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Re: Curves (76,171) (76,186) by MC1989 from Spain I usually enjoy your contributions and your comments with that blend of intelligence, sarcasm and sense of humour, but I think that comment was very unapropiate and disrespectful. I'm really tired of fatphobia. So the woman is fat, and what? I'm tired of people (specially us, men), giving opinions about women's bodies, because what underlies in most cases is sexism and fat-phobia. Women don't need our approval. I know that you didn't say it to offend anyone and probably you haven't got anything against fat people, nor against women. Don't get me wrong. But I think we should be careful when we talk about anyone's body, specially women, because the pressure on them to be perfect, look young, be thin, etc is part of the heteropatriarchy and we should fight against it. So I think we should start avoiding those comments. One thing is to critizise - for instance - Mariah for using photoshop to look skinny and for not accepting her own body and age, and other very different thing is to tell someone to slim down. Above all, let's not forget (although Mariah seems to forget it these days) that she's a singer-songwriter, so she can be as fat as Montserrat Caballe or Aretha Franklin if she wants to. The problem is that she doesn't want to, because - as you stated a long time ago in a conversation about Mariah and Celine's dressing style - she looks for approval, uncounsciously for men's approval, and she and her team use photoshop so heavily to cover her insecurities (wrinkles, body fat etc) derived - again - from heteropatriarchy and sexism. (Saturday 10 June 2017; 01:16)

Re: Question Archives family (76,175) (76,185) by Special K from USA The Mariah Carey album because she was Mariah, not "Mariah Carey". Mariah was so green and hungry to make it. She had no layers of Hollywood, booze, and Pop stardom living that "Hollywood" life. Girlfriend went into the studio butt ass naked doing her thing. A very organic album. I wonder if Mariah can reconnect with that "Mariah"? I wish she would sit her happy ass down and watch footage of her performances during that time. Anyways all of the songs on that album are great and her vocals are outstanding. For the second album I have to give it to Daydream. That album to me showcased different sides of Mariah. You got the ballads, the fun songs, and of course a classic remake. Not to mention Mariah's vocals are at their best on this album. (Saturday 10 June 2017; 01:14)

You're Mine (Eternal) (76,184) by B from USA You're Mine (Eternal) is proof Mariah can still wrote a ballad that can transcend formats like she used to. Mariah delivered lyrically but Rodney Jerkins failed because he followed the JD/Mariah template. Imagine if YM(E) had been produced by Happy Perez. (Saturday 10 June 2017; 01:13)

Re: Question Archives family (76,175) (76,183) by B from USA Daydream and Butterfly. She needs to revisit the formula she used for those albums and write simple poetic lyrics that are universal. (Saturday 10 June 2017; 01:03)

Re: Question Archives family (76,175) (76,182) by Warrior Butterfly from USA Mariah will roll her eyes. Emotions as a whole was a good balance of modern and classic jazzy vibe such as CLG, AYDR, IIO, SB and TBAY. I know the first four are ballads but the control of vocal power, lastly TBAY, she sounded like she was having fun cutting that one, since she included studio chatter. I always wondered what they were talking about. (Saturday 10 June 2017; 00:28)

Well... almost anything (76,181) by Jeff from USA I feel like in some ways, "Thirsty" was Mariah speaking to Mariah. "Say you a boss now, ain't nuthin out your range... well, almost anything." The only thing that is still elusive is the confidence. She has the fame, fortune, family, and a stack of accomplishments a mile long. But in her mind, she has to prove herself, as a singer, as a songwriter, as an African American woman, as independent. I say down with the diva. I want the confident and creative woman that's inside. (Saturday 10 June 2017; 00:20)

Re: Question Archives family (76,180) by Jeff from USA I want the creativity of Butterfly with the feisty spirit of E=MC2. (Friday 9 June 2017; 23:55)

Re: Question Archives family (76,175) (76,179) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I would say "Butterfly" and "E=MC2". Two very different albums. I chose "Butterfly" because that album is perfection, so poetic and beautiful. I chose "E=MC2" because it was a fun, carefree, up beat album where every song could be a single and lately the songs Mariah has been releasing are not single worthy. (Friday 9 June 2017; 23:41)

Re: Question Archives family (76,175) (76,178) by Licia from USA I would say lyrically she should look to CB. Many don't like the vocals from CB, but in my opinion CB was the last album where she was lyrically creative. Like you I pick Daydream and for the same reason. Musically Daydream had something for everyone. If I could pick a third one I'd go with Glitter for vocals. I know we may never get those type of vocals again I just had to throw that out there. Lol. (Friday 9 June 2017; 23:39)

Re: Eric, red alert (76,163) (76,177) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Oh my gosh Edward, you can't just ask people why they are not Indian. *Mean Girls reference* Stop bugging B, we love B. (Friday 9 June 2017; 23:29)

Re: Mariah's boozy partying (76,140) (76,176) by RibbonB from USA Isn't it odd that he shut down his IG page, then made it private. I hope the kids enjoyed the movie though. I guess no more family red carpets for a while. (Friday 9 June 2017; 23:19)

Question Archives family (76,175) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) If Mariah can take inspiration from any two of her albums for this new album what two albums you would suggest and why? For me I would look to Butterfly because it is where she took full control and the artist really flourished, and Daydream because it has a little bit of everything musically that best describes MC. (Friday 9 June 2017; 21:53)

