I could have easily got into this thread way more than I am going to, but the bottom line is we "as parents" live in a society today that has made it harder and harder for parents to raise children!
I certainly found that show Brittney did a little surprising and Madonna like, however it is pretty obvious that she unlike many other teen idols, WILL" NOT" BE GOING AWAY anytime soon!!!!!!!!!!Her Maddona like transformation will help her to stick around.............UNFORTUNATELY!
I disagree with you guys on a few things here.............I personally would rather my dauhters buy a Brittney CD than some of the other garbage out there
:shrug: even though her preformance was in the least NASTY her lyrics still remain way more wholesome than LITTLE KIM, EVE, or TRINA Brittneys songs include lyrics about broken hearts, falling in love , being a woman, and living a sheltered life...........unlike the other 3 I mentioned off of the top of my head those songs sing "if you want to call it that" about drugs , guns, thug life, there own coochies, and of course the donka, donk, donk.................On a flip note there really isn't much left for kids to listen to today................ But was there ever???
Just the other day I was in my car with my 16 year old daughter whom I frequently check in to listen to her music . I had a rock and roll station on...............LOL needlesss to say BIG BALLS by AC/DC came on

my kid looked at me and said (yeh mom this "IS" much better than what I listen to)

The only thing we can do as parents is filter out as much garbage as we can . I have 4 teenagers and it is becoming harder and harder to do that!!!!!!!!!
I can't believe I am about to say this , but when we were younger , or better yet when I was younger my music consisted of BIG BALLS lol drugs , suicide and getting wasted ...............We witnessed stuff like ozzy biting off a bats head , Alice Cooper killing a chicken , Jim Morrison pissing on stage and so on.............
Brittneys' show was shocking to say the least, but this type of garbage has been around for long long time in some form or another and there really isn't anything we can do about it...............
As parents today we can only do our best to see to it that our children have the best up bringing that we can possibly give them, guide them, teach them, and then sit quietly, (WELL THATS NOT TRUE I'M NEVER QUIET!) like our parents did befor us with our fingers crossed and prayers flowing threw our minds in hopes that when they are out there on there own they make the right decisions and make it home safe .............Thats what I do EVERY weekend...............SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!!
Placing blame :shrug: pointless IMO