It looks like the girl who could do no wrong (or who we keep forgiving, despite all the wrong she does) is now in trouble with an entire country. Now, whereas Bart Simpson pissed off all of Australia with a handful of prank calls, Britney is in a hot vat of dingos for something involving the ABSENCE OF her voice.Via The Consumerist and The Age:
Various people in the country of Australia are upset at Britney Spears for lip syncing — and feel that it is dishonest for the pop star not to disclose that sometimes she's just mouthing along while she dances. Last week, NSW Fair Trading Minister Virginia Judge proposed that disclaimers be printed on tickets and promotional material to inform consumers if a concert would be pre-recorded and mimed. Victorian Consumer Affairs Minister Tony Robinson said if concert promoters misrepresented whether an artist was performing live or was miming, they could be in breach of the Fair Trading Act.
To be fair, Britney's spokesperson quickly came to her defense by, in essence, saying "hey fuckos, welcome to reality... since when did you think Britney actually SINGS during her concerts?"
"It's been all over the internet for nine months," Dainty said. 'The inference is that we tried to hide this. It's been the opposite.
"This show is about an incredible spectacle, which it is," he said.
I have to agree with Britney's folks here. Gays don't go to Britney's show to hear her sing. They go to see her try to dance and be surrounded by circus freaks who CAN dance. Also, sometimes, they hope they'll hear her say something about her vagina.
And let's be plain here. I don't think there's anyone besides Aussies who will look at their ticket stub, see the lip syncing warning, and faint from the vapors.
That's like seeing "May be fall-down drunk" on a Dave Matthews ticket, or "May be kinda gay" on an Adam Lambert ticket.
Get over it, Australia!
What's even sadder is that Brit-Brit is apparently very sad that the Aussies are pissed.
Great. Now she'll probably go into a shame spiral and we'll be seeing her drunk and without panties again when she returns to the states.
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