carriefan14
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^ I have had a lot of theories about this over the years (and feel free to skip over my post, I don't mean to be negative, I'm just offering my personal opinion in relation to the question, and opinions are more often wrong than right.)
1. There has always been a lot of passive agressive jealousy over Carrie, for both her vocal abilities (which really no other country female - and certainly no male artist - possesses, along with her very considerable beauty, which I know can make people feel unconsciously threatened or insecure). I think her vocal prowess and her beauty has only grown in the last five years, hence an increase in general contempt.
2. Her lifestyle - Despite being from a small town in Oklahoma, and her roots in the southern church, middle-class upbringing, "normal" life prior to graduating college, Carrie's other personal interests have always struck me as "non-traditional" or "Other than" from your average country music fan. She's a Vegan (not vegetarian), which makes me think of Hollywood actresses and like-minded people in Los Angeles/California. Not saying that it's a bad or good thing, just that it's "different", even if you are a Nashville celebrity. I think she's also said multiple times she hates sweets and desserts (other than cupcakes), which may strike everyday people as "weird" or "other than". She's also become intensely focused on physical fitness and exercise over the last decade - so much so that it's become associated with her name/personality. Some people may feel inadequate when they compare their body/hobbies to hers, which can cause some unconccious loathing and passive aggression.
3. Her general personality - a bit withdrawn, reserved. I will say in recent years she has actually opened up and improved as far as being easygoing during interviews and things like that, but she still tends to say the same things - "I get nervous around crowds", "I like to stay home", etc. These statements are true, of course, but they have always struck me as odd, because they literally clash with her literal job - on stage performing. I think she is able to compartmentalize and switch up her personality, and she's only improved doing that over the years, but it may still strike people as odd. "Oh, she's just stuck up,". If you read stories on reddit there are lots of false claims from regular people claiming to have worked for her or near her, saying she is rude. I read a story about a girl who says she used to work at a spray tan salon and Carrie was rude to her. I know it is not true, because Carrie would never be rude, plus I don't see her using a room that others have "used", lol, because I know how she is about germs. But still, people take notice of internet claims, and people just like negativity. That is just a sad fact I've learned in my 30 years on earth. Multiply one of those stories by ten or twenty, and people form their own opinions without ever meeting her. OH well.
4. Her general musical style - Let's face it, Carrie is not THE most country artist out there today. She never was. Denim &Rhinestones is weird in that to me, it is her most country album to date, but also her most pop. It is very eclectic and very diverse and very polarizing, and there will always be negative opinions about something that refuses to be labeled. I think Carrie is at the stage in her career where she refuses to be labeled. Throw in that she often cites Guns N Roses, George Michael, New Kids on the Block, My Chemical Romance, and heavy rock while working out - while still naming Dolly Parton and Randy Travis as influences - and quite frankly, people just may not know what to make of Carrie. Again, they may see her as "Other" or maybe it's just too complicated for them to understand. At any rate, people have their opinions about artists like George Michael or Guns N Roses, simply due to biases based on their personal lives, and they may think negatively of Carrie just because of that. I'm not sure. But let's face it - Carrie will never say, "Yeah, my musical influence is Garth Brooks and George Strait, they are all I listen to." That is not her.
5. "The accident" - enough said. The number of news stories that the media generated, coupled with her lips looking very different after - people formed opinions, some positive, some negative. That's all I will say, because you all know what I mean.
ANYWAY - those are just my thoughts and just some things that have always struck me as "Other" about her....not saying they are bad things. I just come from a small town, I've heard people talk....I know how people can be.
1. There has always been a lot of passive agressive jealousy over Carrie, for both her vocal abilities (which really no other country female - and certainly no male artist - possesses, along with her very considerable beauty, which I know can make people feel unconsciously threatened or insecure). I think her vocal prowess and her beauty has only grown in the last five years, hence an increase in general contempt.
2. Her lifestyle - Despite being from a small town in Oklahoma, and her roots in the southern church, middle-class upbringing, "normal" life prior to graduating college, Carrie's other personal interests have always struck me as "non-traditional" or "Other than" from your average country music fan. She's a Vegan (not vegetarian), which makes me think of Hollywood actresses and like-minded people in Los Angeles/California. Not saying that it's a bad or good thing, just that it's "different", even if you are a Nashville celebrity. I think she's also said multiple times she hates sweets and desserts (other than cupcakes), which may strike everyday people as "weird" or "other than". She's also become intensely focused on physical fitness and exercise over the last decade - so much so that it's become associated with her name/personality. Some people may feel inadequate when they compare their body/hobbies to hers, which can cause some unconccious loathing and passive aggression.
3. Her general personality - a bit withdrawn, reserved. I will say in recent years she has actually opened up and improved as far as being easygoing during interviews and things like that, but she still tends to say the same things - "I get nervous around crowds", "I like to stay home", etc. These statements are true, of course, but they have always struck me as odd, because they literally clash with her literal job - on stage performing. I think she is able to compartmentalize and switch up her personality, and she's only improved doing that over the years, but it may still strike people as odd. "Oh, she's just stuck up,". If you read stories on reddit there are lots of false claims from regular people claiming to have worked for her or near her, saying she is rude. I read a story about a girl who says she used to work at a spray tan salon and Carrie was rude to her. I know it is not true, because Carrie would never be rude, plus I don't see her using a room that others have "used", lol, because I know how she is about germs. But still, people take notice of internet claims, and people just like negativity. That is just a sad fact I've learned in my 30 years on earth. Multiply one of those stories by ten or twenty, and people form their own opinions without ever meeting her. OH well.
4. Her general musical style - Let's face it, Carrie is not THE most country artist out there today. She never was. Denim &Rhinestones is weird in that to me, it is her most country album to date, but also her most pop. It is very eclectic and very diverse and very polarizing, and there will always be negative opinions about something that refuses to be labeled. I think Carrie is at the stage in her career where she refuses to be labeled. Throw in that she often cites Guns N Roses, George Michael, New Kids on the Block, My Chemical Romance, and heavy rock while working out - while still naming Dolly Parton and Randy Travis as influences - and quite frankly, people just may not know what to make of Carrie. Again, they may see her as "Other" or maybe it's just too complicated for them to understand. At any rate, people have their opinions about artists like George Michael or Guns N Roses, simply due to biases based on their personal lives, and they may think negatively of Carrie just because of that. I'm not sure. But let's face it - Carrie will never say, "Yeah, my musical influence is Garth Brooks and George Strait, they are all I listen to." That is not her.
5. "The accident" - enough said. The number of news stories that the media generated, coupled with her lips looking very different after - people formed opinions, some positive, some negative. That's all I will say, because you all know what I mean.
ANYWAY - those are just my thoughts and just some things that have always struck me as "Other" about her....not saying they are bad things. I just come from a small town, I've heard people talk....I know how people can be.
