Posted on 12/12/2001 3:27:02 PM PST by testforecho
BRITNEY Spears will bare her bodacious bod for animal rights in an upcoming PETA campaign. PAGE SIX has learned the songstress has agreed to peel down for a PETA poster that should be available by Christmas.
"It's very exciting news," said PETA mouthpiece Dan Mathews. "We are really thrilled to have Britney join our new crop of fur-fighters."
It's an animal-rights about-face for Spears, who was slammed by PETA for performing at the MTV Awards with a caged tiger on stage.
Mathews, who at the time begged Britney to consider "the plight of captive wild animals caged and forced to tolerate bright lights, crowds and frightening levels of noise," says the songbird has changed her tune.
"A few weeks after we wrote her, we were sent a letter saying Britney had abandoned using animals on tour," Mathews said.
"She took our message to heart. There's so many different animal issues, and you can't expect that everyone is born Ghandi. We think Britney has set a great example of someone who listened to what we had to say and made a change."
Britney has also signed on to model faux-leather duds on PETA's pleatheryourself.com Web site. "It's a lot of fetish wear but also non-leather shoes, belts and bags," Mathews said. "Patricia Field is designing some outfits for the site."
PETA's current "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" poster girl is actress Dominique Swain, who was snapped nude writing "I Will Not Wear Fur" on a blackboard - a sly reference to her role as a jailbait seductress in "Lolita."
But one of PETA's original pin-ups, Naomi Campbell, has continued her fall from grace in the eyes of animal rights activists. Campbell, who was fired from the campaign after she wore fur on the catwalk, was stopped from entering Spa the other night when she showed up wearing a fur coat.
When the doorman informed her of the nightclub's no-fur policy, Campbell argued with him and pointed out he was wearing leather. Eventually, Campbell agreed to leave her fur outside and was allowed in. She sat with pal Sean "Puffy" Combs, who wears fur and designs with fur, and his now-friendly ex, Kim Porter.
Informed of Campbell's latest fur-paux, Mathews bared his fangs. "I think anybody who knows Naomi knows she is a problem and is often incoherent," he said. "We're just glad we've got so many other people that have hearts and have souls, really." Meow-ouch!
Next month, Spa and Centro-Fly - which has also adopted a no-fur policy - are throwing parties for PETA to coincide with Spears' and Swain's eye-catching campaigns.
WOO HOO!!!
Solely attributing her seven years+ of success at the feet of Madison Avenue/Hollywood "production talent" alone, belies the fact that she actually sounds good at a live concert, to her fans... which I am not one of... the whiney sound is a bit much for me. But MY personal taste is no indication of someone else's morality. Lots of folks make moral judgements based on how others look... it unfortunate, petty and wrong.
I DO like HOW she performs, how she looks and acts... and think it is pretty funny to hear the ridiculous moralists attack anyone who is successful but does not dress or act like them...
When it comes to items of taste, I think we need freedom FROM religious types as well as freedom OF our own religion in public life... YOU like it your way... and I like it MINE...
YOU keep it to yourself as to your own tastes, religious convictions, dislikes and such... If you don't like something, just don't participate... do it your way, have it your way... and leave MY WAY alone.
Calling the young lady a "slut" or "no-talent xxxxx" as many have done with her, and other female performers is wrong... the girl can sing better than me, and I will venture to guess that she can sing better than the several thousand of us who chat here. She also LOOKS better than most of us do here, which I suspect is the source for "she is a xxxxxx" comments by both men and women here...
People who attack SUV's and their owners, usually don't have one themselves. Same with looks, talent and wealth. Folks who have less than other folks, usually hate them... the rich, the successful and the talented... Spears is all three.
Most church lady types DON'T have much taste or talent... if you claim to like coltraine, you probably have taste... but it is just different from MINE. TOLERANCE of others is not the "evil" folks here try to paint it as...
The "dad" comment was cute... although, you being a consumate "jazz" lover... "daddy-o" would have been more consistent.
Cool! An impressionable young hardbody. Maybe I should send her a proposal of mine and see if she'll listen?
But of course, this isn't a sign that she's an impressionable young woman. Obviously she's a mature adult who is bumping-and-grinding her way to fame because she's fully self-actualized and knows what she's doing. Ever since Monica Lewinsky shamelessly seduced the helpless and hapless Bill Clinton we have known that young women are never impressionable and able to be manipulated. We could never draw that conclusion from this quick flip-flop.
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Shalom.
I've been told (by cats) that cats believe that, while dogs have "owners", cats have "staff".
It appears to be true from what I observe from my two hairballs.
prambo
LOL!!!!! [can't stop laughing!]
The talibans hate our culture... what they see as immorality. Folks who hate our culture ARE the problem in America...
Ashcroft is going to start looking into these religious types that preach intolerance of "cultures" and "morals" they don't approve of... their hatred begets violence, and it IS a problem. The TRUTH is our religious conservatives have MUCH in common when it comes to sex, women and morality: with the Islamic Radicals.
In America you can be whatever you want... you just don't have the right to tell others what they must wear, what they can eat or drink, when and where they can go, once they reach the age of adulthood... That drives religious extremists crazy.
Intolerant folks are the kind that utlimately bomb clinics for "religious" reasons, discriminate against gays, the poor and minorities, and attack innocents of other cultures without provocation. We dont need their kind here in America. Talibanists are sick, whether they be the Christian variety or Islamic.
Attacking B. Spears morally is THAT kind of sick, in my opinion.
"I want my m teevee..." mark knopfler, dire straights
Oh, I see. When you said snakes you meant legless reptiles.
Gotta get my mind out of the gutter.
Shalom.
What she is offering has been done before and it won't stand the test of time - ask Debbie Harry. It may have been good at the time and I might even still tap my foot to her stuff, however, I'm more likely to change the channel.
I'm making my choice on the basis of variables I've posted earlier on in this thread. Please give me your assurance that there isn't a Robert_Paulson3, 4, 5 & 6 who will try to give me a moral ethics lesson as well based on something as shallow as this topic. When it comes to morals, it may interest you to know that I've been mentally undressing women since my adolescent years and that affords me a certain creativity award in my own right. Obviously, my zero need for eposure to this snake dancer qualifies a certain self security, wouldn't you agree? Anyhow, we won't attempt to quantify that at this point.
She's very lucky to have you as such a dedicated manager and publicist. Now collect your bonus - it's the python.
Not very kind this time of the Season and all !!!
LOL
I only buy them for the lyrics...
WHOOPS! Leaving now.
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