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~Introduction~ In order for someone to give an accurate account of the most influential and cultural iconic people in the late 1990’s into the 2010’s, Britney Spears would need to appear very high up in the list. Let’s take a look back at Britney’s career: Britney has been in the public eye for most of her life as she first appeared on the hit show Mickey Mouse Club in 1993 at just 12 years old along side Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling.
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In 1998, she released what is to date one of her biggest hits of her career “...Baby one more time”. Not only did this hit single shoot Britney straight to the top but reached number one in every country it charted in. To this day, “...Baby one more time”, has over 375,000,000 streams on Spotify. Her biggest musical influences are the likes of Janet Jackson, Madonna, and Whitney Houston, which would eventually lead to Britney kissing Madonna on stage during the 2003 VMA’s.
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Britney was on a role with hits such as the title track “Oops... I did it again” off of her second debut album in 2000 and “Gimme More” off her “Blackout” album in 2007. However all of this success...
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#FreeBritney Movement: The #FreeBritney officially started in April of 2019 after a resurfacing of Britney’s conservator ship with her father from 2008 came back into internet circulation. Fans of Britney whether that be from day one or newer fans all rally behind Britney gaining complete control back of her life at age 39. Along with her millions of fans, this movement caught the eyes of the creators of the show “Black Mirror” which inspired the character “Ashley O”, played by Miley Cyrus, who has also been very vocal with her support of the #FreeBritney movement. While preforming in her Ashley O costume, Miley Cryus repeatedly yelled out to her fans “Free Britney.” .
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Why rally behind Britney?
Since the day Britney decided to go ahead with her music career, she reached and moved millions. whether you were born in 1984 or 2004, you would still know and appreciate the impact Britney had on pop music and hollywoods culture. From hit songs like “Womanizer”, “Toxic”, and “Slave 4 U”, Britney has inspired generations with her creativity, endurance, humanity, and kindness.
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Monument: Though this monument is simple, the message is simple. To many fans the concept is that they want to see one of their childhood heros and life long influencer, live her life freely and with basic humanity.
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This monument would be made out of pink marble and always have roses for those stuck in similar situations like Britney. This monument would be placed in McComb, Mississippi which is Britney’s home town. This town is very small with just over a 12,000 person population and is mainly lower class. This monument would bring in lots of tourism and support from not just across the country but the world.
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References: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/ latest/a34113034/why-longtime-britneyspears-fans-are-demanding-to-freebritney/ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-17/britney-spears-conservatorship-free-britney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britney_