I think about this video a lot. Following her iconic 2000 VMA performance, MTV sat Britney down and had her react to people railing on her. It breaks my heart and really, I don’t get the point. It’s just mean and, sadly, was something that was done to her time and time again.
I think this video captures the overwhelming "meanness" average people were conditioned to have about Britney. The slut-shaming. The cruelty. It also goes into the whole argument of Britney as a role model, which is something she has said for YEARS she never wanted to be.
In A CD:UK interview from 2003 Britney said, "The only person I'm a role model for is my sister. That's it. Other than that, I'm here in the world to inspire people, not tell them what to do."