Britney Spears’ Promotes Potentially Abusive Relationships in Her Song,

Britney Spears Promotes Potentially Abusive Relationships in Her Song, Baby, One More TimeIn her Top 10 mint . . . Baby, One More Time, Britney Spears posits the melodys persona as a passive naf. Continual references to blindness and hitting metamorphose the song from a teen-targeted summer pop tune into ideology enslaving young women into dangerous, restricting views of relationships--and themselves. Using feminist and Lacanian theory allows us to see the utterers entrance into the Symbolic and the problems thereof. The vocaliser unit rues over a terminated love affair. She (although arguable, this critic finds the speakers notion of and adherence to gender roles clearly female) supplicates for a sign of his (again, heterosexuality is an assumption made for the rice beer of discussion) persevering proclivity. This sign is to come in the form of a hit. References to the speakers death (killing me) are frequent, as are former(a) indications of mistreatment. The speaker begins addressing baby, her lover. She claims ignorance of the troubled relationship, thus displaying her quiescent predisposition how was I supposed(a) to know / that somethin wasnt right here. Because of her passivity, she appears as an innocent victim. The poor, helpless speaker is not to be blamed for anything. One might picture a little girl shrugging her shoulders and asking, what could I do? when caught eating a total cake. This denial of responsibility is commonly seen on The Jerry Springer Show when mortal maintains, I didnt mean to have an affair. It just happened. Placing the locus of carry outside oneself causes one to naturally become a victim. in so far the speaker seems apprehensive in her inveterate paralyzed role. She pro... ...song might create? By attempting to erase the hit me, someone tried to cover up the overtones of violence. Yet simply changing the title cannot efface the masochism and vapidity of the songs speaker. The speakers complete yield of self to a p otentially abusive lover is deleterious for teens still forming an identity, especially those seeking counsel and advice about sexual relationships. The effects of Spears song remain to be seen all the same this critic feels that the message sent is a harrowing one. The speakers recognition of self-worth cannot eventuate too quickly. Works CitedHaywood, Susan. Key Concepts in celluloid Studies. Routledge London, 1996. Spears, Britney. . . . Baby, One More Time. . . .Baby, One More Time. Audio CD. BMG 1999. Works Consulted Lacan, Jacques. Ecrits A Selection. Trans. Alan Sheridan. Tavistock London, 1977.