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Madonna vs. Britney

“Out with the old and in with the new.” This is the natural attitude that most people have, partly because the media demonstrates it. It’s human nature to build things up and then someday tear it down. When I say that people end up destroying the things they once created, I am not talking about buildings; I’m talking about other people.

Britney Spears versus Madonna was the main topic of an online discussion the other day. I could not believe my eyes! Here we have two very talented performers being compared and contrasted on not their professional merit but staying power and who looks better in a Versace gown. The general consensus of that ridiculous poll concluded what I’ve said in the beginning about how people tend to obliterate what they valued at one time.

In the poll, most people were saying that it was time for Madonna to step down from her pop culture reign and make way for the latest rising pop sensation, Britney Spears. Funny how an icon like Madonna, who has had a successful career longer than Spears has been alive, would be subjected to a survey that undermines and somewhat discredits her hard work for the past two decades. Well okay, it’s not funny, or interesting but it is upsetting because of the message that it sends

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