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“There have been so many times when I was scared to speak up because I was afraid somebody would think I was crazy. But I’ve learned that lesson now, the hard way. You have to speak the thing that you’re feeling, even if it scares you. You have to tell your story. You have to raise your voice.”
Britney Spears initially harboured the everyday dreams of a young woman – to be kind, pleasant, a good girl, to have supportive friends and family, and to experience love, marriage, and a family of her own. However, Britney was deprived of the freedom to live life on her own terms. Those around her, both personally and professionally, subjected her to control and criticism, stifling her autonomy.
Rising to fame at a young age, Britney was never allowed the space to evolve into the woman she was meant to be. Her personal and individual growth was hindered, and she was constrained to remain a child in an adult world. Stripped of normal life, she faced a lack of freedom and security, exposed on every level.
Rating an autobiography can indeed be challenging, given its nature as a personal memoir rather than a traditional story. The Woman In Me is a personal account of Britney’s life from living a quiet childhood life to Disney, becoming famous, dating/relationships, Justin Timberlake, becoming a pop icon, her conservatorship and who the public thinks she is now.
Britney does not hold back in terms of what is discussed within the book, and it must be traumatic getting it all down on paper. I know people wished for further details and more information, but when you see it in black and white, you realise just how significant her trauma has been. The media have some responsibility to take, time and time again we see how they push people to breaking points and reap the rewards of the loss of control.
I’m glad she has been allowed to share her story, I think this will be the tip of the iceberg and there is a lot more to uncover.
Also, Justin Timberlake owes Britney Spears an apology.
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