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Little Fires Everywhere (94,321) by Andrew from the United Kingdom Watching this on Amazon Prime Video startjng Reese Witherspoon and Keery Washington. It's set in the late 90s and Honey is featured prominently in Episode 4. Good surprise. Check it out. (Sunday 7 June 2020; 00:06)

Re: Migrate (94,317) (94,320) by Andrew from the United Kingdom Ah but *which* single should it have been? I think it should have been first. In fact I think the singles were suited to running order: Migrate Touch My Body Cruise Control The desperate need to have a ballad released tends to ruin the pace of a release. People want fun. (Saturday 6 June 2020; 13:59)

Re: Migrate (94,317) (94,319) by The Real Deal from USA #JusticeForMigrate (Saturday 6 June 2020; 00:27)

Re: Migrate (94,317) (94,318) by Edward from USA First Andrew's with his unique, phenomenal and never before heard idea of Mariah working with Bruno Mars and The The Smeezingtons and now this? I have to go back to Wikipedia to see what I can come with. (Saturday 6 June 2020; 00:08)

Migrate (94,317) by Bill from the UK Migrate should have been a single. (Friday 5 June 2020; 22:59)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,314) (94,316) by Manuel from Germany I appreciate getting to know a bit more about you Andrew. I mean of course this board isn't a group therapy session so why should we be divulging personal information at random but to me it has been nice to see a softer side because usually when I see your posts (and I have been on this board - silently - for a very long time) I'm usually just like "oh no, not him again". However, I still stand by what I said about you coming off as very (c)rude and insensitive at times, even if it is your opinion. But I feel like we don't need to discuss that any further, you've made your point and I made mine. "Hold on a moment, if you use race, nationality and sexual orientation against someone." - I was using it against you in the context of what I perceived to be a very shallow statement and so as to highlight the sense of entitlement I felt I noticed. Your homosexuality and straight lambs - I didn't have to assume you are homosexual, I think I read you write it around here. Also, I am not going to discuss with you how straight lambs might feel because I acknowledged in parentheses that there are straight lambs. I only brought my queerness up for the olive branch moment. "I find objecting to unfairness, at the least, absolutely morally obligatory." - Well, so do I, that's why I posted. I think we're quite on the same page, we just had shitty ways of bringing it across. "And I apologise if I have ever fallen short of that." - Apology accepted. I apologise if I came off in a way that was very superficial and from a point of prejudice toward you. (Friday 5 June 2020; 07:45)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,310) (94,315) by Andrew from the United Kingdom Exactly my point, made more clear and fresh that I could have. The point of the argument is sound. And I invite anybody to debate that institutional racism must not be confronted right now. But all these absolute tits have done is detract from what was a good movement. And, in that, the moment, I fear, is lost. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 23:01)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,312) (94,314) by Andrew from the United Kingdom "Hello Andrew, first of all, I wish to say I am sorry for assuming that you were English. In Germany, "English" or "England" is commonly used to refer to all of the UK which is of course ignorant and I should have know better." Having studied German, I would say "Ich bin Englander" over "Ich bin Britischer" as it is somewhat idiomatic. It is not important but I used it to make a point about moral subjectivism. "With that being said, I will disregard what you said about me demanding others to feel insulted." I was being facetious about people who swim nightly in dreams of intersectionality and offense, i.e., the modern left. It was a joke so please don't take it seriously. "...[A]nd also the insinuation that I have problems with people's nationality, race, and sexuality. You don't know me thus I won't take it personally and come on, I'm a male person on a Mariah Carey fanpage, so I am queer. (Not to say that there aren't straight male lambs.)" Hold on a moment, if you use race, nationality and sexual orientation against someone you cannot just dismiss it and ignore the hypocrisy here. I appreciate the olive branch sentiment and I do not wish to pursue antagonism, but this is the one of the issues of the time - those who proclaim to be the arbiters of morality actually turn out to be the worst offenders. If I made comments, as you have, against people based upon immutable characteristics I would be annihilated. I could claim a faux moral outrage myself at you insinuating 1. that I am a homosexual and 2. that all male Mariah Carey fans are homosexuals. On the latter, the majority might - factually - be, but that approach is offensive according to the liberal ideology. Eric, the person I see you once thanked for providing the facility of this Mariah Carey board (alas, it is a Mariah Carey board...), is straight. How do you think he feels with your asserting that most people who like Mariah Carey are homosexuals? Why does sexuality have any bearing on it? Where is your enlightened sense of morality now? Nobody should care. Right? But, of course, straight white males aren't entitled to emotion. All internal battles that have worth are prescribed. "I found what you wrote very interesting and I agree with it." I generally try to write sense with fact and rationale. I have been educated in varying ways a couple of times by people such as Jade and Randy whom I consider to be friends. I do not consider myself important. People seem to believe I am a nasty person for being brutal in honesty and taking the piss in quips. Whilst I have softened a lot in my approach in the past few years, I will not kow-tow to emotional argument that does not advance rationale. "What I had a problem with and where my anger came from was that your original post lacked "a rational conclusion that relies upon detail and thought" as you put it, and I hate to say, but this is often the case with what you post. You often post such crude and hurtful