Long beforethe #FreeBritney movement began,Britney Spearswas secretly fighting back against her conservatorship in creative ways.
“As performers, we girls have our hair,” Spears writes.
“That’s the real thing guys want to see.
Britney Spears.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
They love to see the long hair move.
They want you tothrashit.
If your hair’s moving, they can believe you’re having a good time.
‘The Woman in Me,’ by Britney Spears.Gallery Books
“But now I know why I’d been sleepwalking through so much of the past thirteen years.
And so I didn’t toss my hair or flirt.
Toning down my energy onstage was my own version of a factory slowdown.”
“I started trying on new clothes and modeling them on Instagram.
I found it incredibly fun.
Even though some people online thought it was odd, I didn’t care.
And on Instagram, I wanted to show that I existed.”
