I know a lot of professional performers who work with potentially dangerous props (whips, various fire tools, etc) so I didn't think anything of Britney's knife dance. It's not like she was pointing them at herself or running the blades across her skin. She was just holding them while she danced which is really not a big deal (when you are used to seeing people perform with props, you can tell what can be perceived as dangerous by an audience vs what is ACTUALLY dangerous and what Britney did wasn't much more dangerous than if she had been holding sharpened pencils while she danced - the biggest danger was if she dropped a knife on her bare feet)).
I didn't see a massive outpouring of concern for Shakira's mental health when she danced with knives at the VMAs a few weeks ago (maybe there was and I just didn't see it in my corner of the internet - all I saw was praise for her performance). So it's okay when Shakira does it (despite all of the potentially soul wrecking things she's been through recently with her cheater of a husband cheating on her), but when Britney does it, it's concerning.
Yes, I saw that someone who actually knows her called for the welfare check, but that doesn't change the fact that tons of strangers on the internet were judging Britney for doing this and acting like it was a cry for help and a sign of a potential breakdown.
I know a lot of professional performers who work with potentially dangerous props (whips, various fire tools, etc) so I didn't think anything of Britney's knife dance. It's not like she was pointing them at herself or running the blades across her skin. She was just holding them while she danced which is really not a big deal (when you are used to seeing people perform with props, you can tell what can be perceived as dangerous by an audience vs what is ACTUALLY dangerous and what Britney did wasn't much more dangerous than if she had been holding sharpened pencils while she danced - the biggest danger was if she dropped a knife on her bare feet)).
I didn't see a massive outpouring of concern for Shakira's mental health when she danced with knives at the VMAs a few weeks ago (maybe there was and I just didn't see it in my corner of the internet - all I saw was praise for her performance). So it's okay when Shakira does it (despite all of the potentially soul wrecking things she's been through recently with her cheater of a husband cheating on her), but when Britney does it, it's concerning.
Yes, I saw that someone who actually knows her called for the welfare check, but that doesn't change the fact that tons of strangers on the internet were judging Britney for doing this and acting like it was a cry for help and a sign of a potential breakdown.
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