Even by the standards of Michael Jackson...

[Dexter Rutecki]

don't you think it was a little bit strange for his sister to play his love interest in the video, "Say, say, say"?

Also, if you'd like, I'm more than prepared to write up a close reading of Whitney Houston's "The Greatest Love of All" to show that it is an ode to masturbation.

[bklyn]

Also, if you'd like, I'm more than prepared to write up a close reading of Whitney Houston's "The Greatest Love of All" to show that it is an ode to masturbation.

Don't you mean crack? You're talking about Whitney.
Oh never mind - she has no receipts for the rocks.

[Dexter Rutecki]

Not denying Whitney hit the pipe, but here it is:

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I live as I believe

[above, Whitney states that no matter what she's going to keep on masturbating]

No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity

[she refuses to recognize the social unacceptability of publicly discussing masturbation, and will remain proud of herself as an openly masturbating woman]

Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me

[to Whitney, the type of physical love she enjoys with herself is THE GREATEST love possible]

I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me

[it sure wasn't inside of anyone else]

The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve

[Whitney can show you how]

Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

[learning to love yourself? For some women, learning how to masturbate is something that must be learned, whereas for the vast majority of boys it happens more or less naturally]

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside

[Whitney wants children to discover the same form of self-love that served her so well in her youth]

Give them a sense of pride to make it easier

[easier: for the children than it was for Whitney. We shouldn't deride children for their masturbatory tendencies, and make them feel the same shame Whitney was made to feel. Whitney envision a new generation that will revel in masturbation.]

Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

[some women laugh during orgasm]

[Chorus]

And if by chance, that special place
That you've been dreaming of

[yes, she dreams about her clitoris, and it is quite a special place]

Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love

[if you're made to feel lonely because of masturbation, and it is obviously a solitary activity, let the self-love you enjoy give you strength.]

[aspenskibum]

i don't think its meant to be sexual, i think its just corny, i mean come on, "i believe the children are our future, show them how and teach them well" or whatever she said, you really think shes that perverted? i think its just corny

[PacRimRider1]

While touring with her mother as a backing singer, Whitney had a solo spot in the show - her rendition of The Greatest Love Of All. The song had been written for the film biography of Mohammed Ali, The Greatest, and had been a hit for George Benson in 1977. The writers were Michael Masser and Linda Creed, who was recovering from breast-cancer surgery at the time, and whose experience is perhaps evident in the lyric. When considering songs for the album, Clive Davis was not keen on this track at all but was talked round by Masser. The single was a phenomenal success in the states where it was no 1, while it peaked at no 8 in the UK. Strangely the song had already been released as the b-sides of the first UK and US singles.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan.stuart/music/whitney/houston.html

Whitney may still love masterbating though.

[Steven S. Dallas]

So what you're saying is that masturbation gives women breast cancer? Provocative.

[Dexter Rutecki]

So what you're saying is that masturbation gives women breast cancer? Provocative.

Don't make me support something that leads to cancer. Damn lawyers.

glad to see aspenskibum is still so quick on the uptake.