When Klosterman met Britney.
“Cliché as it may sound, she is truly all things to all people: A twelve-year-old girl thinks she’s a hero; that girl’s older brother thinks she’s a porn star; that older brother’s girlfriend thinks she’s an example of why women hate themselves; that girlfriend’s father secretly wishes his own twelve-year-old daughter would invite Britney over for a slumber party. As long as she never dictates her character — as long as Spears never overtly says, ‘This is who I am’ — everyone gets to inject his own meaning. Subconsciously, we all get to rebrand Britney Spears.”
