Fans are rushing to Travis Kelce‘s defense after the Kansas City Chiefs star was spotted without his shirt on in new photos published to Instagram by celebrity gossipist Deux Moi.
Reactions were mixed to the paparazzi snaps, which were reportedly captured following a workout in Miami and found the athlete lingering around his car.
As the tight end stripped out of his sweaty t-shirt, revealing an odd pattern worn into the hair on his back (which one bold social media user suggested looked like his girlfriend had “tried to wax his back and failed half way”) another critic replied, “a trigger warning would’ve been nice.”
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“omg third pic jump scare !” another wrote, claiming in a follow-up, “no shade fr i was just spooked.”
Countless more unsolicited comments followed, with others quickly clapping back to defend the legendary athlete.
“These comments aren’t passing the vibe check,” one fan snapped, while another implied, “Some of you haven’t been with an adult man and it shows.”
“Damn didn’t realize so many women haven’t seen back hair before 🤣🤣,” another sassy defense read, as someone else declared, “I genuinely LOVE a man with body hair. It’s HOT AF. And the fact he doesn’t feel the need to overly groom something natural coz of society’s expectations makes him even hotter. 😍😍😍.”
“Ouch the body shaming 😢,” another person called out, as someone else suggested commenters “Imagine if the photo was a woman, and the men were making comments about her body hair.”
“How can we keep pushing for equality ?” they questioned. “Come on girls get it together.”
“I feel like you guys are being slightly dramatic,” Deux Moi agreed in the comments.
“Travis is getting in shape for football season,” another fan pointed out. “he’s not worried about his back hair 🤦🏽♀️.” Multiple others also called attention to the fact that the bald patches on his upper back were almost definitely caused by the years of football pads that have been causing friction across the area.
“same thing happens to hockey players too!” one revealed.
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