Britney is not fat, y'all!‏

First, let's get one thing out in the open: I am a Britney Spears fan. Or have been. Whatever-I like dancing and running to her music and my secret dream is to be an entertainer who prances around, singing on stage.

OK.

So now that that's out of the way... I'm not being biased here--I fully admit that the performance put on by my little lost puppy Sunday night was sub-par--but let's get one thing straight: She. Is. Not. Fat.

People are dissing her bod. Please. Just because her stomach isn't concave and she isn't rocking the exact same palm-sized tushy as she did a half-decade ago does not warrant this ridiculous weight mockery. She carried and gave birth to two children! Sure she eats Cheetos and, according to some reports, practiced her dance while drinking a frozen margarita, but for the New York Post to splash the headline "Lard and Clear" is sad and wrong. Plus, what kind of message is it sending little girls (totally separate from the other messages Brit-Brit may be sending little girls, of course) to hear the nation calling someone that looks like this fat?

A more flattering outfit? Sure - that could've been a nice option. But fat? No.

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Here's my problem: Britney Spears has never, ever been a talented singer. Girl can dance and look good, but that's about it. Britney's appeal has always been being sexy -- blond hair, blindingly white teeth, abs that defy gravity, etc. Without sexy, Britney isn't, well, anything.

Someone like Aretha Franklin, she can weigh 300 lbs. and no one will ever care, because she will still belt it and be amazing. Unfortunately, Britney is learning that when you base your career on being sexy, your career can be over the minute you gain 5 lbs.

Amen, sister. Britney is not fat. Her body looks great for having two kids. And I hate her music (always have)! She also seems to have escaped stretch marks... lucky girl:) My son calls me the "tiger lady" because of mine. I've had 4 kids and my abs will never see the light of day again - even at the beach - much less on national TV!

It seems that most people don't have a problem with the body so much as it's the unforgiving underwear she chose to prance around in.

Britney is not fat and it's sad that people feel the need to discuss women's body changes like woman are livestock. No woman is ever the perfect weight according to the media. If she isn't criticized for being too skinny, she's being criticized for being too fat. It's like the virgin/whore complex. Either way, a woman cannot win.

brit is not fat, she is hot! she may not be as slim as she was, but after having 2 kids and drinking so much, she looks fine.

oh-my-god i couldn't agree more. I was disgusted at how people were making fun of her. I am not AT ALL a fan of Britney but I'd kill for her body...and it's a lot better than many people's (including a lot of the people who are insulting her)

Maybe this discussion here and at other websites/magazines/newspapers will make us all realize that women like Victoria Beckham, Angelina Jolie, etc. are dangerously skinny and unhealthy. That being said, I do wish that Brittany chose a more flattering outfit for someone who's a mom in a custody battle and is older. She needs to take a clue from Christina Agulera who went from being a "ho" to looking very classy.

Brit is NOT fat. I wish I had her body! Shame on the media...what mixed messages we get.

I think Madonna should call Britney and help her.

Anyway, Britney looked awesome. Love the curves! The performance was not so good, but I still watched it 8 times. I love the song. Can't stop singing it!
Also, I think that if that was Beyonce or J. Lo on stage these 'fat' comments would have never been made. Alicia Keyes' outfit during her performance at the VMA's was not very flattering but there was not ONE comment about it the next day. That's not fair. It's RACIST. Racist Y'all.

If she's fat, then I must be gigantic!

I think her poor performance on stage made everyone blame it on her new figure. Yup, she looks pretty good for a woman with kids but if she wants to continue being a performer, she better get her metabolism back up to par. I've seen bigger women with more energy on stage than she had!

Thanks for your comments everyone.

To Mia's Momma - I appreciate you taking the time to comment, but please refrain from using my personal website as your own in the future. I hope you don't mind but I've removed the link. Thanks!

Thank you.

I'm so glad somebody brought this up. I was getting pretty angry reading over and over how Britney has gotten SO FAT. There are so many other things wrong with her lately to pick on but it seems like the media is completely content to pick on her FAT THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST.

Oh my God, I would like to have her body, my boyfriend always says "you're skinny... where are your curves". Britney has a great body, natural, REAL! what it's ok for the media? Paris Hilton!!

for starters the link is to one of the more flattering shots of her from that night. less flattering shots reveal - yes fat!!! that said britney looks amazing for having two kids in such a short space of time she looks better than me for starters. however she should have chosen a better choice of outfit. one that would not have highlighted her rolls of back fat(again she looks good for having two kids)apparently MTV wanted her to wear a corset. that would have been fab and nipped her in all the right places but she turned up with the bra / knickers combo. poor old britney i dont think she knows anymore.

I wish we could go back to the days when "beautiful" women looked like the Greek goddesses -- curvy, plump, healthy, and happy.

I wish I was that fat,lol! If that's what "fat" looks like, sign me up! Seriously, though, if all the people disparaging her looks were more concerned with where her life is going, maybe she would get the help she needs. Then, maybe, she could pull a 180 and come back with a more mature, elegant look and focus on MUSIC.

Britney is not fat, but if she chooses to prace around in almost nothing, then she deserves to be talked about... she is asking for it if you ask me.

When your only talent is that you look good (she can't sing or dance worth ****), you have to actually look good! If she can't do that, then she shouldn't a job. If she was an average woman or an amazing singer, I would say lay off her. But since she does nothing else but look good, and now doesn't even try to look good, why should she still make the amount of money that she does with no consequences?

