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M 'n M

Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey: Just two wigged-out semi-black oversexed popstars, or two halves of the same kooky coin?

M
In Men in Black II*, Michael Jackson has a cameo playing up to his alien-freakazoid reputation, wherein he begs for employment with MiB: "Please! I could be Agent M!"
In the video for "Honey," Mariah's personal nickname for her "secret agent persona" was Agent M.**

Tommy, Can You Hear Me?
Michael: Currently accusing Tommy Mottola, chairman of Sony Music, of being a racist and sabotaging his last album.
Mariah: Formerly married to Tommy Mottola, also sports a tricky relationship with the record executive.

Recent Flops
Michael's Invincible: Not well-received.
Mariah's Glitter: Biggest punchline of the past 12 months.

Psychosis
Michael: Let's be charitable. The last 12 years have not been good to him.
Mariah: A breakdown, said the publicist. It was just a breakdown. No more questions.

"I'm Not Gonna Spend My Life Being a Color"
Michael: You've heard it all. The joke is dead.
Mariah: Her father is black Venezuelan. Her mother's Irish. She plays it both ways. Just in case you were wondering.

Wholesome? Sleazy?
Michael: Even in his heyday, the crotch-grabbing thing...it lost him some points. Ask the mothers of America.
Mariah: Once you've committed to making a video wherein the main attraction is you washing a car with your boobs, you can never escape the "ghetto hoochie" moniker. Don't bother to deny it. Really.

The Verdict
Hmmm. I think I'll let Cintra do the talking. In short, falling to your own fame will tweak your brain. And these two? A binary star system: they orbit each other, everything else orbits them.


*Not recommended.
**Thank you, Pop-Up Video.
peachy as always, Mike at 2:35 PM