My, my, my ... finally someone with the courage to tell the truth. A very large part of Whitney’s problem was that the dominant black culture refuses to eschew deplorable behavior and embrace moral standards. As you correctly point out, they yammer that being “goody-goody” means you’re trying to pass for white (though much of white culture is now on the same slippery slide towards decadence).
There is likely not a white person in the world to whom Whitney would have listened. And far, far too many of the black “leaders” adamantly refuse to condemn black malfeasance. (When was the last time you heard Barack Obama condemn the 70% illegitimacy, the rampant crime, and the generational welfarism in the black community? Ain’t going to happen.)
Tragically, Whitney made her own choices and took her own chances. But, it might have helped if the dominant black culture did not make a habit of excusing — or worse yet, embracing — such stupid choices.
That is why I think there may be something genetic that predisposes them to be substance abusers. I used to smoke pot until I had a paranoid experience and quit! Given the catastrophic repercussions of drug abuse why do they continue.
I don’t think it was that. I can’t even say that it was the showbiz culture that did her in. She seemed fine until the early 2000’s.
I still think it was Bobby Brown who got her hooked. Either that, or she had had the problem for years and had done a good job of covering it up till then.
But alas, there was no chance of a comeback, the crack smoke had destroyed her pipes.