Is Cindy, Bob ‘mix-up’ a race and class thing?

THE EDITOR, Madam:

I READ Michael Abraham’s commentary on the Bob and Cindy ‘mix -up’. I’ve also been following the saga on social media. I mean, the affair happened a long time ago, and it is well known - end of story. It is what it is. But decades after, Cindy continues to boast and celebrate it, rubbing it in everyone’s faces, including Bob’s wife ‘as if’.

I wonder how Cindy would react if she was in Rita’s position? Imagine if Rita, a black woman from humble beginnings, had interfered with Cindy’s marriage, had had an affair with her husband, and had had a child with him? Cindy should try to put herself in the other person’s position for a moment and try to understand how the other person might feel if the other woman boasted about it years later. Cindy might be upset that the film

One Love did not give her more prominence. It is said that several scenes with the actress playing her were eventually cut from the film.

But the film was not about Cindy, and the producers, who included Rita, have the right to control the narrative. Rita has always carried herself regally, and with class. Her interviews are classy, and she is very well spoken. She has spoken about Bob’s affairs and did it with tact and without any feeling of inferiority.

Rita has also welcomed Bob’s other children as her own, and her children did the same with their siblings. Everyone knows that Bob had many girlfriends, more so as he became successful, rich, and famous. But Cindy alone continues to boast about their affair. She speaks about Bob more than his wife Rita. None of the other mothers of Bob’s children do it, so why Cindy? Is it because of her race and class she feels entitled? Many of those who support Cindy would sing a different tune if they were caught in a similar situation as the spouse of a man who had multiple affairs.

Many uptowners are quick to side with Cindy, calling those who say she should chill ‘tribalists’. An affair happened. It is okay for the white uptowner to feel superior and celebrate and boast about it to eternity, especially if it involves a superstar. I guarantee, hypothetically, if Rita, a black skinned woman had gone after Cindy’s white, uptown husband, it would not be pretty. The same uptowners would sing a different tun, and condemn ‘the other woman’ for her petty and lowclass, tacky behaviour.

Maybe Cindy should produce her own movie if she has something extra to share with the world about Bob.

P. CHIN chin_p@yahoo.com