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For the saga of Britney Spears, a dramatic Biblical precedent (and not necessarily in a good way)

JL;DR SUMMARY The article draws parallels between Britney Spears' legal struggle to end her father's control over her life through a conservatorship and ancient biblical narratives involving women's lack of agency, specifically the story of Dinah in Genesis. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GenesisPatriarchyRabbinic LawDinahFemale AutonomyBritney SpearsConservatorshipWomen's AgencyModern Law#Freebritney

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"... headlines about Britneys meltdown, calling her out of control. The conservatorship, instated in 2008, seemed like it was for her own good as her father still argues, ..."

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