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The promotional videos for the new episode of ‘Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta’ (LHHATL) series have been stirring up a lot of comments on social media. In one of the director’s cuts being circulated, the fan-proclaimed new Queen of Dancehall Spice throws a plate with what seems to be cake in it, at one of her co-stars face, for referring to her as a b***h.
Spice also uses a Jamaican expletive. Some of the Nah Tek Nuh Talk singer’s followers on Instagram have said that the personality she portrays in the reality series is not good for her career, or the image of black women, yet alone, Jamaicans.
One comment read: “Why they have her being rowdy on the show? Not good for her image, she should have told them she not fighting on the show.”
Another fan added: “It’s more promo for the angry black woman stereotype. Saw this coming the minute she (Spice) joined the show.”
Even though the positive comments outnumber the negative, her image on the reality TV series, which is aired on VH1 on Monday nights, still remains a concern to fans.
Media personality Nikki Z told THE STAR: “As far as the clip goes, Spice is going to be Spice. This is not a new version of her, but for us being allowed to see Spice be herself on a bigger platform.”
The DJ says the issues persons should be concerned with is the message that reality TV shows send to young women.
“I do find it (reality TV) to be poisonous on a whole. A lot of these young girls are seeing women get likes and followers or appear to live basically off doing nothing, but taking pretty pictures or doing something extreme to get attention versus working hard,” Nikki Z said. She says that for all women on TV shows with the same concept as Love and Hip Hop, there will be different types of consequences depending on the type of person they are. “I have a hard time with people having a problem with what Spice is doing on TV when right here [in Jamaica], we have representatives in programming doing more degrading things. To pinpoint her, isn’t that hypocritical?” Nikki Z says that their needs to be a policing for the content young girls are exposed to, and that it cannot be left up to Spice to act differently. Meanwhile, fellow female recording artiste Ce’Cile has voiced her opinions more than once under the post. The Byal Gyal singjay is supportive of her colleague, and says that the reality TV series is what it is, irrespective of what or how Spice is portrayed on the show. “Spice is really a combination of a lot of things, and at the end of the day, I hope her attributes will be highlighted,” Ce’Cile told THE STAR. Actually, one action that Spice is praised for by fans is in another director’s cut, where sheaddressing LHHATL star Tommie Lee and her drinking habits. She refuses to do any more recording with her after she arrives late for a session. Ce’Cile continued: “Apart from being at the top of her game musically, let’s not forget what a great mom she is, and how hard a worker she is in general, as well as her achievements outside of music.”