Re: Eric, red alert (76,163) (76,174) by B from USA Bahaha. (Friday 9 June 2017; 20:55)

New sound (76,173) by B from USA I think Mariah should embrace electro-R&B which also known as PBR&B. It's the same type of music Miguel makes. When they wrote #Beautiful together it seamlessly updated her signature sound without sounding desperate and it worked it was her last hit. Or go full on disco or gospel but please stop trying to relive the splendor of TEOM. She keeps releasing songs that sound like unfinished demos from that era (I Don't and Infamous). (Friday 9 June 2017; 20:35)

Re: Mariah and Madonna (76,158) (76,172) by Andrew from UK "Sometimes"? Next you'll be telling me the Edouard "occasionally" tries to delude everyone in some emotionally-needy propaganda drive. Some people here are total whack jobs. (Friday 9 June 2017; 20:31)

Curves (76,171) by Andrew from UK So when men are fat, they are just *fat*. When women are fat, they are *curvy*. Mariah is fat. I hope she's reading this. Mariah, you're fat. Stop eating and drinking yourself into Aretha Franklin. (Friday 9 June 2017; 20:26)

Re: Mariah can walk by herself (76,157) (76,170) by Terna from Nigeria Or maybe it's just who she is, ever stopped to think about that too? The tip-toe thing I know for sure isn't an act because I too do it, ever since I was a kid, and I've met others who do it too. I guess I would call it a personality trait or something, To me I would say it just feels irritating to walk fully barefoot without foot wear on, like it really bugs me. She just calls it invincible heels. Lol. And I do it most times unconciously. I also can't stand pictures of space and planets (freaks me out), large bodies of water, icebergs and heights. Strange yeah I know. Hehe. (Friday 9 June 2017; 20:25)

Re: Melt Away on Waiting to Exhale? (76,139) (76,169) by Terna from Nigeria I don't think it would've fit on that soundtrack at all, it's more pop sounding (Pop/R&B) than R&B and that's a Soul/R&B record through and through. And I'm kinda glad it wasn't. "Melt Away" is one of Daydream's best cuts. And a Mariah classic. (Friday 9 June 2017; 19:53)

Mariah Carey's boozy wild partying worries (76,168) by B from USA It has me worried about her voice. She has the residency and her tour with Lionel coming up. She needs to sober up and start working with a vocal coach and trainer asap. She doesn't need to give any bad performances or she'll be toast. (Friday 9 June 2017; 19:04)

Re: Mariah and Madonna (76,158) (76,167) by B from USA You can come choke me anytime. Madonna isn't a singers singer. I should have left it at that since yes, Mariah is on the cusp of becoming irrelevant thanks to Stella and Company. She need a new team with new ideas as well new collaborators. (Friday 9 June 2017; 19:01)

Re: The two sides of Mariah (76,155) (76,166) by B from USA Eric, I don't know why I used sales figures when the point I was trying to make was, that in my opinion, Mariah's sixth album Butterfly is better than Bey's sixth album. I no longer follow Beyonce's music career because I don't like her music anymore. Like how some of y'all stopped liking Mariah's music after Daydream (Butterfly). Beyonce still is the best entertainer of our time and she's a good singer. (I'd rank her with the Brandy's and Monica's which isn't a diss in my opinion since both can sing (Brandy's Never Say Never album is amazing as is Monica's Street Symphony).) (Friday 9 June 2017; 18:57)

Camilla Cabello (76,165) by Terna from Nigeria With a lyric video visual like this, I don't think this song needs a video. Hastag deep. (Friday 9 June 2017; 18:33)

Re: Mariah and Madonna (76,159) (76,164) by B from USA I'm not saying she's not iconic I'm just stating that she isn't a singers singer. Her visuals were stunning and she a genius at self promoting. Mariah could learn a few lessons from Madonna. (Friday 9 June 2017; 18:32)

Eric, red alert (76,163) by Edward from USA Eric, there's something very suspicious about B. If he's from Indiana, why isn't he indian? Very suspicious. (Friday 9 June 2017; 18:22)

Re: Mariah and Madonna (76,154) (76,162) by MC1989 from Spain Sorry, I have to disagree. Mariah Carey is very popular in some countries (she used to be huge in the U.S, where she still holds the record of having the most number one songs, but in many European countries for instance, many of those 18 US number ones didn't even charted). Mariah's sales worldwide are incredible, she's one of the biggest selling female artists of all time, but apart from sales, Madonna's impact on pop culture is incomparable. While Mariah (and her team/record labels) focused the promotion of each album/project mainly in the U.S, Madonna has toured around the world more than Mariah, and - in my humble opinion - she has much more global recognition than Mariah, due to the fact that she's been around much longer, among other things (music style, visuals, production, etc). Her success around the world is quite unique. There has never been a musical and commercial phenomenon like Madonna. Saying that she's only relevant when she tours is the same as saying that Mariah is only relevant during Christmas - and sadly the last is becoming something true. Mariah was treated with respect and was starting to achieve that status of "legend" until the recent years where everything changed. Unfortunately, her image is very damaged, and many people don't take her seriously anymore. (Friday 9 June 2017; 17:47)

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