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Why is Kevin Federline famous?
Who is Kevin Federline, anyway?
He's the funniest charater in celebrity world. Seriously. He was married to Britney Spears. He wants to be a rapper. He might even become one. Are you not laughing yet?
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The Divorce
What Kevin Federline is Really Famous For
Kevin's a celebrity because he was married to Britney Spears for two years, and then she dumped him.
Before the divorce, Britney looked awful and made K-Fed look bad too, by association.
Right after the big news, Britney suddenly for a brief while looked awesome, smokin' hot. This made Kevin look like a loser, because he was now considered the opposite of "new Britney".
But this didn't really last. Now they are mostly separate entities, both looking good or bad independently from each other.
So you can see that they have successfully divorced their public images before their real divorce became final.
But it wasn't always so - and most of us still remember that.
Before the divorce, Britney looked awful and made K-Fed look bad too, by association.
Right after the big news, Britney suddenly for a brief while looked awesome, smokin' hot. This made Kevin look like a loser, because he was now considered the opposite of "new Britney".
But this didn't really last. Now they are mostly separate entities, both looking good or bad independently from each other.
So you can see that they have successfully divorced their public images before their real divorce became final.
But it wasn't always so - and most of us still remember that.
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The Divorce Summed Up
When Britney dumped Kevin, public reaction was almost unanimous: hey, Kevin's lost his meal-ticket missus, now he won't become a rich white rapper anymore! Ain't that funny?
So Kevin made this Nationwide commercial, effectively and humorously using this public opinion to his own gain (and Nationwide's, too).
To be frank, this ad really won me over. He's funny in a clever way! Poking fun at himself!
Also quite serious and non-ridiculous for once, talking about his "aspiring rapper" thing.
And he even apologized to the few fast-food workers who got offended at this for some reason.
Even the music didn't suck. Wow.
It COULD have been just the ad agency's talent behind this. But still, it did make Kevin look good. Well played, Mr. Federline.
So Kevin made this Nationwide commercial, effectively and humorously using this public opinion to his own gain (and Nationwide's, too).
To be frank, this ad really won me over. He's funny in a clever way! Poking fun at himself!
Also quite serious and non-ridiculous for once, talking about his "aspiring rapper" thing.
And he even apologized to the few fast-food workers who got offended at this for some reason.
Even the music didn't suck. Wow.
It COULD have been just the ad agency's talent behind this. But still, it did make Kevin look good. Well played, Mr. Federline.
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Nationwide commercial featuring Kevin Federline.
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And Then!
You know what happened after the divorce. Britney went off the rails: she ran panty-less around town, she went out with Paris Hilton, she shaved her head and went to rehab thrice.
And by the opposite association, by looking bad herself, she made Kevin look good.
Obviously, the divorce of public image doesn't happen all at once.
Britney's downfall added these new and unexpected flavors to K-Fed's public image mix: good parent, responsible husband (he forced Britney into rehab), clean, sober, intelligent, strong, strict.
Quite astounding.
And by the opposite association, by looking bad herself, she made Kevin look good.
Obviously, the divorce of public image doesn't happen all at once.
Britney's downfall added these new and unexpected flavors to K-Fed's public image mix: good parent, responsible husband (he forced Britney into rehab), clean, sober, intelligent, strong, strict.
Quite astounding.
Wait, There's More
There are more places on the Net where Kevin looks good, and this is where I mention them
- The Superficial Reports a Cleanup
- Item magazine caught K-Fed and cleaned him up real well. Would you look at that!
- KevinFederline.com
- Guess what, he also looks good in his own website. Who would have thought!
Told ya he looks cute.
Some Serious Fun
The Onion's view on K-Fed's divorce
- Reasons For Britney Spears' Divorce
- A humorist Infographic. Gotta love those guys.
- Kevin Federline, Wife Divorce
- Kevin is the superstar, right?
White Trashiness
Before that joyful event - The Divorce - Britney and Kevin were as one. They shared public image and took turns making each other look bad.
The media called Britney alternatively fat, disgusting, ugly, white trash, trailer trash, and worse. The pictures of those times where not nice, either, and K-Fed stood too close to her not to get splattered by all the stuff. In fact, public saw him as the main reason of Britney's downfall...
K-Fed himself wasn't getting any compliments for his appearance, either. One extremely funny and gorgeous website branded him fugly as fast as they saw him. He was frequently derided for his "manpris" (it's like capri pants for males; icky enough on a female, but also suitable for certain kinds of man!), stupid trucker caps and hairy shabby face.
They also called Kevin The Serial Impregnator - because in no time at all he had fathered 4 children, two of them Britney's.
