In 2017, Tess Barker and Barbara Gray launched a podcast, “Britney’s Gram,” dedicated to humorously dissecting Britney Spears’ enigmatic Instagram account. In particular, “Framing Britney Spears” has come in for criticism for its credulous treatment of the #FreeBritney movement that “Britney’s Gram” helped unleash. “Framing Britney Spears” really highlights the invasive media frenzy — and its built-in misogyny — that surrounded Spears and contributed to her struggles. You don’t go up to a random person when they’re eating their dinner and bothering them and you shouldn’t do it to Britney Spears. [“Framing Britney Spears”] was really good, but it was just the beginning.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 16, 2021 23:06 UTC