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All of us Supremes fanatics have our biases, I believe. It may come as a shock to you all, but I love Florence Ballard. I'm a huge fan, in case you never noticed.
When discussing her, I do try my best to write about her in a way that doesn't allow any bias I might have to blind me to the reality of whatever the topic happens to be. I like to think I do a pretty good job of that. [[And I'd love feedback from anyone who thinks I'm not doing a good job of that, so I can make a better effort.) Now I singled out Florence, but the same can be said for Diana and Jean, to one extent or another. I like to be able to point out their positives in one post and be equally able at pointing out their negatives in another.
Unfortunately everybody aint like me. Admittedly, I bristle at comments that make it seem like anything Mary did that night was almost criminal yet not a sound about Diana getting physical. I don't care if Mary went out on that stage and pussy popped on a handstand. It still wouldn't have been as disgusting as Diana putting her hands on Mary. I don't care whether it was a shove, a push, a kick, or a punch, Diana was turning 40, old enough to know how to handle her emotions.
Mary went off script for a speech and she supposedly changed the agreed upon gown color [[has this ever been confirmed or is this fan fodder?). And yet she was still allowed to step on stage for the Supremes reunion. Diana Ross pushed Mary Wilson and the reunion was effectively over. Mary wasn't the problem that night, Diana was. Mary might have had some coke and liquor, who knows? But lets say she did have something for her nose and throat. The drunk druggie didn't put her hands on anyone that night, the sober diva did. To excuse Diana's behavior that night is just further proof that she could shoot someone in the middle of fifth avenue...and well, y'all know the rest.
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