Camille Paglia: Madonna Kiss Doomed Britney, Paris Hilton Basically A Drag Queen

US Weekly recently made us incredibly jealous by ringing up self-described “feminist bisexual egomaniac” (and generally genius social critic) Camille Paglia to get her thoughts on Britney Spears’ pantyless ways. So what does all this crotch-bearing mean? According to Paglia the situation is all kinds of no good. Does she miss anything?

On why Britney’s behavior is bad for women who are not morons, but like sex: “These girls are lowering themselves to the level of backstreet floozies. It angers me because I fought a bitter fight to get feminism back on track and be pro-sex at the same time. This is degrading the entire pro-sex wing of feminism.”
On why Madonna is the exception to the rule: “Madonna was able to flash her breasts and play peek-a-boo because she is an authentic, creative artist who churns out song after song, project after project… but Britney seems like she’s lost and the career track is obliterated.”

On why this nastiness still might be Madonna’s fault: “A great promise was contained in the moment when Madonna kissed Britney at the MTV Awards. She in a sense was saying,”I’m passing the torch to you.” It was a fabulous moment. Britney looked toned, in control of her career and it was up to her to take the next step. Literally from that kiss, from that moment onward, Britney has spiraled out of control. It’s like Madonna gave her the kiss of death! Britney is throwing it away!”
On why Paris owes a serious debt to RuPaul and The Lady Chablis: “Paris Hilton - I feel a little bit more benign towards because she doesn’t really have a vocation. She is basically a celebutante. She changed fame by mining high-fashion poses learned from drag queens.”