So the Britney Spears backlash is in full effect.

As in most train wrecks, it was hard to focus on just one thing as the Britney Spears disaster unfolded. There was just so much that went wrong.

An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked about performance of the MTV Video Music Awards — but for all the wrong reasons. Kicking off the show Sunday night with her new single, “Gimme More,” Spears looked bleary and unprepared — much like her recent tabloid exploits…

And the comments only get worse. Definitely the media is chomping at the bit to let the former pop princess have it.

I did catch a clip of her performance and I must say it wasn’t the total train wreck that I expected. She looked relatively decent, although I must concede that her performance was lackluster. It wasn’t full-out “train wreck” but it did have a middle school flavor to it - she didn’t dance or even try to convincingly lip-synch.

But seriously, is one performance by a pop star really that big of a deal?

(shrugs)

Photos of her performance or simulation of one:

Update: I just have to add that Britney is NOT fat. Maybe she needs to work on her stamina in order to make it through a routine, but there is no way that this girl has a stomach or is a fatty. And people wonder why young girls become anorexic, when average girls like Britney are called fat. Stop it people.