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About Anastasia Beaverhausen from Citizen of the World: Just your averags god-free knob-jangling batchagaloop born in the '80s, raised by pop culture in the '90s, and now desperately clinging to the icons from my past, like Mariah, whom I have worshiped since hearing "Daydream" at my first boy-girl party, where I had my first dance to "Always Be My Baby". I've been a dedicated fan (my friends would say obsessive loon) ever since. Through the ups and downs of MC's career and personal life, had music has narcotized the scars of my past and the pain of my present.

Article: Me, myself, & Mariah (81,409) by Anastasia Beaverhausen from Citizen of the World

People write MC off too often, discrediting her talents and her professional accomplishments. But when you think about a lot of pop and R&B artists - both Marian's [sic] contemporaries and those who have followed her - I am amazed at her strength, both personally and professionally. She has accolades naming her as the defining artist of both the '90s and '00s. However, between the hits, she endured remarkable trials in her personal life, many of which became fodder for our celebrity-crazed culture and the sadistic business model of paparrazi journalism. Many other artists have endured similar struggles, but all too often thess artists have cracked under the pressure. With the help of substance abuse and/or the unique god complex and entitlement disorder that often comes with fame, these young people have ended their careers, or even their lives. Marian [sic] has persevered through her mistakes and failures and remarkably stayed true to herself. Beginning with "Butterfly" (which is a clever metaphor for the post-divorce metamorphosis she had begun personally and professionally), we started to see Marian [sic] as she sees herself. I'm reminded of Dolly Parton, another remarkably talented singer and songwriter who began her career under the thumb of a domineering man but broke free and proved she could do anything she wanted. Like Mariah, Dolly has cultivated a public persona that all too often overshadows her talents and her humanity. People mock her and judge her, but Dolly shrugs off the shade because she is just being true to herself. She isn't some Clive Davis factory-designed pop star clone. And neither is Mariah. I love and respect them both for that. I enjoyed this article because the journalist respected Marian [sic] enough to focus on her music and her humanity rather than dig for dirt and salacious details that might sell more magazines, generate more clicks, or get more shares. The writer did not gloss over any of the shade, but he didn't make it the focus of the piece other than giving Mariah the opportunity to respond in a diplomatic and neutral environment. Therefore the readers are afforded the chance to live vicariously through the journalist and imagine they are chatting with Mariah. It's a short piece, but after finishing it, I had developed even greater respect for MC. I need a hard copy of this. [Webmaster: I think her name is "Mariah".]
(Friday 16 March 2018; 18:01)