things, Andrew, and you often come across as very bitter and arrogant and full of resentment (and it has gotten you banned from this board or has made other people leave this board). And that original post to me was yet again so superficial and over-generalizing and lumping everyone into one category and so little differentiated." What I post is the truth as I see it. And I can defend my position. I fell out with Eric over a post about Mariah's weight. I attempted to post that I believe she had increased the size of her breasts as her weight increased. However it was written I still believe it. it is not an insult but rather an observation of what I see as a truth. I want to live in a world that is honest and understandable, not driven by others with political objectives. If people leave the board because of me then they need to get a grip. Or just don't read my posts. I maintain that you do not have the right not to be offended. However, I do try my best these days to word things in a way that will be less offensive and more appreciated by others, even if they still do not agree. Perhaps, I am slightly less mature in that way than others who wizened to that much earlier. "I think now is a time to only say things if you have things to say and otherwise amplify the voices that need to be heard." I take issue with this, also. I will amplify any objections to discrimination. I find unnecessary discrimination, at the least, morally reprehensible. I find objecting to unfairness, at the least, absolutely morally obligatory. I have a reputation amongst my friends for interjecting in arguments and violent arguments that have nothing to do with me in public because (not being a very built person) I have words, intellect, empathy, a lack of fear and an ability to calm at my disposal. And I also feel nauseous at the idea of weak people being hurt. That being said, I have been hurt several times as a result of trying to be the arbiter of peace, even once being cut with a knife and once being subsequently pursued by members of a gang before other people I knew sorted it out for me and we made peace. I am not a "white person in an ivory tower". Far from it. Last year I stood in the centre of Woolwich at 1am telling a gang member with his boys behind him he would have to stab me first because I wasn't going to let him hurt someone who was clearly mentally unwell and didn't know what he was saying. Swear down. Ivory tower? The idea that people have of me here does not bother me because it is the antithesis of what I am. As the years go by I become less combative. You only need look back 6 years on this board to see the difference. "So thank you for giving this detailed answer and showing that you actually care and are aware." I have written many long posts here attempting to rationalise debates. I obviously care but I will not kow-tow if I do not think something right. That being said, I hope this is the last long post I have to write. All I originally meant was that people and communities are abusing protests about racial injustice for their self-serving ends. Which they are. Sorry you do not like my delivery. I don't much like yours. I will, however, try to be courteous even if I do not respect your viewpoint. I think that's a great place to start. And I apologise if I have ever fallen short of that. Which I am oft reminded that I have. Go boldly. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 22:58)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,311) (94,313) by RibbonB from USA Should have read as protesters not protectors. Yay to peaceful, conscientious citizens around the world. Note insider traders and the other political thieves are the biggest looters ever and they are doing it in broad daylight with impunity. Hopefully that changes. Down with our grifter in chief and his enablers. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 21:18)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,306) (94,312) by Manuel from Germany Hello Andrew, first of all, I wish to say I am sorry for assuming that you were English. In Germany, "English" or "England" is commonly used to refer to all of the UK which is of course ignorant and I should have know better. With that being said, I will disregard what you said about me demanding others to feel insulted and also the insinuation that I have problems with people's nationality, race, and sexuality. You don't know me thus I won't take it personally and come on, I'm a male person on a Mariah Carey fanpage, so I am queer. (Not to say that there aren't straight male lambs.) Also, I merely quoted this article because it had some examples of rioting and looting and I wanted to put my point in a certain context. Again, this is a Mariah Carey fanboard, I am not going to give you a university essay with a whole bibliography. As to the rest of your post: I found what you wrote very interesting and I agree with it. I also agree with the fact that looting stores etc. destroys other people's jobs and livelihoods. I also know that of course, also some white people have it really bad and some people belonging to minority groups are really well off. What I had a problem with and where my anger came from was that your original post lacked "a rational conclusion that relies upon detail and thought" as you put it, and I hate to say, but this is often the case with what you post. You often post such crude and hurtful things, Andrew, and you often come across as very bitter and arrogant and full of resentment (and it has gotten you banned from this board or has made other people leave this board). And that original post to me was yet again so superficial and over-generalizing and lumping everyone into one category and so little differentiated. Of course I could have used a different, more argumentative approach to replying but I just think that everything has a place and a time and now is not the place and time for whataboutisms or lumping everyone into one category or being undifferentiated and not mindful with one's own words while making very inappropriate jokes. I think now is a time to only say things if you have things to say and otherwise amplify the voices that need to be heard. So thank you for giving this detailed answer and showing that you actually care and are aware. