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Britney spears lined up with communist leaders such as karl marx, lenin and stalin

Comrade Britney Spears

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About

Comrade Britney Spears is a nickname given to pop-star and recording artist Britney Spears following an Instagram post she shared that mentioned wealth distribution. The post, which went viral in March 2020, sparked a series of jokes and image edits about Spears being a communist.

Origin

On March 23rd, 2020, Britney Spears posted an image on Instagram[1] of a quote by philosopher Mimi Zhu. It reads, in part, "We will learn to kiss and hold each other through the waves of the web. We wilk feed each other, re-distribute wealth, strike." She captioned the post, "Communion goes beyond walls 🌹🌹🌹." Red rose emoji is widely used as a sign for communism and socialism online. The post received more than 141,000 likes in less than 24 hours (shown below).


DURING THIS TIME OF ISOLATION, britneyspears O. Follow WE NEED CONNECTION NOW MORE THAN EVER. CALL YOUR LOVED ONES, WRITE VIRTUAL LOVE britneyspears o Communion goes beyond walls 1d LETTERS. TECHNOLOGIES LIKE VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION, STREAMING AND BROADCASTING ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. WE WILL LEARN TO KISS AND HOLD EACH OTHER THROUGH THE WAVES OF THE WEB. WE WIL FEED EACH OTHER, RE-DESTRIBUTE WEALTH, STRIKE. WE WILL UNDERSTAND OUR OWN IMPORTANCE FROM THE PLACES Liked by die_today and 141,141 others WE MUST STAY. COMMUNION 1 DAY AGO MOVES BEYOND WALLS. WE CAN Add a comment. Post STILL BE TOGETHER. MIMI ZHU

Precursor

Before the post, Spears' supposed communist sympathies were the subject of conversation. On October 14th, 2013, the satirical website The Daily Mash[2] published the article "Britney Spears espouses Marxist theory of labour as value." That day, Twitter [3] user @kisholoy2005 shared the article and wrote, "Red salute to comrade Britney!"


TheUnIndianTimes @kisholoy2005 Red salute to comrade Britney! :p fb.me/2slTTxzuF 12:29 PM · Oct 14, 2013 · Facebook

Over the next few years, others continued to share the satirical article and make other references to "Comrade Britney" (examples below).


Sean @2d8mypizza Comrade Britney Britney Spears @britneyspears · Feb 28 3:58 PM · Feb 28, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Tuatha Dé Danann High Aldwin Alexander Quaresma @SavageSteamboat Comrade Britney Spears? ... powerful. #LaborAsValue FRush." Britney Spears espouses Karl Marx's theory of labour as value BRITNEY Spears has admitted her govern their lives, for example my latest single Work Bitch is inspired exploration of the seductive power by the writings of Karl Marx. The star has based her latest hit of capital in Gimme More. "Work Bitch is a satire of com- on a lifetime's study of the father of modity fetishism which under- communism, and a strong desire lines that the real owners of the to champion the cause of the pro- means of production are the work- letariat. ers themselves. She said: "I've always sung about the relationship between people ing bondage gear in the video, s and the economic systems which "When I whip a woman wear- a metaphor." 12:17 AM · Apr 12, 2017 · Twitter Web Client poison oakland °V2 ★. @poison_oakland comrade britney RDS O MU MUSIC 6:54 PM · Mar 13, 2017 · Twitter for iPhone

Spread

After the Instagram post, others began sharing the post. That day, Twitter[4] user @ztvnz shared the post and wrote, "comrade britney says redistribute wealth & strike." The tweet received more than 34,000 likes and 8,500 retweets in less than two days (shown below, left).

Twitter[5] user @according2b4r tweeted, "remember when comrade britney rocked the red star at the 2002 vmas? 😍 a political statement." They included a photograph of the outfit and received more than 2,400 likes and 475 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, center).

Twitter[6] user @LadySerenaFae tweeted an edited screenshot from the Lady Gaga's "Stupid Love" music video with the caption "Me following Britney Spears and Fran Drescher into battle in the class war." The tweet received more than 5,300 likes and 1,100 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).


elijah @ztvnz comrade britney says redistribute wealth & strike britneyspears ... DURING THIS TIME OF ISOLATION, WE NEED CONNECTION NOW MORE THAN EVER. CALL YOUR LOVED ONES, WRITE VIRTUAL LOVE LETTERS. TECHNOLOGIES LIKE VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION, STREAMING AND BROADCASTING ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. WE WILL LEARN TO KISS AND HOLD EACH OTHER THROUGH THE WAVES OF THE WEB. WE WIL FEED EACH OTHER, RE-DESTRIBUTE WEALTH, STRIKE. WE WILL UNDERSTAND OUR OWN IMPORTANCE FROM THE PLACES WE MUST STAY. COMMUNION MOVES BEYOND WALLS. WE CAN STILL BE TOGETHER. MIMI ZHU Liked by ianrmccarthy and 61,839 others britneyspears Communion goes beyond walls II 8:15 PM · Mar 23, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Slaughtered Commie Rich Kid @LadySerenaFae Me following Britney Spears and Fran Drescher into battle in the class war 5:32 AM · Mar 25, 2020 · Twitter for Android

Various Examples


IT'S BRITNEY, BITCH! IT'S COMRADE BRITNEY BITCH
Arya @RantingDosa Comrade Britney Britney Spears, espouses Karl Marx's theory labour as valu britneyspears DURING THIS TIME OF ISOLATION, WE NEED CONNECTION NOW MORE THAN EVER. CALL YOUR LOVED ONES, WRITE VIRTUAL LOVE LETTERS. TECHNOLOGIES LIKE VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION, BRITNEY Spears has admitted her govern their lives, fo latest single Work Bitch is inspired exploration of the se by the writings of Karl Marx. The star has based her latest hit of capital in Gimme "Work Bitch is a on a lifetime's study of the father of modity fetishism communism, and a strong desire lines that the real to champion the cause of the pro- letariat. means of productio ers themselves. "When I whip a She said: "I've always sung about the relationship between people ing bondage gear i and the economic systems which a metaphor." 4:47 AM · Mar 25, 2020 · Twitter for Android ON STRIKE!!!: #COLA 4 UCSC @payusmoreucsc PER Comrade @britneyspears has spoken! Yes to wealth redistribution! No to rent payments! Britney 4 COLA REIRUTBAR 马列主义毛泽东思想万岁! 庭联东工总下轻工厅联搭总p商标紅团 3:14 AM · Mar 25, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone 김 정경 @lilacisms britney spears today 8:52 PM · Mar 24, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone


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External References

[1] Instagram – @britneyspears' Post

[2] The Daily Mash – Britney Spears espouses Marxist theory of labour as value

[3] Twitter – @kisholoy2005's Tweet

[4] Twitter – @ztvnz's Tweet

[5] Twitter – @according2b4r's Tweet

[6] Twitter – @LadySerenaFae's Tweet

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