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.
3 types of Pakistani fans in the comment section of every post by Esra Biglic pic.twitter.com/JXNoSPY02Q
— S (@PsychedSam) August 21, 2020
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.
4th type is the one that goes to check out these comments and then engages in a battle with these types in her comments section. https://t.co/FzD2QIEcZc
— Khushal (@Khushal) August 21, 2020
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*
the third type is desi aunties https://t.co/10Z8Df3GeA
— kaju (@cashxaf) August 21, 2020
And of course, netizens decided to get creative with their responses
4rth types bhe hy jo chahte hy kaptaan halima se shadi karley. https://t.co/W9i1fs2vRh
— Hassan Zaib (@hassan_xeb) August 21, 2020
Good one.
Their names also match with comments they made, for example, chawal making chawal comments, face hidden is asking to be like halima but doing niqab himself, honyan Kay bul ki Zindagi khubsoorT hay. Lololol— Umr (@Umr_Pak_NJ) August 21, 2020
Itni fikar tou Respected_chawlzz ne apni amma ki bhi ni ki hogi 😂
— Jahanzaib (@Hijahanzaib) August 21, 2020
The original tweet has gotten tons of replies, on either side of the argument. Some of which are absolutely mind-boggling.
There’s the patriarchy. But there’s also the matriarchy.
I don’t think men and women are biologically designed to work together. Having women in a male environment is like having honey-covered salmon work in an office full of grizzly bears.
Society was healthier separated
— Qasim (@Quibbles57) August 22, 2020
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.
