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Mariah Carey - socially tone deaf? Nothing new (112,242) by Geronimo from USA

Mariah Carey has always been socially tone deaf and her Sephora ad shows that age has probably given her an excuse to stop trying to hide it.

She's in New York glam girl and in the Israeli apartheid age, has seriously dated a Zionist with connections to one of the most vile human rights violators of the current era.

I know she sees herself as part of how people escape the "bleak" reality around them. She is also part of the problem as no one has the moral right to escape and encourage others to do so when the very act of always escaping is at least 75% of we (U.S. Americans) got here.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 04:08)

HFIA Japan (112,241) by Lighty from China

If you can use Rednote, this is the solo version with the extra verse.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 03:58)


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It's time video (112,240) by Lambi from USA

I get where you're coming from, the Amazon and Sephora tie-ins can make it feel hugely commercialized. But working with Amazon doesn't equal supporting Bezos or his politics either. He hasn't been running the company, he's already stepped down as CEO and a lot of artists use it simply because it is today's biggest open market and Mariah seems to just be competing strategically.

I also think there's a bit of a mix-up here. When Mariah performed in the Amazon, her message was about protecting the rainforest raising awareness for deforestation, Indigenous rights, and the need to preserve it. The Amazon company is a totally separate issue. People are pressing them because of their big carbon footprint from shipping and data centers, but that's not directly connected to the rainforest itself.

The overlap is mostly because they share the same name. So while I get why it feels hypocritical at first, the two "Amazons" actually represent very different environmental conversations.

Fair point though, to feel uneasy about mega corporate tie-ins, but in today's industry, brand partnerships are how artists fund ambitious projects and global outreach.

But I still wouldn't categorize Mariah as tone-deaf or hypocritical. If anything, she avoids politics like the plague. She's also not out there like a lot of celebrities, tweeting about environmental causes every day, only to be exposed as virtue-signaling fools when people realize how much they travel in private jets.

Mariah is literally just being festive once a year, solidifying her legacy and collecting her coins.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 03:33)


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It's time video (112,239) by T from USA

That Elf's beef wasn't with Mariah it was with Santa. And he broke into Mariah's room and stole her stuff to sell to make some money. The Elf is in the wrong not Mariah who stopped him in his tracks. Mariah saved Christmas after the Elf strike, she delivered the products herself.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 03:22)


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Christmas (112,238) by Anonymous from USA

Some common synonyms of bleak are cheerless, desolate, dismal, dreary, and gloomy. I hope this helps.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 03:11)


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It's time video (112,237) by Lee from USA

We're not delusional. I'm not standing for selective outrage. None of the critics talk about her years of charity work helping marginalized communities, but one video undermined her reputation.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 03:02)


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Article: Mariah Carey's new ad isn't spreading Christmas cheer (112,236) by Anonymous from USA

Mariah can do whatever she wants but sadly many Americans have lost their jobs and now won't have the same Christmas they're used to. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer while the middle class is disappearing fast. There's no excuse for not getting educated on politics. People only care when it starts affecting them.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 02:58)

It's time video (112,235) by Anonymous from USA

I get your point but trust me, my opinions on this subject will not get published. I'll just keep my opinion to myself and let others see whatever they want to see. Ignorance is bliss, as they say.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 02:52)


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It's time video (112,234) by Edward from USA

Exactly. There's not reason to politicize everything. Politics has already ruined many communities and good causes. The current situation is already hard as it is. Entertainment should be just that. People are getting too effing sensitive.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 02:37)


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It's time video (112,233) by Bobby A from United States

I think we all want joy and holiday cheer in our lives right now. The world is kind of bleak right now. I think MC made all of us feel like the Christmas season is upon us on November 1st. I am just hoping she will release the deluxe version of Merry Christmas II You with all of the remixes, duets, and live performances on CD and vinyl along with the ABC Christmas TV special this year.

(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 02:27)


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HFIA Japan (112,232) by Edward from USA

This is the Sugar Sweet (Solo Version) from the HFIA Japan edition. It's a lyric video, so you can both see and hear the extra verse.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 02:26)


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It's time video (112,231) by JLR from United States

Lol y'all are delusional but okay we all have our opinions. You guys completely missed point.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 01:54)


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It's time video (112,230) by Dave from USA

I'm thinking it's just you on this one. There is literally nothing wrong with her video.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 01:36)


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Christmas (112,229) by Dove from United States

Times are bleak, but the holidays make life feel a little better. Personally, it seems like my whole life, someone has always been trying to ruin Christmas. I won't allow it. I'm sure they've had this partnership with Sephora for a while - probably since last year. Also, not everyone keeps up with current events.

I didn't even start watching the news until recently. It's bleak, and all the outlets are owned by the same people, so it's hard to know who to trust. Of course I vote, but I just read the booklet they send in the mail to decide who to vote for. I don't really trust mainstream media. A lot of people are like this. We focus more on doing our best at work and with our families than on draining our life force watching propaganda news channels.

Sephora paid for a nice little commercial for us. It was cute. People who shop there are still going to shop there. Whatever anyone does, there's always going to be something negative that can be said about it. Just let the woman live. She's been through enough. She's trying to give us a festive moment, and the bleakness happening right now is not her fault.

