35. Songs of Solomon 5: Britney Spears NYT Documentary (RESPONSE), #FreeBritney

Recently I have grown increasingly interested in the mental health and wellness of popstars. In this episode I tackle identity, celebrity culture, and being in love or lovesick for the wrong things. By looking at this New York Times Documentary, 'Framing Britney Spears,' I saw another side to Britney Spears that made me take pause and feel personally concerned with her conservatorship with her father. I thought about how every album cover of her illustrious career points to dysfunction in success. There is a young woman who shocked the world as a teenager and then became an adult and the media disagreed. Instead of celebrating her becoming a mother and her choices they demonized her and essentially drove her into mental illness. That being said I simply just found it deplorable how pop star after pop star whether huge or small all have to go through these hurdles of gross sexuality and perversion. I learned a lot from this documentary and in this episode, you will hear the future dad in me (I pray, haha) concerned for girls and boys involved in this industry. Finally, I conclude with Songs of Solomon chapter five and how I believe this text speaks to how "the enemy or satan" corrupts purity and how "culture" attempts to write the narrative on love. In this passage, there is a lover who is lovesick for her future husband and how her lovesickness drives her into the streets in search of him. Her desire for love drives her into the arms of those that would exploit her love and her passion. I talk about how I see this in culture and I see this in ministry. I talk about a few more things in this episode too. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy it. Please email me at [email protected] or hit me up with a follow on IG @jpislavished & @jpdareswins #freebritney #britneyspears #christianity #society #culture #newyorktimes #hulu  Framing Britney Spears Documentary https://www.hulu.com/watch/d0c999d9-c8a1-4519-b560-3b9644f9eed6 Email Me: [email protected] Follow Me: @jpislavished @w.d.w.p.odcast