There is never a quiet moment in the 'Bigg Boss 19' house, and this is the week when actress Ashnoor Kaur has been in the spotlight for the wrong things. Tanya Mittal, Neelam Giri, Shehbaz, and Amaal, the four contestants, have been caught on camera making body-shaming remarks about Ashnoor. They talked about her body in a very disrespectful manner and made fun of her. Their words were laden with vilification of her physical appearance.
The conversation that was overheard by the camera seems to be an attempt at humour at first, but it rapidly turned into something very offensive. Tanya was seen expressing her opinion of Ashnoor by saying, "even after working out she hasn't changed." Neelam, in her addition, said that "her body is something that is not done by exercise." The insults were not just limited to those two; they also ate up her face and clothes to the point of making fun of her with such phrases as “fugge jaisa mooh” (ballon face) and “ande jaisi shakal.” (egg-shaped face)
People were also wondering about the point of time of the comments because they were made right after the nomination results when Ashnoor was the one to be safe and Tanya and Neelam were the ones to be up for elimination. As a result, most of them believe now that the body-shaming talks were not a way to show concern for Ashnoor but instead to vent their frustration.
Fights, jokes, and testing limits are all part of life inside the 'Bigg Boss' house. But this time, things went too far. Instead of focusing on game dynamics or personal disagreements, the contestants crossed a line turning their attention to someone’s body, something not only irrelevant to the show but also deeply disrespectful.
Most notorious instance of contestant body-shaming in 'Bigg Boss' is just the tip of much more significant iceberg. During these years the contestants have been calling out the shortcomings of each other's physical appearance, weight, or fashion trends as a strategy in the easiest and quickest way to incite or weaken their target - a method which, while it may arouse attention, nevertheless reveals their own inner insecurity.
The core issue is why this model is still in existence? One might say that it is still going on in an environment where the contestants are under constant scrutiny and pressure. Body-shaming is a quick and nasty way to gain the upper hand and thus the shamer can feel superior. Nevertheless, it also signifies something bigger - the way society continues to accept and treat body-related remarks as 'just a game'.
