Brown Trout Fish Woman: The Viral Video Scandal on Twitter

Brown Trout Fish Woman: The Viral Video Scandal on Twitter

On one of the hottest summers of 2023, a super weird, very controversial video started to make the rounds on Twitter. It was the video—and she did a lot—that she posted as “Brown Trout Fish Woman” while doing something with a dead fish. Viewers were hit by a mix of shock and awe. This article recounts the events that followed the viral video—its impact on reactions and its importance in a larger online discussion and course of behavior.

The Viral Video

On the sunny afternoon of the month of July 2023, a video was uploaded on Twitter which would become a sensational virus. A short video clip, taken with a smartphone, showed a young female holding a big brown trout fish. All that was strange about the scene was the woman’s actions: having kissed the fish fully, she then ran her tongue around its foul slime, then gouging a big piece of flesh from its side, she bit into it.

Then the woman, little smirk on her face, proudly showed the camera her mutilated fish. That video was bizarre; it went instantly viral, getting millions of views with a lot of reactions on Twitter alongside other social media accounts.

The Identity of the “Brown Trout Fish Woman”

As the video spread like wildfire, the internet hordes wanted to know who the “Brown Trout Fish Woman” was. The denizens of the web used their best detective skills to turn up any trace of the mysterious angler. Some people thought they could place her at the most popular local fishing spots. Others felt she might be a performance artist trying to get a message across about the environment.

It would take a few days more for her to be identified as 23-year-old Emily Wilson*, an avowed nature lover and fishing aficionado from a small town in Oregon. Emily, who had shared the video as something of an inside joke with a group of friends, suddenly found her social media accounts hijacked with messages and comments as the clip went viral.

Reactions to the video “Brown Trout Fish Woman” are mixed, to say the least. Very disgusting and disrespectful were words that came up across most comments made by other users under her video. Others went further and called for boycotts of businesses and organizations associated with fishing, arguing that the video basically preached for acts of cruelty against animals and a lack of respect for nature in general.

The video, however, was lapped up by a huge section of the netizens who took in the quirkiness of the video and judged it to be quite hilarious and funny. Memes, parodies, and a number of fan arts came up, celebrating the woman’s quirky behavior and holding on to the bizarreness of the situation. There were instances of debates going on about what is the extent of acceptable content allowed on the internet, and to what extent does humor suffice as an argument while discussing issues pertaining to animals.

How it Fared for Emily Wilson

Viral fame for Emily Wilson had a visible effect on her life to a great extent, on the upside and also on the downside. She had a huge following online, where the accounts on the social media front came with lots of thousands in new following stakes. Most people found this quirky personality of hers interesting, and hence, she became an unlikely internet celebrity.