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Feb 2021
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#FreeBritney

Vox
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The movement to liberate Britney Spears from her conservatorship may not succeed, but it’s revealing a lot about how we treat young women. Vox’s Constance Grady explains.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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