Cynthia D. Ritchie is probably the latest name who is adding to the insanity on Pakistani twitter. The American filmmaker seems unusually invested in validating any arguable policy or move of the new government and hence, has garnered a lot of attention among Pakistani Twitterati.
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However, the most recent episode of Cynthia-making-headlines happened on the very first day of the new year when the influencer had a major meltdown upon reading a Daily Times article. The piece discussed Cynthia’s opinion on the treatment of minorities in Pakistan.
I am now looking to hire an attorney for a defamation suit against @theRealYLH.
Hamdani, your lies will be your undoing. If you think I'm going to sit by while you & Daily Times et alia, spit venom, you've got another thing coming. CC: @StateDept @shehryar_taseer @Razarumi pic.twitter.com/AikT6FJ1yl
— Cynthia D. Ritchie (@CynthiaDRitchie) December 31, 2018
Then, Cynthia Ritchie took it up a notch by using a classic abuse word prevalent in South Asia and warned the media house that they are f****ing with the wrong bi**h!
https://twitter.com/CynthiaDRitchie/status/1079795289521823745
But all hell broke loose when she hurled abuse at a Pakistani journalist, Raza Rumi.
The thread didn’t sit well with some of the readers and people had all sorts of reaction!
https://twitter.com/IssamAhmed/status/1080102149139427328
Cynthia walks into a store and asks for Coke. The shopkeeper tells her they don’t have coke – only pepsi.
Cynthia: YOU ALL ARE FUCKING WITH THE WRONG BITCH
— Maham Ali (@Mahamali05) January 1, 2019
I have received tons of abuse from Cynthia's followers calling me a blasphemer, infidel, anti-Islam & anti-Pakistan. Let this make it clear what mindset she is pandering to.
I have & will continue to stand for Jinnah's Pakistan. Happy New Year. https://t.co/qDfIlnSD77
— Kashif N Chaudhry (@KashifMD) January 1, 2019
Meanwhile in 5th Generation warfare planet, a US citizen declares that a Pakistani journalist is against Pakistan with a cc: to US State Dept pic.twitter.com/dlE3ZdiFIK
— faraz (@faraz_lhr) January 1, 2019
I also want to join the #WrongBitch group @CynthiaDRitchie Do I bitch out every journalist or just the ones who have a different opinion? I also have a cycle, I can take photos with it and send them in for #WrongBitch group membership card
— Ali Gul Pir (@Aligulpir) January 1, 2019
The Uber Driver: Madam, please put the exact pin location.
Me: you all are fucking with the wrong bitch.#Cynthia
— Saadia Ahmed (@khwamkhwah) January 1, 2019
And just when we thought that the spat was over, many Pakistanis came to Cynthia Ritchie’s rescue.
This guy @theRealYLH must explain his words "the shady operative" for @CynthiaDRitchie in DT and the editor @Razarumi too. Freedom of expression has its limits. @CynthiaDRitchie needs to take legal action against such rubbish.
— انکل ســـــــرگم✒ (@UncleSargam1) January 1, 2019
@CynthiaDRitchie just ignore,mute and block these desi liberals 🙏 thy are highly abusive 😑
— Javeria Siddique (@javerias) January 1, 2019
I strongly condemn the conspiracies on social media against @CynthiaDRitchie
Her contributions for highlighting positive & soft image of Pakistan are immensly appriciableCynthia!We are indebted to u,keep doing ur bit for peace&Pakistan
Stay strong & committed#WeSupportCynthia— Engr.Saad Kaleem (@WordsOfKaleem) January 1, 2019
Things took an interesting turn when out of nowhere Farhan Virk, the famous social media manager for PTI, took to Twitter to defend his fellow Pakistani, Raza Rumi.
https://twitter.com/HeelGimmick/status/1080085573380046849
Not always on the same side of the spectrum, Farhan Virk defending Raza Rumi added more madness to the frivolous argument.
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Although Cynthia Ritchie apologized to Raza Rumi for using foul language and the latter accepted it as well, things became only sourer between the former and Virk after a failed attempt of truce, giving way to another entertainer, “Cynthia vs Virk.”
https://twitter.com/CynthiaDRitchie/status/1080167483934425088
https://twitter.com/FarhanKVirk/status/1080177858734157824
https://twitter.com/FarhanKVirk/status/1080240590023999489
Despite this, #WeSupportCynthia started trending in Pakistan last night. Here’s what people tweeted with the hashtag.
https://twitter.com/AtifMatinansari/status/1080127240891969536
I strongly condemn the conspiracies on social media against @CynthiaDRitchie
Her contributions for highlighting positive & soft image of Pakistan are immensly appriciableCynthia!We are indebted to u,keep doing ur bit for peace&Pakistan
Stay strong & committed#WeSupportCynthia— Engr.Saad Kaleem (@WordsOfKaleem) January 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/moonkhanpaki/status/1080111935461486592
Qayamat ki Nishani: When two master trolls are unable to turn people against @CynthiaDRitchie because she has a lot of goodwill. PS, #WeSupportCynthia trend is actually doing much better.
— Shoaib Taimur (@shobz) January 1, 2019
That said, what won the internet were these tweets which perfectly described the hilarity of the moment.
The only thing closest to Cynthia vs Virk : pic.twitter.com/1YTBkkG42Y
— Khurram Qureshi (@qureshik74) January 2, 2019
https://twitter.com/Andromeda_JY/status/1080142687880269856
From 'civil discourse' to 'fuck you'; Cynthia's new year's resolution lasted exactly 9 hours.
Happy New Year everyone.. ☺️ pic.twitter.com/V8jFAExwm1
— Raza Ahmad (@razaahmad) January 1, 2019
Bitch ?
Cynthia D Bitchie https://t.co/qZk0LwGBnW— Opinionless Spirit (@OL_Spirit) January 1, 2019
Also Cynthia said fuck you to Raza Rumi by quoting a tweet in which she absolved Raza. What's going on even
— Ahmer Naqvi (@karachikhatmal) January 1, 2019
I love how she’s CCing state dept in her tweets hahaha
— d kamal (@daanistan) January 1, 2019
While it remains a mystery if Cynthia Ritchie is part of any bigger plan or not, we cannot deny the fact that the whole spat is bizarre yet hysterical. It’s the ultimate fireworks that we had been waiting for this new year and we can only thank these personalities for the free entertainment.
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