The media called Britney alternatively fat, disgusting, ugly, white trash, trailer trash, and worse. The pictures of those times where not nice, either, and K-Fed stood too close to her not to get splattered by all the stuff. In fact, public saw him as the main reason of Britney's downfall...
K-Fed himself wasn't getting any compliments for his appearance, either. One extremely funny and gorgeous website branded him fugly as fast as they saw him. He was frequently derided for his "manpris" (it's like capri pants for males; icky enough on a female, but also suitable for certain kinds of man!), stupid trucker caps and hairy shabby face.
They also called Kevin The Serial Impregnator - because in no time at all he had fathered 4 children, two of them Britney's.
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Kevin the Pro Wrestler
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WWE - Cyber Sunday 2006
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Kevin the Rich White Rapper
Rich like a rapper, partying like a rapper, dressed like a rapper, talking like a rapper... Except no rapper would get rich by marrying rich (and no, marrying rich ain't no pimp) and get the money for his parties from his wife's pocketbook.
And his talking was more like something you would expect from a backup-dancer (remember, the mental association is "brainless"), not an artist.
Short, white and cute (when cleaned up) he could be trying to copy the recipe for fame from Eminem. But you need, you know, talent to be Eminem.
And the evidence of K-Fed's rap talent has been absent so far.
His plans of becoming a rapper only became known after he married Britney. Nobody could take him seriously. Real rappers don't marry Britney Spears.
So his public image was mostly "that ridiculous little dancing boy who married Britney Spears to finance his pathetic attempts at becoming famous for something else than that."
And his talking was more like something you would expect from a backup-dancer (remember, the mental association is "brainless"), not an artist.
Short, white and cute (when cleaned up) he could be trying to copy the recipe for fame from Eminem. But you need, you know, talent to be Eminem.
And the evidence of K-Fed's rap talent has been absent so far.
His plans of becoming a rapper only became known after he married Britney. Nobody could take him seriously. Real rappers don't marry Britney Spears.
So his public image was mostly "that ridiculous little dancing boy who married Britney Spears to finance his pathetic attempts at becoming famous for something else than that."
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...Baby One More Time [ENHANCED CD]
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The Sad Story of Popozao
This song, Popozao, made everyone seriously mock Kevin. Even his superstar wife laughed at K-Fed. Many people who can speak Portuguese reported feeling disgusted, annoyed, embarrassed and sick after hearing this "hit".
Popozao means fat ass (in the ugly way) in Portuguese. Shake that popozao? Ewww...
This video just puts the ass in embarrassment.
Popozao means fat ass (in the ugly way) in Portuguese. Shake that popozao? Ewww...
This video just puts the ass in embarrassment.
The Big Scene
And how did Kevin do in his concerts?
Let's just mention his famous "don't hate me 'cuz imma superstar" rap quote, his audience-less concerts, his nonexistent fan-base, and his concert tickets which he gave away for free and still nobody came.
It's really not worth going further in there.
Let's just mention his famous "don't hate me 'cuz imma superstar" rap quote, his audience-less concerts, his nonexistent fan-base, and his concert tickets which he gave away for free and still nobody came.
It's really not worth going further in there.
Another Embarassing Clip on YouTube
The Marriage Itself Wasn't Awesome, Either
When Kevin first was noticed (that is, when he got married), he was a backup dancer of some famous pop stars.This immediately marked him as: silly, irresponsible, empty-headed, ditzy, soft, girly and full of pop (yes, him, not Britney. She was a world-renowned superstar, after all. He was just a... well, a backup dancer boy-husband of Britney).
Also add a pinch of suspicion that he could be just an overgrown teenager fan of Britney Spears, as she used to be before 2004.
The Happy Couple
The Reality Show
Seriously, how icky could they get? How could he ever expect to be considered a real rapper - after THIS?
Britney & Kevin: Chaotic... The DVD & More (Bonus CD)
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He Started as a Backup Dancer
For a person of his background, he's really doing quite well...
The image of a typical backup dancer is usually something like this: muscle-for-brains, silent, committed-to-background, boy- or girl-bandy kind of human scene ornament.Admittedly, some of those people look hot and can dance but you hardly ever expect one of them to speak, let alone rap.
So the background on which we picture Kevin's image could be defined as "pretty but empty". Add some "cheap pop ditz" to this if you hate all things pop.
Thankfully, that's all we really know of Kevin's story. To go further into the past, I would have to dig. And, seeing as this story got worse the further into the past we moved, I really do not want to.
So this is where he started. This is where I stop.
Thank you.
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