i confess that i read 'people' magazine only when stuck in an overbooked dentist office. brain cells are too important to be wasted. but, try as i might, i can't deny an awareness of the brittany phenomenom. i'd be prouder of knowing the sexual history of titus oakes, but everyone gets stuck in supermarket check out lines, don't they?

my observation: what she has would be worse than the curse of midas. can you imagine? having wealth, beauty, and celebrity visited upon you before you're old enough to vote? the downside: in a presumably long life, its all down hill from here. nothing in her character, intelligence, talent, or common sense bodes that she might ever again attain the heights where she is now.

enjoy your fifteen minutes, kid.

Britney isn't one of my ancestors, isn't one of my descendents, and isn't likely to become my wife, concubine, or mistress.

She has the money necessary for her food, lodging, clothing, clean air and water, and recreation for the rest of her life; and isn't likely to hire me for any of those.

So why should I, or anyone else in my position, give a darn about Britney when there are far more important things in our lives to do something about?

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There is often a wild puppy in every litter. Britney was born with genes that make her as she is. You could say is a mental illness. She must have some talent(s) as she sell CDs and entrance to concerts. Could her misbeaving been prevented by different upbringing? probably no. Can be treated? Probably not. Should be stop reading about her? Many just speedreading about her in 5 seconds., and is a conversation suject.

Thanks, Krista, for addressing this sad situation and calling on others, particularly religious leaders, to demand an end to the circus hovering around this tragedy. Who has the courage, heart, moral standing, and authority to confront the media vultures who profit from such human tragedies, and more importantly, who has the courage to confront a society without compassion and humanity about what we've become?

The situation seems destined to end in a young mother's demise, unless someone with her best interests at heart and some intelligence and maturity (is there anyone like that close to Britney Spears?) takes control of the situation and protects this young woman and gets her the help she needs.

It's sad indeed to see what celebrity does to young stars, and sadder still that even her parents seem utterly incapable of providing the right kind of support for their daughter. We have not just one lost generation, but successive lost generations that are becoming the "norm" in our society.

i guess after reading your morally vacuous assertation on what are some the true ills of our world i find myself appalled. i have to ask the questiion did somebody pay you to actually plant this story so we wouldlnt actually think about the miserery we are actually causing by starting an unjust war on the back of lies so a few men could make a little more money and get a little bit of power. or that idiots are actually borrowing money from china to cut taxes and morgaging ing our countries future.in truth i suspect britney spears is far more lucid than you appear to be. How can with all the real moral issues in the world you choose britaney to pummel instead of the neo cons and the right wing war hawks and the social preditors who contiue to spill thier filth freely with no inspection. i challenge to open your eys and pick something that truely would make a differenence in the world or quit taking up space that other people could use far better than you have.. have you ever actually studied the bible? i thought not o....or perhaps you have forgotten what i actually says.....

I agree totally. And I would add that the Britney fascination has been especially disappointing because it shows the depth of the public's lack of understanding when it comes to mental illness. I don't know exactly what Britney's been diagnosed with, as that info is still private, but it's clearly a medical condition. To see all the schautenfruede society takes from watching a young woman struggle with mental illness.... It's really disheartening, to say the least. We don't need another example of the stigma faced by those suffering depression, anxiety, bi-polarity, etc., and I don't imagine the mockery aimed at Britney is making life any easier for the millions of other people with similar problems.

What's a Britney?

And is it of any consequence or importance?

I too have been fascinated with the fascination.

I have thought of the Romans controlling the public by offering them the spectacles in the Coliseum; of the way some people need
reassurance that they are better than others, and gain it by gloating over the suffering of others. I have thought of the somewhat sexual charge that Brit-xploitation carries, and been reminded
of those excitedly taking cell-phone shots of the young woman being stoned to death, in her naked anguish.

What is it? the dark side of all of us, and the complicity between us and those who give access
to exploring that darkness, while it lives safely in the experience of another.

We can, through watching Britney and those like her, have a whole range of emotions that in our own lives would cause shame or discomfort; but in the lives of others, are our potluck contributions to water-cooler camaraderie.

We have so many complicit inner agreements: we shun paparazzi and hunt for their photos; we preach virginity and buy Penthouse; we affect morality and cheat on our taxes. Gov Spitzer is our poster child.

So when someone holds up that dark side for public view, especially a juicy woman who used to be a sweet girl, it is an irresistible chance
to look, even while clucking in dismay.

In the oddest way, it reassures us that we are ok, even while we can feel the stirring of something dark inside ourselves, are are uncertain as to that stirring's origins. Even the sympathy we feel buttresses our need to believe in our own goodness.

Some cultures say, there is no long with our short, no hot without cold. Seeing someone
we can position below us gives us a sense of altitude. Of course, once we feel really safe,
perhaps our hearts can truly open in compassion
for not only those 'below' us, but also for ourselves and our own needs.

T. Lhamo

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Oh what a peaceful morning !
On aljazeera today, they say,
The top story is perhaps the collapse
Of a three-storey-
Building in Beijing;
The next biggest news on BBC NEWS
Is about Madonna whose daughter's gonna
Meet the man who deflowered her;
And then there’s the story of the glory
Of Africa, which, they say, today,
Will be purchased by Bill Gates
And will be prosperous
And its story wonderous.
No wars today on aljazeera
No terror today on aljazeera
For the world is now more peaceful
Without Saddam & Zarkawi
With only Karzay & Badawi
With only Chris Finch & David Lynch
And King US President
On top of the World!