Quote Originally Posted by RanRan79 View Post
You really think the public cares? The general public washed their hands of the two living Supremes [[from the original trio) reuniting after the RTL debacle. Nobody cares except a select few. If it never happens- and it probably won't- no one will blame Diana Ross because nobody cares enough about the subject. When the dirt has been tossed on the grave of Diana Ross, 99.9 percent of what people will be talking about is her legendary career, both as a Supreme and as a soloist. They will speak of her captivating, one of a kind voice. They will talk about her icon status and her trailblazing standard of glamour. They will even talk about how she is the matriarch of a family of creative and intelligent children who have managed to start families of their own, find their own lanes of success, have avoided legal issues, and above all else seem to have a great love and respect for their mother. While so many people are singing her praises, the 0.0001 percent of people will talk about how Diana Ross was the cause of the public being denied a Diana Ross reunion with Mary Wilson.
Yeah, most obituaries of her when they come will say things like:

"Diana Ross, Trailblazing Motown Diva Who Broke Racial and Gender Barriers, Dead At XXX Age"

Or...

"Motown pioneer Ross dead"

Or...

"Motown icon who set the world on fire and broke barriers in the civil rights era has passed away"

Or...

"Legendary diva Diana Ross dies".

Diana Ross is one of those iconic figures, not just in Motown, but of rock and roll history. Icons don't become has-beens, they will have a slowdown like most icons do but they'll be regarded as icons/legends anyway. Some will probably bring up the Supremes drama but it won't be many that will especially as memory fades with the other group members.

Diana and Flo to a lesser degree are better known than Mary. Flo mainly for the tragic aspect of her young, short life [[just 32 when she passed). Most of the GP would assume that with Flo and Diana leaving, the Supremes just broke up. Mary wasn't an Otis Williams... and most others who are not Motownphiles would think the Supremes era ended with "Stoned Love".

2019 is a much different world than 1989. You got more folks who say they love Diana than hate her. That's not me just being a fan, that's reality.