She ruined R&B


Her teen sex appeal and squealing dolphin antics became the new template for R&B which devolved into urban-only black culture with a more Hip-Hop sensibility in the 90s onward.

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Squealing dolphin, I like that.

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No! >:(

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I feel like Whitney Houston's worbling pre-dates Mariah Carey and therefore she should partially take the blame...

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Whitney did her cutesy teen trope when she debuted but quickly matured afterwards. Mariah has been stuck on 19 for over 30 years now

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