Fat? Are you kidding! She looks good to me! Was Marilyn Monroe fat? How about the millions (ahh...billions!) of other women who can be seen when they turn sideways (nice butt!). I don't think so, Bubba! They look quite healthy and fine to me and to many other men (and to some women too!). I don't know who came up with that Twiggy, pencil-thin stuff (ouch...your ribs are sticking me in my stomach!), but they didn't ask me or the majority of men what a fine, healthy woman should look like. Britney, you look good girl! Don't worry about the haters in the world. They are just jealous! Were I not already married to a beautiful, healthy woman...

I completely agree with you and I'm glad someone has said this! I was a Brit fan as well. To see the way she performs now compared to what she was is a complete shame. I fshe gets her act todether and reinvents herself in another...probably less skanky way, than she might possibly have a chance. She is fat by no means! Her belly, even though bigger, wasn't jiggling around and she was tight, but not toned. She should have worked on her performance level and stamina, not trying to parade around in underwear. A little more clothes would have been better unless she was ready to work it out...which she wasn't. I just hope that she can do something with her life, whatever that may be.

being a 21 year old woman, it is SO NICE to finally see someone in the spotlight who doesn't look as if they are suffering from anorexia!! what a refreshing take on the way a healthy, young woman's body should realistically look like!!!

Reading all this about how "fat" Brit was on the tele is distressing; I have also read she was in tears calling herself a fat pig. What the hell is the normal/average/non-celeb woman supposed to do? If she is fat, then I am a beast and here I was happy that I was at a healthy bmi, bigger than britney spears, but none the less healthy and I hear that she is fat! What is confusing, is why do we have an obesity problem if we can look to celebs and think that they are fat? Is this some weird form of body dismorphia, however directed towards others and not ourselves? I am curious as to what the writers fo these mags/tabs/newspapers would classify themselves as. My final thought, worry about your own bum and leave Britney to worry about hers.

Yeah Im gonna go ahead and agree with you. She is not fat!!! Inappropriately dressed...yes...but fat...no.

People want to have another reason to talk badly about her.. She is not a great singer (but neither is madonna and look at the name she's made for herself) But Britney is anything but fat.A little lost right now... But I give her credit for going against what everyone has been saying and getting back out there, Even though she barely mouthed the words. People need to leave the poor girl alone and let her do what she needs to do.... Anddd she might want some singing lessons.

Funny how the press gets on celebrities for being TOO SKINNY, now TOO FAT? Britney is in much better shape than over 3/4 of America AND she had 2 kids! Rock on, Britney!

I think everyone needs to LEAVE BRITTANY ALONE. she is not fat and there beating up on her for no reason

she isn't fat,just not the normal toothpick shape more celeb's feel they should be. I think she should have rethought her outfit and she would have had less critisism

i think its funny that if someone discusses a chubby white female and not a chubby african american that we are racist. Its not that white women shoulld be thinner its that most african women are shaped differently than whites. Whites come in all shapes where most africans that I've seen have a churvy hour glass figure, NOT FAT. But when you are in the limelight you have to be a certain size. There are plently of white and african actresses and singers that are thin not all white people are thin and not all blacks are big. Think, angelina jolie, j lo who by the way is currently under 110 pounds, thandie newton, halle berry, just to name a few. It doesnt matter your color, the limelight determines your size. and on britney, she looked terrible, fat, ugly, like she was going to cry, lip syned the whole time,terrible hair plugs, and should dress more like a mother than a street walker. I am a 20 year old mother and I dress more conservative than most grown women its pathetic.

she is not fat!I would love to have her body!

Leslie - you are so right! Britney is not fat! I would love to look like that after having two kids!!

The problem is that 90% of females in Hollywood are ultra-thin, follow strict diets and exercise for hours on end. When we see a celeb (In this case Britney) who actually eats and doesn't spend all day in the gym she is called fat, when in reality she is a normal weight and looking great!

my husband has been thankful for being blind--not having to serve in the army. right now i'm thankful i'm blind so i don't have to judge people by their figures. maybe everyone should be blind for awhile. i'm not a Brit fan, but every time i open a web site, she's getting bashed. if i were her, i'd take the money and split--go someplace private for awhile. if this is all people have to contemplate, it's pretty sick. Tziporah

I can't see how anyone can call her fat..thats why so many teenagers and young adults heck even middle age women still have issues with their body!! I thought she looked great..yeah the outfit a little skimpy but still i thought she pulled it off. The performance wasn't even close to what she is capable of doing however not the point here. To say she is fat...who were these people looking at...after having two kids???...what did they look like after they had kids? And for the guys ...i want them to pop out two kids and see what their body's look like!! I hope once i have kids i can look half as good!! People really should focus on more important issus rather than has Spears kept on what, all of 5 pounds of baby weight after having two kids...uhh duh..what a surprise she is normal!!! And probably looks better and is in better shape than half of the people that are calling her FAT!!!

So, I'm not a Britney Spears fan. Still, I feel for her. This "Fat" business is so crazy. The woman looks amazing. Whether or not she was a strong performer at the VMAs is not relevant when considering her weight. What kind of message are they trying to send? That being a healthy weight is not enough. Must we be emaciated or ripped? These folks at the New York Post need to choose. Get real folks! She looks great. Her sound is a totally different story.

I can't see how anyone can call her fat..thats why so many teenagers and young adults heck even middle age women still have issues with their body!! I thought she looked great..yeah the outfit a little skimpy but still i thought she pulled it off.