THE curvaceous beauty featured in ExQ’s video Tsvigiri
(Sugar), in which the musician constantly checks her out like an awe-struck
lover as she coquettishly beckons to him, said she was disappointed by how
women in showbiz were often viewed as sex objects.
The Bulawayo-based Zandile Sibanda told NewsDay
Life & Style that no woman should be viewed as a sex object while doing
their professional job.
Sibanda said while some people classified professional
female entertainers as women of easy virtue, others saw “wife material” in
them.
“It’s pretty sad. We shouldn’t be criticised or seen as sex
objects because of that. At the end of the day, people are entitled to their
own opinions. Some may see you as a sex object yet others see you as wife
material,” she said.
“It’s all about different mindsets, but I am totally
against it. No woman should be viewed as a sex object, whatsoever. We should
not be judged by the way we dress and perform in those videos. That’s simply
for the profession.”
The video, which carries the magical fingerprints of award
winning videographer Vusa Blaqs, has been trending on YouTube since its release
in April this year.
Sibanda said despite the video’s saucy nature and the
intimate close-ups with the “drooling” Ex-Q, she has had a very professional
relationship with the urban groover, as she sought to build her own profile as
an artist.
“Ex-Q is a very cool and respectable man. I was never
abused in any form. Working with him was strictly business and everything that
I do is run by my managers Tatenda Chipatiso and Hillary Moyo,” she said.
The lady in red, as she is now popularly known (perhaps an
echo of Chris De Burg’s classic of the same title), said she had appeared in
several other videos before, having worked with musicians including 8L and
Cal_Vin.
“It wasn’t my first appearance before camera. I worked with
Bulawayo-based musician 8L and Cal_Vin in 2015, but the video didn’t become as
viral as Tsvigiri,” she said.
Sibanda said appearance in the limelight was something she
could take in her stride and she was not moved by the unwanted attraction it
has brought.
She admitted, however, that at first her family and friends
were shocked, but they had since reconciled themselves to the idea.
“At first, they (family and friends) were shocked because I
didn’t tell them about it, but when they found out, they were very proud. I
even received calls when they saw it on YouTube and Trace Africa. Everyone was
happy for me,” she said.
Sibanda said her dream was to land a film acting role and
she was certain she would soon nail it.
Her manager, Chipatiso, described her as “down to earth”
and “committed to her work” Newsday
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