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Reading Mariah interviews, culturally perhaps? (41,319) by Geronimo from USA There is a lot of conversation on this board about Mariah's demeanor during interviews. I am beginning to wonder if the reason that some people on this board are finding her off-putting lately has to do with cultural expectations. In the 90s her persona in interviews reminded me of the way one acts while under pressure to appear a particular way for a broad audience. News anchors in major markets, game-show hosts, presidential hopefuls, have this in common. (Very generally speaking.) If a person of color wants success in the "mainstream" they have to avoid offending some "white" sensibilities, and people of color learn to become "acceptable" (or strategically and stereotypically "unacceptable"). Teenage Mariah was thrown into that game and has been slowly working it out. For me, her professional image used to seem strategically as close as possible to "white" or pleasantly-exotic yet "universal". Now she seems to have decided how she wants relate to all of that. As a 30 something year old Black American man, I think she is funny yet mature on serious shows and laid-back, silly and hilarious in other venues. She knows show business is a joke and there is really nothing but her own family and friends to take seriously. She reminds me of some worldly, experienced, black women of means Mariah's age and older that I know and love them because their nonchalant humor and irreverent way of dismissing superficiality with more superficiality is a breath of fresh air. They are not out of touch at all but simply not interested in playing "the game" on the game's own terms anymore. For many reasons (some of which I think have to do with both age and culture) I do not think that translates well for people who thought the PR version of Mariah back in the day was a real kind of American woman of color. (Friday 14 February 2014; 22:37)

Well, this is how Mariah wants to do videos now (41,231) by Geronimo from USA For a minute there, I thought Mariah was going to do something for this video that we have not seen from her in a while. At the moment, I cannot remember what made me think that, but I thought that. Clearly, I was wrong. I wonder what goes into decisions about her videos and their structure. The question makes me realize that there is so little fans can know about what contributes to the final product we receive. Between her private, professional and family life, Mimi has dedicated almost a quarter century to giving fans excellent recordings of music she has written and produced while continuing to evolve as a vocalist with a unique sound and style. Still I find myself wondering why her early and late videos are less interesting than those from Butterfly and Rainbow while the music itself is getting better and better. I am sure it has to do with reasons no fan or industry insider would know. Anyone else curious about this? (Thursday 13 February 2014; 17:25)

You're Mine (41,177) by Geronimo from USA I am glad the new single is a hit with us fans. I am also excited that it is produced in such a way that I can imagine an engaging live performance. Still, I'm curious if anyone, like me, wishes that the engineering revealed more of her vocal texture and placed her vocals on top of and not slightly under the instrumentation. Is it just me? I really like the texture of Mariah's voice on The Art Of Letting Go. I am hoping the album will bring us more of that. Your Mine still sounds great, though! (Wednesday 12 February 2014; 17:57)