>but I would aways hear white people (particularly white men)
>talking about how stunningly beautiful she was.
>
>Eventually I saw it for myself and understood... but I still
>felt that whites appreciated her beauty a lot more than blacks
>did.

yes indeed. I mean, White dudes LOVE them some Whitney Houston...seriously.

It wasn't until i saw pics of her at various stages of her life...She really *was* a beautiful ass woman...like seriously so I got why White men celebrate her beauty so much.

I'm kinda similar to you..Whitney has always been beautiful to me, but not stand out/drop dead gorgeous...but i'm getting *WHY* she was seen that way by other folks...