Shreya Ghoshal Fat-Shamed on X: Post Goes Viral

Shreya Ghoshal: A recent tweet on X (formerly Twitter) by user Sumit has drawn ire for body shaming. The user posted her photo from the Women’s Cricket World Cup inaugural ceremony, where she gave a stunning performance, and captioned it with an insulting remark: “Audacity of fatty women showing chubby fat never be fixed in India.”

Very soon, the post went viral – but not in a positive way. Instead of gaining popularity, it sparked outrage for being insensitive and disrespectful.

A Voice That Breaks Through the Craziness

Shreya Ghoshal, one of India’s most revered singers, captivated the audience at the World Cup opening with her powerful melodic vocal powers. Fans pointed out that her career, ability, and prominence in the world far trump any shallow comments about her physical appearance. As one response noted well: “Just close your eyes and hear her voice. It’s gifted and you’re still in fat talk.”

For the most part, the “engagement farming” attempt body shaming fell flat, because peoplestood up and reminded the world that her singing is what makes her.

Fans Respond

Some replies in the comments under the controversial tweet were a healthy mix of sarcasm and decent amount of wholesome support. Some pointed out how the troll’s grammar is horrible and inconsistency in his logic, and others simply questioned the nerve of this troll even stating anything in response to Shreya’s stature. Comments like “”Bro you’ll never be fit enough to compete with her talent and success” or “Think you should legit be focusing on her talent instead- you might learn something!” show a ton of support directed at Shreya.

But Beyond the Body-Shaming

This truly showcases a larger issue regarding the community we have built with the advancement of our internet culture- as there can be as much hate as appreciation for identified true talent. But in this case of Shreya Ghoshal, it’s nice to know and see that at the end of the day, her haters were obliterated by mega tons of support illustrating once more her voice and legacy will never be defendable.