Spice set herself up for embarrassment

Dear Editor,

My opinion on the ‘Spice Saga’ concerning her being contracted to work at the ‘Rio Salute’ is that everybody was in anxiety to see her performance, including me, knowing her lyrics. I was there when she was announced and that was the impression.

Some people are saying that Spice was set up to perform at that show. My strong opinion on that is I don’t think the organisers set her up. Spice is the person that set herself up for embarrassment.

I believe, as an artiste, she should be versatile. I think Spice could have demonstrated to those people who were looking for very little from her that she can entertain without doing any of her outrageous songs. I take for example Lady Saw before she got converted to Christianity; she had two sides — Marion Hall and Lady Saw. Spice got the chance to prove that she can perform for diplomats too and she messed it up. So she has no one to blame but herself. Artistes must put themselves in the position to entertain different types of audiences, and not just dancehall fans.

So, people can stop talking nonsense that the organisers set her up.

Mark Bell

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