Comedian Bovi has taken to his
Instagram page to write an open letter to actress, Dorcas Shola Fapson
following her saga with a Taxify driver. If you missed it, read here and here)
In his open letter, Bovi advised
Dorcas to hold her head high. He also listed out what she did right and what
she could have done differently. He wrote;
Dear Dorcas,
I’m compelled to write you a
public letter because I have an overwhelming urge to participate in the public
discuss of your recent episode. As a friend, I will feel I failed you by
remaining quiet while a section of society bashed you these past few days. But
rather than defend you to a group of people who don’t know you personally and
who have made up their minds even in the face of overwhelming evidence, allow
me to publicly tell you about your experience, what you did right and what you
should have done differently.
First off, your biggest crime in
all of this was not fitting into the stereotype! You’ve been dragged in many
sections for being bold and courageous under fire. While the taxi driver was
taken you to a wrong destination, just because your voice was firm and
assertive, it seemed as though nothing troubling was happening. While the
driver restrained you from coming down from the taxi, you pepper sprayed him and
your voice and resolve was still not broken. This too doesn’t fit the
stereotype. If it was a scene out of a movie, the director would probably ask
you to scream, cry, be shaken and even beg to be let go. In the eyes of many,
you were too bold, too calm, too calculated for a lady. To this I say a big
kudos. Don’t stop. Don’t change. Because the fact remains, as far as he took
you to a destination against your will in the middle of the night, you were
abducted. That is a crime punishable by law.
Somewhere, some girl is inspired
by your boldness.
Next time though, it will be
wiser to get down from the car as quickly as possible. Do not take chances or
hesitate. Safety first should be your watch word. Cynthia hesitated in festac.
It didn’t end well.
If you had a PR expert by your
side the next day, just before you posted those videos explaining what actually
transpired, he/she would have worn you a very thick cardigan and wrapped you in
a blanket. You would have been asked to speak in a “victim tone”. All this
would have been channeled to swing the narrative in your favor. Kudos to you,
you weren’t trying to milk the situation, neither were you thinking of the
mileage those videos will accumulate. You see, perception is realit
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