Halime Sultan is officially Pakistan’s newest obsession. But apparently the lines between creepy stalker and teenage fangirl on the obsession spectrum have been blurred. And it seems Esra Bilgic (who plays Halime in Ertugrul series) is their favorite target.
Since gaining fame from her role as Halime Sultan, the Turkish actress has since worked on ad campaigns with Jazz and Q Mobile and has really become a part of the Pakistani landscape.
Of course, desi trolls leave no stone unturned and have lately been flocking to the Turkish star’s Instagram. While some find themselves unable to differentiate between the real her and the character she plays, others take a far creepier approach.
One Twitter user pointed out the three types of Pakistani commenters – nay, men – found most commonly in Esra Bilgic’s comments section.
https://twitter.com/PsychedSam/status/1296851230107602944
Pakistani men who troll Esra can be categorized into three distinct groups:
- Those who tell her to be modest like Halime,
- Those who can’t wait to tell the world how lewd and sexist they are,
- Those who are greatly concerned about her diet and physique.
The post gained quite a lot of traction amongst Pakistani Twitter and people have chimed in with their own responses. Another Twitter user added that there was one other kind of commenter too.
https://twitter.com/Khushal/status/1296890331540193282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1296890331540193282%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-3312339786774976639.ampproject.net%2F2007302351001%2Fframe.html
Then, of course, everyone else had thoughts as well and no one was left unscratched by the end of it. Clearly we also never miss an opportunity to attack desi aunties either. *Do Teer Se Eik Shikar*
https://twitter.com/cashxaf/status/1296915097772863490
And of course, netizens decided to get creative with their responses
https://twitter.com/hassan_xeb/status/1296929377838608384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1296929377838608384%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-3433925967172687635.ampproject.net%2F2007302351001%2Fframe.html
https://twitter.com/Umr_Pak_NJ/status/1296953494251823104
https://twitter.com/jahanzaib06/status/1296885666614312963
The original tweet has gotten tons of replies, on either side of the argument. Some of which are absolutely mind-boggling.
https://twitter.com/Cazym57/status/1297084892732370944
But I think what really comes to mind is the audacity of some of these commenters in what they’re writing. And as seen above, there are some equally weird justifications that these trolls offer for their behavior.
Should we be glad Esra Bilgic can’t read Urdu? Because it’ll probably keep her safe from a whole lot of those creepy comments.
