absolutely, without a doubt an unfit parent, without an ounce of common sense. The article depicts her as being immature and not ready to be a mother and blames Britney Spears’ family and friends for not helping her.

What I think is astonishing is the sole fact that this article is even on MSNBC.com and that there are people out there that actually want to read about this junk; obviously it is up there for a reason. The story in my opinion is garbage and I believe that this article is merely a distraction to all that read it. It is extremely depressing to see this on, not only the internet but on every news broadcast from early in the morning until late at night ; lets not forget magazines. There is a demand for this and with this demand these types of situations involving Britney Spears are gaining more and more recognition and has made its way as a reoccurring, popular theme in on our televisions, computers, and magazines.

Also, what I find interesting is the fact that the writer of the article tries to give advice about what Britney Spears should and should not do and makes her look like she’s the worst kind of mother out there. In reality there are mothers and fathers out there raping, beating and neglecting their children. These things are far worse things to do to your children then anything Spears has done to her own. It might be just a slight bit more productive to shed light on those types of parents then on a celebrity that has the right to choose whether she wants her kids up past ten o’clock. Yes, I know she had a drug problem, that was all over the news as well, but she went to rehab for that and she did get better. I don’t see her as a big threat to her children, for all I care she can keep her kids up until one o’clock in the morning. People need to learn how to avoid articles like this and become distracted with more important things.