Britney Spears isn't fat. The media is an ass.

I watched Britney Spears open the VMA's with what supposed to be her "big career come back." Well, it certainly wasn't a come back. The performance did suck, to say the least. You could obviously tell she not only wasn't into it, but also barely even knew the routine herself. As a performer, she failed at her job; which deserves all the critical reviews in the world. However, the media coverage of Britney Spears since the VMA's has been completely focused on how "fat" she is.

It would just be overly sensitive and dishonest to say her looks haven't gone down hill over the years. She clearly doesn't work out like she used to, and she obviously can't pull of the same wardrobe as she used to be able to. But does anyone bother to look beyond the surface of what is going on in this girl's life? Her life is all over the news, so anyone who's calling her fat has to know she has been through an insane year, full of divorce and rehab; oh and that small fact that she has had TWO KIDS. Are people seriously blind or is there a shortage or mirrors in this country; because Britney Spears today (At her worst) is still in better shape than over 90% of the country. Jay Leno, a man who probably has health issues due to his weight, joked that Britney's big come back was coming back from the buffet line. Ok, I'll admit it, that's a funny joke but it has no basis to it, and it certainly shouldn't be coming from a cartoonish, overweight, graying man.

There has been so much attention given to the rise of eating disorders in young girls these days. So many magazines and websites gives reasons and explanations for why girls are starving themselves these days; and discussing how horrible the problem is. But when it comes to a celebrity like Britney Spears, it's a media storm of criticism and jokes. Even Joe Scarborough was poking fun at her. The names that people have given her since that performance are so cruel. And these people calling her these names are the same people claiming to give a damn about eating disorders. What do you think a 12-year-old girl is going to think when people laugh and make fun of someone ruthlessly for being fat? What message does that send? Not to mention, Britney Spears is a human being who experiences hurt and pain. If the things that are said about her were said about me, or any girl I know, they would be absolutely crushed and possibly permanently damaged. What is being said about her and how she is being treated, honestly scares me that she could become suicidal. But no media figures care about what effect their words have on her, so long as their rating goes up or they get a good laugh. It will only be when she kills herself, that those same media figure will start discussing the perils of depression.