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 18:57)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,310) (94,311) by RibbonB from USA Spot on. And a lot of the disruptors are there intentionally to muddy the waters and co opt the energy of real and true protectors for change. There are even videos of cops or other agents panting bricks, or destroying property while legitimate protesters beg them to stop. It warms my heart to see the show of solidarity from protectors in all parts of the world. Sadly there are always opportunists during moments of chaos and unrest and that includes our pathetic president. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 18:43)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,307) (94,310) by Licia from USA As a black woman I am proud that people are protesting and fighting for change. We just want people to hear us and understand why we feel unsafe. George Floyd never should have died in that way. No one deserves to die that way considering what they say he allegedly did. It's unfortunate that the protests are being overshadowed by the riots and the looting. ThIs sucks because I know that alot of the people that's doing this are not protesters. These are a group of people from all races and ethnicities whose soul purpose was to cause unnecessary chaos and they know the media won't focus on or show too much of the peaceful protests that are happening all over the world. I'm sad about the whole situation because the riots and looting seem to give people another reason to ignore the real underlying issue which is that many people (who happen to be black) have lost their lives unjustly at the hands of people who are supposed to serve and protect. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 16:47)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,306) (94,309) by Chicago Lamb from USA Andrew, Thank you. That had to be said. #Justice4Caution (Thursday 4 June 2020; 16:30)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,304) (94,308) by Andrew from the United Kingdom Of course it is morally outrageous. But one wrong cannot make morally justifiable another wrong. And criminals using the morally sound purpose of the protests as a screen for their criminality should be punished. Anyway, What More Can I Give was mooted by MJ as the sequel to We Are The World. Unfortunately, it's just nowhere near as good a song. We Are The World at Pavarotti and Friends is still my favourite group performance thing of all time. Mariah's high notes are possibly the most thrilling she has ever done (alongside the performance with Patti Labelle). I listen to it every week. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 15:55)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,302) (94,307) by Bill from the UK Jade you always handle yourself with such grace and decorum. A class act indeed. Hope you're well. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 15:40)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,299) (94,306) by Andrew from the United Kingdom "And here we go again with the moral blabla by a privileged, white, English man. Must be great to sit up in your ivory tower." By referring to my race to dismiss my opinion you are a racist. If you do not think yourself one I can assure you that the law and anyone with a reasoned mind would disagree. You also assume my nationality of which you are mistaken. I am not an Englishman. I could take offense, as you would probably demand everyone do as a hobby, but I am not precious and you do not matter, so I will not. "So if you don't understand this, Andrew, inform yourself and don't just again spurt out your opinions that can be very hurtful and inappropriate and blame those who have no other means of expressing their rage." Reading a liberal leftwing journalist is not tantamount to being "informed". I have lived my adult life in Greenwich and Woolwich in South East London which is multi-ethnic and diverse and I studied antidiscrimination law in university (a university degree I worked two jobs to pay for). Tour approach is simply to paint anyone who doesn't agree with your way of thinking a certain way. Your arguments are easy to dismiss. I do not believe that rage is expressed by somebody putting on a mask and running through the smashed window of a GAP and running home with the latest fashionwear. I believe that many people use genuine protests to commit crimes that they long to commit anyway. This is all counter-productive as it tends to remove sympathy for those protesting the actual injustice. "[W]hile you will never know what a black person goes through." You do not have to have a particular characteristic to recognise injustice. Even the suggestion of that is laughable and idiotic as well as the idea that all black people lead insufferable lives and all white people have it easy. I know white people who don't have a pot to piss in, and I know and know of black, Asian and minority ethnic people who have great wealth and nice lives. Your blanket approach is basic and simply not founded in any reality but serves only to let you to live a life of easy sanctimony. "And if you have nothing constructive to say, please, for once, shut up." Nothing you have said here is constructive. In fact, it seems that you have issues with people of a certain race, nationality and sexual orientation. It is quite typical of a left wing libertarian to make the argument so basic as to lose any semblance of the possibility of rational conclusion, and then to enact the very same disgraceful behaviour they would claim to detest upon those who try to reach a rational conclusion that relies upon detail and thought. That a man is intentionally and unlawfully killed by a police officer is morally distressing. That this unlawful killing should be fuelled by hatred of one or many immutable characteristics such as skin colour is even more morally outrageous. Justice must be served and the police officer, having been arrested for this crime, will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars in solitary confinement for his own protection. There is clearly a problem with disproportionate suffering of police brutality in the US between people of different races which has many contributing factors and requires deep multi-varied analyses. That people wish to protest this and highlight it is a moral good. But change, I fear, will not be quick, and people cannot keep burning down the communities in which they and others live. Lawlessness cannot prevail. Thus, those who are assaulting police officers, committing arson, causing damage, breaking and entering, and stealing for their own gain are committing crimes and must, themselves, be brought to justice. Burning down businesses endangers lives and costs people their livelihoods leading to unemployment, homelessness and destitution. I feel no sympathy for the person at home trying on the latest fashionwear or watching the latest television freshly looted whilst employees look on wondering how they are going to put food on the table, firefighters risk their lives to protect people, police officers who have done no wrong are assaulted and brave people use their time on the front lines of the protests trying to highlight to their government a need for a genuine proactive and results-laden approach. