Not feeling sorry for Britney

Maggie says:
The Britney Spears trainwreck continues to fascinate and appall me. She is obviously a complete mess, but it's also scary how anxious the media and paparazzi seem to be for a spectacularly dramatic conclusion that involves a former teen pop star killing herself in a photogenic way. It's really sad. When I see clips of what it's like for her to drive anywhere, get out of her car, etc., I can admit that it's an intimidating situation. No wonder she's run over feet and freaked out on a few of them.

And yet... this is clearly a woman who is incapable of making good choices for herself or her sons. She's a disaster of the highest order.

Here's why I don't sympathize that the throng of paparazzi waiting for her at the courthouse yesterday intimidated her into leaving without speaking up for her sons: because she faces them all the time, by choice, and most of the time I think she loves it. A selection of recent interactions with the paparazzi include:

• Starbucks Frappuccino run
• Visiting car dealerships
• Shopping
• Fast food drive-through
  
• Checking into a hotel
  
• Hitting up a gas station for snacks
• Interacting with local police/emergency rescue folks
  
• Starbucks Frappuccino run
• Visiting car dealerships
• Shopping
• Fast food drive-through
• Checking into a hotel
  
• Hitting up a gas station for snacks
• Interacting with local police/emergency rescue folks
• Starbucks Frappuccino run
• Visiting car dealerships
• Shopping
• Fast food drive-through
• Checking into a hotel
  
• Hitting up a gas station for snacks
• Interacting with local police/emergency rescue folks

And that's just one day! Ah yes, the life of Britney Spears. The girl does these esteemed activities on an hourly basis, every damn day of her crazy life, facing the cameras and the throngs of photographers because to her, attention = love. So why exactly should we sympathize when she decides she can't face that same crowd to walk into a courthouse where she has been summoned by her lawyers to speak up for her own children?

Not buying it. Glad the kids are with their respectable father. Go and get some rest, girl. Away from the spotlight, please.