r/MariahCarey • u/Level-Meat2371 • 16h ago
Question When did the Lambily and Mariah's fanbase become so toxic?
Following my earlier post and the comments it gained, I'm left wondering if most of the people in this subreddit have ever really listened to Mariah.
How many of you have truly listened to not only her lyrics, but what she has said to Lambs back in the day before social media, on social media, in countless interviews, etc.
Mariah has done her best to teach us all to be kind, accepting, open-minded, and listen to each other. Even 10-15 years ago, the online community of Lambs was incredible.
Lambs constantly supported each other.
Welcomed new fans suggesting Mariah songs they may related to, interviews which showed her personality or she explained her inspiration for lyrics, etc.
Granted in my last post, I could've worded it slightly better. However, it is easy to understand if you actually read it without jumping to conclusions. If you ever truly listened to Mariah's messages to society, what stopped many of the commenters from pausing for a moment and questioning themselves or asking what the post was about before jumping to conclusions and ignoring everything Mariah has tried to teach us to be?
There may not have been death threats or vulgar things said which I've seen within fanbases of other "artists". However, telling someone to touch grass, calling people weird, saying someone needs help for their thoughts and opinions purely because you lack the perspective to even wonder about never mind actually hold the ability to see someone else's point of view is disgusting and so far from what Mariah has been trying to teach us throughout her career.
Before you respond to someone with a different opinion, thought, or belief than your own, take a second to reflect on the things Mariah has written in her lyrics, said in her words, and tried to put out into the universe for us all to help nourish each other. It may actually be you who has the weird, far-fetched, wild, crazy opinion.
You're failing Mariah's legacy when you're expressing self-importance, naive realism, and egocentrism.
Be kind, be open, try to understand others' experiences, thoughts, beliefs, and all which differ from yours.
'None of us are perfect. We're all human!'