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 15:38)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,297) (94,305) by Edouard from France What Andrew said, especially his choice of words, is pure indecency. Thank you webmaster for allowing my message. And yet, how come such blatant insensitivity is permitted on this board? I don't understand. Don't wish to. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 15:32)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,303) (94,304) by Todd from Melbourne, Australia Damn. I thought I'd just get some requests for the mp3 to be emailed. I'll just pop those worms back into this here can. But also, murder should cause more outrage than looting. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 14:04)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,299) (94,303) by Tijl from Belgium Sadly the current administration is exploiting the current situation for their right-winged agenda with a lot of help from their media connections. Shifting the focus from why people are so angry and volatile by simply degrading and portraying them as trash. This once happened on a big scale decades ago in Europe and we all know how that ended. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 10:30)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,299) (94,302) by Anonymous from Thank you Manuel, I learnt a lot from what you had to say. I'm now going to do some research, especially about the trans black woman/riots. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 10:30)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,284) (94,301) by Anonymous from In Andrew's defence I don't think he was trying to cause upset, he clearly knows the murder of George Floyd is a crime and a travesty. Everyone doesn't know the ins and out of things, and sometimes we have to share information to highlight a different perspective. I'm not about dragging someone's down for their views, challenging and giving insight is more conservative. I was conscious about sharing my original post in fear of causing upset and looking stupid. Please don't make this about bashing each other, especially over such a sensitive subject. Let's make this about learning from one another, for people to share respectfully. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 10:26)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,291) (94,300) by Manuel from Germany Great post Jade. Exactly my sentiments. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 07:51)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,284) (94,299) by Manuel from Germany And here we go again with the moral blabla by a privileged, white, English man. Must be great to sit up in your ivory tower, having seen through "those people and communities", having exposed their "true colors" and their "lawless behavior" and not trying to understand why this might be the last resort some people have. Here's an excerpt from an article. As part of the coverage of the protests, news stations aired videos and images of protestors vandalizing storefronts. In Minneapolis, the Target on Lake Street - the location closest to where George Floyd was killed - was battered. In Los Angeles, the high-end shops of Rodeo Drive saw broken windows. In New York City, fireworks went off near Chanel and other designer boutiques. Upon seeing those images, the conversation shifted for many Americans. They turned away from what the protestors were fighting for and toward questions about what the future would hold for glossy corporate storefronts, high-end shopping centers, and the concept of retail therapy - they valued property over human lives. Property damage during protests, though, isn't done without reason, and the destruction of these businesses comes from a place of pain and mourning and, yes, anger. This is part of the nature of protests, including the 1991 Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, and the Stonewall Inn riots in 1969, which famously started after a brick was thrown through a window. When a business is destroyed during a protest, it tears down the wall between "us vs. them", showing how property belonging to "them" - wealthier, usually white people - is just an illusion that can easily be shattered. Or as MLK jr would say: A riot is the language of the unheard. So if you don't understand this, Andrew, inform yourself and don't just again spurt out your opinions that can be very hurtful and inappropriate and blame those who have no other means of expressing their rage, while you will never know what a black person goes through. Of course some people take advantage of this and it is out of the question that this is bad. But sadly a lot of the conversation is now turning into "oh no, they're destroying our favorite shops", so please don't add to that discourse. And if you have nothing constructive to say, please, for once, shut up. And remember that it was rioting and looting during the Stonewall riots by black transwomen that is enabling you to live your happy little gay London life. So take several seats. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 07:49)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,284) (94,298) by Steven Berning from USA Wait, does Andrew work for Showbiz 411 and Drew Brees? (Thursday 4 June 2020; 07:32)

Re: What More Can I Give? (94,284) (94,297) by Edouard from France There is something seriously wrong with you man. (Thursday 4 June 2020; 04:22)

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