The Land of the Fallen Pop Stars

Welcome to the Land of the Fallen Pop Stars. Enter if you dare.



Britney Spears
Fans call her " Brit ". Foes call her " Barbie " and every other name under the sun. I am not a Brit fan okay? As a feminist she embodies a lot that I don’t believe in. I wouldn’t know a Britney lyric if you shouted it at me. I know a couple of song titles but I have never listened to an entire Brit song and the only video of Britney’s I saw was " Baby One More Time " or whatever the heck that song is. We can’t help but notice that Britney is now a fallen star. You remember when she was the " queen ", they say " princess " but if you look at the numbers, Britney ruled music for about six years. That is quite an accomplishment whether we think she deserved it or not. I am still not or ever will be a fan. I don’t agree with women peddling their bodies to sell anything. I don’t agree with icons like the Brit who tells teenage girls you have to dress a certain way or put on a certain image to get attention. It’s dangerous and the reason most girls end up in eating disorder hospitals. Yeah, we all know that most women are puppets in the music industry and Britney was no exception. She went from big smiles (because she had every damn thing) to now, shamelessly using every ploy to get her name in the paper. She’s used her body, her relationships, her music, her so-called virginity and a tacky kiss with Madonna to get attention. And now she is using her baby and the fact that she’s found the real meaning of life. No Brit, the meaning was always there. It’s just that you never saw it. She went from everything she touched turning into gold to not being able to keep a cheap UPN reality show on the air. Will she ever be at the height she was before? Well, honestly she shouldn’t have been there then but nope. Her audience has grown up. Her antics no longer work. I guess motherhood is good for her. Maybe she will grow up and stand on her own two feet. I don’t believe Britney will ever make another album. I just don’t see it. And if she did, I know it won’t come close to anything she’s done before. Stay spiritual Brit. You need it.

Jessica Simpson
Fans call her beautiful. Foes call her dummy. She’s gorgeous. You can’t deny that and she’s much prettier than Spears. You all know I was writing a bio on Jess. I stopped. It just didn’t hold my interest anymore and since her popularity has faded, I lost the desire. I didn’t know anything about her but as I wrote about her, I found respect for her. I didn’t like how she let the music industry sway her since she grew up in the church but hey…I guess she fell down that same road. Jessica experienced a little popularity, more for her looks than ever for her singing. Hands down little sister Ashlee is the most talented. No one took Jessica seriously and she became overexposed very fast. Will she ever sing again? I doubt it but who knows? I believe Nick Lachey will carry on. He’s talented in more ways than one. In my opinion, Jessica has joined the ranks of Britney, in the pop graveyard. It’s funny how people can be so successful one moment than laughingstocks the next. But it happens. Look at this picture. How come they all do that same, " hair blowing, hand on the waist " pose? LOL! That’s why I always liked Aaliyah’s photos. She was so original compared to other singers.

Christina Aguilera
Fans call her sexy and fine. Foes call her a Britney knockoff.She is definitely the most talented of the pop divas. Being the only Hispanic pop star to come along in recent years, Christina has had to prove herself. I bought her first album and loved it. Then, she turned into everything I couldn’t stand. After talking about how Britney used her body to sell albums then Christina goes and does the same thing but took it to such a level that she made a hooker look like a nun. She really overstepped her bounds and I think it not only cost her, her true fans but also her career. Hopefully married life will tame her. But these days being married (in Hollywood) has become such a joke I can’t imagine her staying married for more than three years. I can see Miss Aguilera retiring early. She’s a great singer but she just needs to regroup and get back to what made her so unique. She’s another singer who fell from " class " to " trash " by using her ass (yep I cursed but it needed to be said) in less than two years. When will some women learn that this doesn’t work for long?

Justin Timberlake
Fans call him a joke. Foes call him a pathetic joke. Another person I’ve never listened to. All I know is I was sick of him and Britney hogging up the press. Justin is another case of a fallen pop star due to overexposure. He rode on Britney’s coat tails then when she became bigger then he did, he told all of their bedroom secrets. Shame on you, Justin. Shame. He made some hit songs, stole Michael Jackson’s style and rationalized that by saying he’s MJ’s biggest fan. I never gave Justin a serious thought until the Janet Jackson scandal. This is when he turned pathetic for most by using Janet’s famous " wardrobe dysfunction " to get more attention. Then he got a spot hosting a black awards ceremony or something. I don’t remember what it was exactly. The blacks were enraged because of what he’d done to Janet so they got him kicked off of the special. Now he’s not singing and is embarking on films. In fact he has one coming out soon. How can you be so big on Monday then on Tuesday your life is on a, " Where Are They Now? " segment? It’s amazing when you think about it. People say he had a lack of real talent but I am not one to judge. And by the way, am I the only one that thinks Justin is biracial or has some black in his family? He looks black to me, LOL! I’m serious. I think down the line Justin had some jungle fever going around in his family. Look at that nappy hair. And when he cuts it he really looks black doesn’t he? My mother agrees.

Mandy Moore
Fans call her Mandy. She doesn’t really have any foes. She’s pretty cool. I don’t listen to her music but I’ve seen her in movies and she’s okay. The only thing I didn’t like was that she dated that conceited Andy Roddick (tennis player). I always thought she was so cute. She tried to go the route of Britney and Jessica for a short while by dressing sexy and everything but she seemed to grow out of that. Mandy is the levelheaded one of the pop divas. I am not sure if she is still singing but I know she’s doing pretty well as an actress. I wish her well. She keeps her nose clean and I respect her for that. Probably the only one of the pop divas that will stick around. She's blossomed like a beautiful butterfly.

And last but not least…

The Backstreet Boys
WHO?

Boy this was fun, LOL! Did I leave anyone off the list? You be the judge.

With love,

Bootsy
P.S. (Do you like my cute little link ladies over there? Look to the right.) I think the one in the black looks like me. But you be the judge.