Mariah Carey, the queen of high notes and holiday hits, has just shared what might be the most quintessential diva complaint of the year. She’s not a fan of the lighting in public spaces. That’s right – Mariah Carey finds the lighting in public spaces to be, and I quote, “less than flattering.” So, while the rest of us worry about things like paying the bills, buying groceries, and remembering our passwords, Mariah Carey is out here waging war against…bad lighting.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. Of all the things in the world to be worried about, lighting? But leave it to Mariah Carey to be troubled by something so hilariously specific. Mariah Carey has reached such a level of fame that her biggest complaint is how public lighting makes her look.
In typical Mariah Carey fashion, this comment isn’t just a one-off quirk. This is the same Mariah Carey who demands that her dressing rooms be filled with white roses, that her dog has its own chauffeur, and that Christmas should basically be renamed “Mariah Carey Season.” She once reportedly requested a butterfly release during a concert. Butterflies, people. Released on cue. Because why not? This is also the same Mariah Carey who probably sings her own name when no one is listening, because when you’re Mariah Carey, you apparently can get away with that.
So, is it really a surprise that she’s upset about the lighting in public places? Absolutely not.
Let’s just imagine for a second, how this plays out in Mariah Carey’s day-to-day life. She walks into a grocery store, grabs a basket, and BAM – fluorescent lighting. A tragedy of epic proportions. Instead of focusing on what she came for, maybe another bottle of champagne for her luxurious bubble bath, she’s mentally cursing the cruel lighting gods for casting her in such a harsh glow. Can’t a diva get some mood lighting while picking out produce? Is that too much to ask people?
And let’s not forget the audacity of public transportation; as if Mariah Carey would ever stoop to such a level. Just the thought of the harsh, cold light on a subway, must make her faint. How dare they! Clearly, the world is not prepared for someone of Mariah Carey’s stature to be exposed to such mediocre lighting conditions. She probably avoids airports for this very reason, unless they’ve agreed to install a soft ring light that follows her from terminal to terminal. I guess this is why she flies private.
Mariah Carey’s latest comments just further solidify her status as the ultimate diva, and you can’t even be mad at her about it. I mean, bad lighting affects us all, and too many of us suffer in the shadows. But for Mariah Carey, in her mind, it’s not just a minor inconvenience. It’s a personal affront. And while we mere mortals continue to face the grim reality of bad lighting in public places with a shrug and a sigh, Mariah Carey is out there fighting the good fight – one perfectly illuminated selfie at a time.
Mariah Carey has the most perfectly diva complaint. We don’t disagree