In their everyday lives, women face immense scrutiny when it comes to their appearance. We are socialized into thinking that there is a perfect body type – slim waist and slender arms – and all women must work towards achieving that body. If they fail to do so, they somehow become less of a woman. This is what our society is programmed to believe. We are brainwashed to the extent that we even end up disregarding basic biology and shame a woman for gaining weight, as though it is one of the seven deadly sins.
A woman named Nalini Unagar, who has a massive following on X, shares pictures of food and talks about social issues, posted two pictures of actor Swara Bhasker comparing the way she looked back in the day and how she looks now, after having gained postpartum weight.
For those who do not know, Swara Bhasker recently delivered a baby and like every other woman on the planet who has delivered a baby, she gained weight. It is very natural for a woman to gain postpartum weight and to shame them for it only highlights one’s unawareness regarding pregnancy and childbirth.
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Swara Bhasker responded to the woman and asked her to do better.
She had a baby. And do better Nalini! https://t.co/ABSK3brzK8
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) June 21, 2024
Several others too slammed the woman for body-shaming the actor and trying to pull her down by making personal attacks. It is disappointing to see how, even today, women verbally attack other women for their choices and bodies when instead they should be supporting one another.
Here’s how people responded to the woman:
Bodyshaming IS NOT COOL.
Removing you from my followers list and blocking you.— TheLiverDoc (@theliverdr) June 22, 2024
Shes a mother now, so yeah she did put some weight.
Grow up @NalinisKitchen and stop body shaming!— Blue Prick (@TheBluePrick) June 21, 2024
She just had a baby. How insensitive you can be?
— Shirin Khan (@ShirinKhan0) June 21, 2024
She’s a mother now..
Body shaming is not good.
— Anju Yaduvanshi (@anjuydv) June 21, 2024
Disgusting! “Women’s empowerment” in your bio is merely superficial? Certainly seems like it, given that you’re willing to go so far as to comment on a woman’s weight publicly right after she’s had a baby. pic.twitter.com/i9hs09Xl0q
— Azra (@azra1302) June 21, 2024
Whatever she is eating .. tumhare baap ke paiso ka nahi kha rhi hai .. 🙄
U are a shame on womenhood coz u r making fun of a woman who is going through post partum weight gain.. It’s beautiful that she is embracing motherhood instead of starving herself for the sake of…
— noname_nocaste (@NoName_NoCaste_) June 21, 2024
For some likes and some pennies. You are body shaming a woman who has recently been pregnant. Ask your mother wat did she eat, she will reply you with a slap. Disgusting.
— Jaunism (@jaunism45) June 21, 2024
She recently delivered a baby. Ask your mother, probably she can explain it better what a lady goes through both emotionally and physically during pregnancy & child birth.
— Akshat (Entire Engineering) (@notdatdeshbhakt) June 21, 2024
She just had a baby and it’s very natural to gain weight after pregnancy and child birth.
Stop body shaming 🙂— Potato!🚩 (@Avoid_potato) June 22, 2024
We have such a long way to go as a progressive and inclusive society.