Although my country has very strict demands on tap water quality, my wife worked at a local water department and I know what kind of fuck-ups are working there, so I’m gonna pass.
You are missing by one generation. GenX is the MTV generation that started driving after mid 90’s. Cars already started to get economical by then, at least in europe. It was those 60’s children in the 70’s and yuppies of 80’s that favored big fuel guzzlers.
Just being an asshole and refering to interviews after “Genie in a bottle”.
It was common phenomenon during the 90’s among rising female artists. There were probably some Harvey Weinstein type of studio execs with a sweaty foreheads that demanded black hair, heavy makeup, pushup bra with cleavage, black leather, bare skin and lots of grindy stripper moves.
This was usually after the first hit song and they quickly shook this off after the first album and tour. Probably at that point they got more say-so about their artistic choices.