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Originally posted by RyanC
I understand people being upset, and I feel as fellow stans we need to UNDERSTAND why our friends feel the way they do. Quite frankly the hype and anticipation is what got us. Let's be honest, WE as fans hyped ourselves up. We expected this amazing performance and the media did their job and hyped us up.
This was Britney's first foray into a live award show performance/appearance in four years. It's baby steps. She did enough to get tongues wagging, she got some promo and the talk will be how amazing she looked and what a difference it was from four years ago.
I'm looking at this from both angles, as a fan who let myself give into the hype, but also as a fan who understand why things happened the way it did.
I'm sick and tired of people who criticize (not bash) being called bad fans or bad stans. Being a true fan, you accept the good along with the bad. You accept the high points as well as the disappointments, but that doesn't mean we're not allowed to vent or be upset when things don't go as we hoped. As I've said before, I supported Britney through the highest of highs and lowest of lows, that **** won't change. HOWEVER I can be upset with the way she's managed, promoed and the way it SEEMS like not a single **** is given to put an effort into performances or appearances. Our excuses, because let's be honest -- it's what they are, only go so far.
Clearly Britney has been "back" for a while now. Yes it's baby steps but at some point she's gonna HAVE to break it down like she did in the old days. (NOT referring to tour performances, referring to live televised performances just in case something was lost in translation.)
Again, we psyched ourselves up expecting more than what we got. The S&M performance was great. It's got everyone buzzing. She looked amazing last night. She was lucid, energetic and she had fun. She looked like she was happy to be there. Those are all positives. I hope she does another show and actually performs. I certainly won't get my hopes up anymore or allow myself to feed into the hype, but I'll support it if it happens. If she does appear and KILL IT then I'll be back to being hyped again.
My feelings don't make me a bad fan or stan, it makes me a realistic one.
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The only thing I want from B ritney right now is to realize how HUGE is her legacy and her influence in EVERY pop star that exists right now.
And I hope she knows people would remember her Not as the Britney that gave iconic moments that made pop history but the flop performer we're seeing since 2007
