PRESS RELEASE: Syncing their teeth into Brits

I'll be the first to admit, she's not everybody's cup of English Breakfast Tea. She's the epitome of celebrity-gone-wrong. She got married in velour trackie dacks, shaved her head and is considered the female version of Michael Jackson (for all the right and wrong reasons). But as 'cra-zee' as Britney Spears may be, the thirteen-year-old part of me who still knows all the lyrics to 'Hit Me Baby One More Time' still loves her and was more than willing to fork out the $200 to see her shake her ta ta on the Australian stage.

And I've gotta say, I'm a little dissapointed.

Dissapointed that from the moment young Britney touched down in Australia, she has been greeted with the same media-storm which seems to follow her wherever she goes. No "Hip Hip Hoorah, Britney's here! Let's show her the respect nobody else seems to!" Goodness no. The first thing Australia chose to do was find the one negative thing about Brit's Tour Down Under and splash it across the headlines as their welcome wagon.

As Australians, we pride ourselves on our differences compared to the United States, our relaxed 'true blue little battler' attitude. Yet the first thing we did when Brits arrived was smack her with the same treatment she gets every day in the US of A - paparrazi flashes and tabloid gossip. I thought we Aussies were a little better than that. I thought we were all about fairness and equality and supporting those who are doing it tough. Sure, Britney's life has been a circus in itself and she's not the most reliable role model, but she's still kicking. She's still trying to make do, just like the rest of us.

So why are we so determined to make it more difficult for her?

There's plenty more celebs who've walked Britney's path and met considerably stickier ends. Where's the Aussie spirit in celebrating the fact that she's managed to get herself back in the ring?

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