It’s been weeks since the Arnold Schwarzenegger “lovechild” scandal broke, and the media has settled on a pretty clear narrative for the story’s main characters. Maria Shriver is being presented as the tragic and long-suffering scorned wife, Arnold’s the powerful horndog who nevertheless deserves praise for his generosity towards his illegitimate son’s family, and Mildred “Patty” Baena, the Guatemalan housekeeper who bore Arnold’s child, is being almost universally defamed for her sexuality and dishonesty. More »