Mariah Carey ‘Game Of War’ Ads Lead To Ageist Responses
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Mariah Carey will replace Kate Upton in the new ads for Game of War: Fire Age. TMZ broke the news on Friday.
One would think that in this age of liberal thought, an older woman like Mariah Carey would be celebrated taking over a spot that had been reserved for a model, Kate Upton. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. In almost every article that mentions Carey’s new coup, ageist comments follow.
“Most ppl would not hate her if she would act and dress like a lady and learn to accept her real age. Instead she acts and dresses like an aging prostitute who is still pretending to be 19 years old,” wrote user arthookey after the article on TMZ.
“Mariah Carey is like 50 years old.. She’s not a ‘NEW’ anything. CRUSTY OLD SLOP-TART!” wrote commenter “ericsauxe” shortly after.
It appears that, according to the Internet, a pop singer like Carey should just die after 40 if she doesn’t start dressing or acting “her age.” Ageism in the entertainment industry has been a huge issue, but it’s been talked about more over the past year.
The fact that anyone would put Kate Upton over Mariah when Mariah has a talent. Kate's not even that famous in the U.S. I only know her from these commercials.
