rogueslayer452 | The Britney Spears situation. (Reply)

Everything surrounding the Britney Spears conservatorship situation has left me incredibly emotional. Without repeating what most people have said about it, I think overall that what was revealed by Britney herself during her testimony gave us a better understanding of the abuse she's been suffering for thirteen years underneath her conservatorship, stuff that has only been merely speculated for years by others that has now finally been officially confirmed directly from Britney herself. It is horrific, even more so knowing that this is very commonplace when seeing the abuse and neglect that happens to those who are also underneath a conservatorship.

I admit to not knowing much about conservatorships before much of what's been revealed recently, but I knew that whatever was happening with Britney wasn't good for her well-being, and learning more about it in general and what others say about it and how it's often handled, or mishandled, is truly upsetting.

I want Britney to win. I want her to get out of her conservatorship once and for all and to sue her family and everyone else involved in her abuse, and I want her to live her life. I've been a fan of Britney since the beginning, since her debut, and yes I love her as an artist and as a performer, but I also respect her as a human being and she deserves to be happy, and if that means the possibility of her retiring permanently from the entertainment industry altogether? So be it. Let her have her freedom, her autonomy, her goddamn rights as a human being.

But moreover, I want this conversation to continue because, as Britney even states herself, she is just one example of someone being abused while in such a situation, and if someone as famous and beloved as Britney Spears has been suffering from this and been denied and treated so unjustly for years, imagine the countless of other cases of everyday people who just get outright ignored. From the elderly to the disabled to those who suffer from mental illness who are being mistreated and not taken seriously because of their conditions, because the people around them are taking advantage of them when they are vulnerable, etc. The unfortunate thing is that despite it being horrifically inhumane it is still legal, however just because it is considered legal doesn't mean that it cannot be challenged and changed. Laws are not written in stone, and I think with Britney Spears situation it has shed light on a bigger issue that needs to be talked about and addressed. And I hope that Britney wins and breaks free, not just for her sake, but also so that this advocates for more cases like hers to be challenged and brought to light.

I don't know, I have a lot of thoughts on this and it's very jumbled up since I know that it's a complicated issue, it's not going to be simple. But I'm just very emotional about it because hearing the kinds of things she's gone through, how she feels, and how others have felt about being mistreated and basically unheard by those around them when they need help, it breaks my heart.