An Open Letter to Britney Spears.
Dear Britney Spears,
Needless to say, but of course I’m going to say it anyway, you are a goddamned Icon. Girls my age had at least one of your dolls, as many of your Hit Clips as we could get our hands on, and probably went as you for at least one Halloween. Crossroads was a sleepover must-watch, and I will not tolerate anyone saying it’s anything less than a 5-star film.
You gifted us with music from Hit Me Baby (One More Time…) to Toxic to Break the Ice to Circus. I’ve collected your perfumes since they came out, and still wear them on a regular basis because they are AMAZING. Basically, you’re the Millennials' Madonna- better even because you never once got annoying or over saturated the market for profit.
For you to have suffered under that horrid conservatorship for over a decade is unacceptable. It’s a failure on everyone’s part- the public that never questioned it, the court system that even allowed something that seems to blatantly fly in the face of human rights and decency, and most importantly, the ‘loved ones’ that should have been protecting you from harm your whole life, not causing it.
The media and Twitter alike have been back and forth about whether you will make more music and tour again. I know this will sound weird after everything else I just said, but please don’t. Don’t go back to music. Not until you are fully ready, and even then wait a couple years. I love your music. WE ALL love your music. But Britney, this is your time to do with what you want with that lovely fiancé of yours. Your fans- your true fans- will be here waiting for you if and when you decide to release more music, more perfume, your book that you’ve posted on Instagram about- we will be here happily.
At the end of the day, the rest of your life should be all about you and your children and your happiness. It should have been from the start. I hope you feel all the love and support and encouragement reaching your way. I hope feel heard and seen and respected. I hope you get to live out your dreams your way from now on. We love you because you’re Britney, bitch.
Forever a fangirl,
Rebecca Timberlake