Notorious Celebrity Interviews & Photoshoots: Britney Spears for "Rolling Stone," 1999

[frejasface]

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[spoil]

Britney Spears extends a honeyed thigh across the length of the sofa, keeping one foot on the floor as she does so... The BABY PHAT logo of Spears’ pink T-shirt is distended by her ample chest and her silky white shorts cling snugly to her hips.

Jesus christ. The fact that this was said about a child and is STILL happening now. Me and my friends send each other ridiculous JustJared and Daily Mail captions about women flaunting their toned stomachs and asses when it's literally just JLo at a school function with her kids wearing jeans and KStew wearing a crop top coming out of a salon. It's like women can't have bodies without it being for male consumption.

[msbombtastic]

those articles are always so weird

"So and so showcases their toned, slim stems at the beach"

like wtf lol so you mean... a woman... wore a bathing suit, which happens to not conceal her legs.... on the beach?

[spoil]

It's insane lol Like a woman wearing jeans or a crop top or having legs for that matter at the beach that are exposed is not anything remotely tantilizing~

[insomniachobs]

Yep. the way they manage to imbue "woman is seen wearing clothing in public" with so much meaning and coding is just WTF

[rubie_dubidoux]

lol god and whenever a female celeb is visibly pregnant and not wearing like, a sack, she's SHOWING OFF HER BABY BUMP!!!

[undoit]

This is a whole lot of unnecessary words for "Britney's sitting on the couch"

[poisonedsky]

Heh I saw that JJ caption about Kstew too and was like really 🙄 Especially when you look at the captains they do for men.

[pepsi_twist9]

Yup, so many men think women exist for the sake of sending a message instead of just existing. I know a guy who is not conventionally pretty who swears he doesn't understand why a woman would wear makeup if not to try and attract men and I'm like ??? Do you not put on a shirt because you like it? Why can't a woman wear makeup because...she likes it?

[where_i_begin]

I mean, look at dress codes...every part of a woman's body is sexualized - shoulders and upper arms, breasts, butt, back, legs, stomach.

[spoil]

We need to just be shapeless orbs basically