Originally Posted by
RanRan79
Like I said before, that was Jean's fault for believing she could come into Mary's group and have her way. I can't imagine a Temptation coming in during the 70s and 80s and on thinking they were going to be in charge of something instead of Otis. Wasn't happening. But my point about the Supremes being "baggage" is tied into some of what you say. Mary was one of the original cultivators of the Supremes brand. Whatever changes were going to occur, Mary probably was invested in staying on brand. Meanwhile, Jean, the up and comer, comes in with all these innovative ideas and to Mary it starts to feel like the original messaging is becoming lost.
In all likelihood they would not have been able to leave the company with the name Supremes. So if they were able to start from the ground up somewhere else, things might have turned out differently. Things sucked between the ladies toward the end, but the way Mary puts it in her book [[her POV of course), the worst of it seemed to arise when Mary refused the idea to leave and go somewhere else. If Jean is the kind of lady I suspect she is based on what has been written and recollected, if she didn't think she could work with Mary, she would've pulled Lynda aside, said "let's blow this joint", found another woman to join them and gone somewhere else per her suggestion.
One of Mary's biggest flaws was not taking risks. She always seemed to play it safe. I'm not sure that's a winning formula for making it in the industry.
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