Britney Remains A Pop Princess To This Generation Of Teen Girls
Posted by anastasia on 10-30-2008When Caro, who is on our Youth Advisory Board, offered to write about Britney's comeback, for our Best In Youth Media Feature, I have to admit was a little worried or at least my inner feminist was — after reading her piece, I realized that whatever my critique may be of Britney as a role model, the reality is that she was and still is for a generation of teen girls who were tweens (or toddlers!) during her reign as pop princess. With her new album, website and yes, Twitter, I thought it would be timely to hear a report from the teen trenches on Britney's comeback. I can't in good conscience title it under our Best in Youth Media feature, but it's important to know that many teen girls still love Britney. To contact our Youth Advisory Board directly, just email them at youthadvisoryboard at ypulse.com.
Britney Remains A Pop Princess To This Generation Of Teen Girls
Britney Spears is making a comeback – and I think it’s a good one. Her new video “Womanizer” from her “Circus” album dropped a few weeks ago and depicts Britney as her old self, blonde, sexy and notorious.
But is Britney really back? My sources say…Yes. Teenagers are once again interested in her and her music. Most of the people I know can already sing the lyrics to “Womanizer” by heart, it’s on MTV all the time, and on our MySpace pages…
Despite her recent troubles, she may not have not lost all her fans. We were just waiting for her comeback. So many teens I know have been saying: “I’ve been Brit’s fan since I was twelve…I’m so happy she’s finally back!” She reenergized her original fanbase, and may have added new fans who just think her song is catchy.
Britney used to be the ultimate pop princess, a role model for so many young girls. Now less young girls look up to her, but teenagers still adore her. Why do so many teenagers still love her? Because we’ve all loved her since we were toddlers, and she will always be an icon to us. We always looked up at her and wished we could be as confident as she appeared to be. And when your icon becomes messed up, it’s not a pretty site.
Seeing her normal makes most girls happy to see her back on track. Plus her songs are catchy, and she’s more familiar to most teens than Rihanna or Fergie. Justin Timberlake may have brought sexy back, but Britney stole it and is taking over!
About Caroline Marques (aka "Caro")
Caroline is a high school student in Geneva, Switzerland. While Caroline lists sports, music and travelling as her hobbies, she also very much enjoys writing and reading. After being a teen adviser for NickMag, she thought Ypulse would be the perfect opportunity for a new start. While trying to keep up with the trends (or setting some of her own), dance classes, working on long papers and trying to master three new languages, she rarely has time to write the novel she wishes she could finish, though she is certain one day she will. Writing is never far from her thoughts.