The Exploitation of Britney Spears Starts With You

If you’re okay with this, you need to reassess

The poll above was inserted into the middle of what is essentially a compassionate opinion piece by Joyce Vance focusing on Britney Spears’ recent court appearance as she tries to break the bonds her father and a conservator have held over her for more than 13 years.

The story is here, and it’s a whopper but that’s not why I’m back today. I was reading Vance’s story, growing more and more horrified, when that poll appeared in the middle of it, like one of those irritating advertisements in the middle of so many website stories. I almost overlooked it, as I usually do, until I saw the hashtag #FreeBritney!

The poll comes from MSNBC and the number of votes is 855 and counting right now, a little less than an hour after I took the screen shot. It’ll go much higher. Because people love to stick their noses into everyone else’s business — especially a fragile celebrity with mental issues.

Just when I think I can no longer be shocked something like this comes along to prove me wrong. This is low. Maybe as low as I’ve ever seen from MSNBC. But other people won’t see it that way. They’ll think they have every right to have a say in what should happen to Britney Spears.