Her job is to give us a little escape from the bleakness - and she does that. The "Christmas is canceled" line, I took as a joke from her book, when her husband said Thanksgiving was canceled. It was a cute little skit, and people are making it out to be something it's not because they want someone to blame. But she's not the one.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 01:28)

It's time video (112,228) by Lee from USA

Maybe it's just you. Mariah is an award-winning philanthropist, so I am giving her the benefit of the doubt. She didn't jack up the prices. America screwed up, and she gets blamed. Does that make sense?
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 01:13)


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It's time video (112,227) by JLR from United States

Is it just me or does the new it's time video feel very tone deaf? It's not special anymore. It's literally a commercial for Sephora, partnering up with Amazon for merch and special album covers. Jeff Bezos is literally destroying the planet, he is also a huge supporter/fan the president. It's beginning to feel like she just cares about money at this point, also she just performed in the Amazon to bring awareness, yet she teams a person who's destroying it? Like? Anyone else feel this way?

(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 00:28)

HFIA Japan (112,226) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain

Can you please provide me with the link? The only ones I can find are as I told you.
(Monday 3 November 2025; 23:10)


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3 albums (112,225) by Bill from the UK

There's a magic to the debut that was never recaptured (if I could recapture). Everyone always bleats on about working with Walter again, but I've always wanted her to collaborate with Ben Margulies again instead. Every Walter song had a similar style and structure. Same for the JD productions, and the C&C collabs. Every Carey/Margulies composition was unique and different to the one before it. The songs had a charm and innocence to them, genuine melodies and interesting arrangements. She's never had that with anyone since and it is, along with the exceptional voice, what makes the debut such a standout and my favourite.
(Monday 3 November 2025; 17:53)


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My MC Christmas wish list (112,224) by Dove from United States

It's more for an imaginary future. I know a lot of people are about to lose their jobs or have already lost them in the US and my post seems kind of tone deaf.
(Monday 3 November 2025; 14:23)

Non-single deep cuts playlist (112,223) by Lambi from USA

It's definitely a lot of belting, very Emotions-coded, she was not holding back. That key E♭ major is no joke either, she really made the engineer earn his check that night.

I Wish You Knew and Mine Again are in the same key too, she loved that bright soulful E♭ vibe during the Mimi era. Yours and My Saving Grace from Charm share the same key as well, it's really Mariah's comfort and danger zone at the same time.

Her belting register is seriously a cut above the rest though. She makes the highest, brightest notes so pleasant to the ears. No one to this day can replicate the tonal quality and the mind-blowing resonance of her belts. My faves are the climaxes on Butterfly, and all the live belts she threw down on the Daydream tour, specifically that Hero performance in Rotterdam.
(Monday 3 November 2025; 12:01)


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Christmas merch (112,222) by Dove from United States

I love being festive and decorating for the holidays every year, not unlike Mariah Carey. I mostly use the same decorations each season, but I always add a few new pieces to the collection. For me, Mariah Carey is just as important to Christmas as Santa Claus.

Some Mariah themed items I'd love to have: a life-sized cardboard cutout of her in the classic Santa jumpsuit, a beautiful snow globe (better quality ones than the two we got last year), and a Mariah Carey Barbie dressed as the angel from this year's It's Time video. (Honestly, we need more Mariah Carey Barbies in general.) I'd also love a silver music box that plays "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again", "Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude".

I liked the idea of an inflatable, but I'd actually prefer a blow mold with nine reindeer and Rudolph in front, something like the vintage Union ones. I think that would last longer. Or maybe a 6-foot blow mold to place between two 6-foot nutcrackers instead of the cutout - just make sure her face looks pretty.

I liked the makeup collection she had with MAC a while back. The colors were really pretty.

Lastly, I'd love an art print inspired by a scene from the All I Want for Christmas Is You video with Justin Bieber, without him in it. Mariah looked so beautiful in that video.

Oh and a MC Elf on a Shelf. But actually, a Mariah Carey Barbie could work as this instead. Even a smaller blow mold as her cartoon version would be cute.

It would be cute if she let Disney make an animated princess type movie with her likeness and songs. They make the best animated movies. You could sell a lot of movie related merch if it's popular. The movie could be about a little girl from Long Island who believed in herself and in her dreams and became the queen of Christmas.
(Monday 3 November 2025; 11:29)

3 albums (112,221) by MusicfanJ from Germany

I also love her debut so much. It was so hard to only choose three, so I had to pick others. But the debut also has a special place in my heart.

(Monday 3 November 2025; 10:11)


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It's time... (112,220) by Edward from USA

"AIWFCIY" is a mammoth Taylor can't compete with. She tried it before, remember?

(Monday 3 November 2025; 04:06)


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HFIA Japan (112,219) by Edward from USA

The YouTube solo version I was referring to is the one on her official channel. The Japan CD solo version has an extra verse in place of Kehlani's.
(Monday 3 November 2025; 03:58)


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It's time... (112,218) by Stacey from USA

I love how this has become a yearly tradition. I look forward to her "It's Time" video every year as I put my Halloween decorations away. It wasn't even Mariah's idea, but she saw the potential of how this could blow up big and ran with it.

(Monday 3 November 2025; 01:47)


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