Remember When Whitney Houston Was Booed for Being Too White
Whitney Houston has been gone from us for almost three years. But as we think back about her life, she was interesting case study in the cross over appeal. Being a soul sister who cut her teeth in the traditional Black circles, her explosion as a pop diva was not always well received. This Gawker piece does a great job at detailing those contradictions.
The audible jeers came after Houston’s name was read alongside fellow nominees in categories she’d go on to lose: Best Music Video and Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single by a Female, respectively. The booings have long been considered representative of the black music audience’s displeasure with Houston’s image and output up to that moment.
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Remember When Whitney Houston Was Booed for Being Too White