Writing Project

Chuck Klosterman writes about an interview that he had with Britney Spears in which he blatently mocks her ideals by using sarcasm, humor, irony and crude diction. When the author was asked to describe how Britney really is like, he simply answered “I don’t know. And I don’t think she does either,” his whole interview is based around that sole point and he tries to decipher the reason as to why she is so oblivious. Britney makes an analogy to the television show Friends; she argues that you’re drawn into the characters just as she thinks that her public is drawn to her. It is hard to believe that Britney’s fans admire her for her musical genius; it is quite obvious that her image and her teeny bopper songs is what creates this great celebrity. It is “hard to overestimate her significance,” pop culture has taken over the media and therefore probably every single person that has access to a television, radio or newspaper knows who Britney Spears is and loves to hear about her success and even more about her failures. When she is questioned on why she dresses the way she does, she answers that in her opinion there is nothing provocative, “men don’t like that” all she wants to do is inspire the “next generations” with her music. Throughout the interview he uses allusions to other pop icons to compare Britney’s behavior; he says that she denies everything just like Bill Clinton did. As opposed to many other celebrities who might also be infested with gossip, Britney denies all accusations and refuses to “deconstruct herself” she doesn’t “think about things like that” [ men fantasize about her] she’s “not worried about some guy who’s a perv and wants to meet a freaking virgin.”