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Bobbi Althoff has launched a new fashion editorial. She has given credit to her creative team and her post has generated a lot of different reactions, from love to very harsh criticism. The way the model and influencer were visually presented has not only drawn her audience but also highlighted the split character of the online discussion surrounding the celebrity figures.
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Bobbi Althoff has showed up with some new pictures and she has mentioned the magazine HATC Media and the photographer Escape Real Life. The credits have also included photo assistant Carly Rene, stylist Branden Ruiz and the one who did hair and makeup Shenise Sheena. It was a very basic post highlighting a new look but the comments were much more complicated as they always are.
People instantly divided their opinions about the reaction. The majority of the crowd had come just for the glamour. One user compared it to a character in a Netflix series saying, “Giving Emily in Paris.” Another just declared, “She’s so cool tho,” putting emphasis on the point by adding a cool sunglasses emoji. The compliments kept pouring in; to one of the people, it was “Well, pardon tf outta me,” together with heart-eye emojis. The support was given in more substantial ways with a commenter stating, “You look 🔥. Great mom, great humor, great person.”
On the other hand, the stormy undercurrent was there flowing right through the surface-level praises. The post attracted a huge amount of negative and racially charged comments that were so prominent that other followers quickly pointed them out. One user stated, “The number of racist comments is terrifying.” Someone who replied earlier shared the same sentiment as he or she wrote, “and so unnecessary. People are cruel for no reason. Mental health is real!”
Some users chose to be very critical and at the same time weirdly accurate in their comments. “Why you stretching yo toes?” was the inquiry of one user, who was focusing on an extremely minor detail of the pose portraying the model. Another user made a very disgusting and horrible comment on the person’s private life. Maybe the most insulting comment that used a bit of creativity was the one by the user who stated, “Oh Bert and Ernie lookin ahh,” which was an unusual comparison with the famous Sesame Street duo.
There was this defense going on continually in the midst of all the negativities. One of the fans gave a very practical piece of advice on how to deal with negative comments: “If you see hate comments, just look at their profiles, laugh and then block.” This tactic of ignoring the comments rather than engaging them seemed to be the way her community wanted to act. In the meantime, a thread of comments popped up discussing a very provocative statement calling Althoff a “runner” and a “pornstar.” This resulted in a little debate in the replies where one person said, “How so exactly? What ignorant thing to say,” while another called the critic “jealous.”
A parallel case was an off-topic promotional comment made on the post about an artist named Lil Sly which was irrelevant and completely out of bounds as is common on the pages of high-profile personalities. On a lighter and more weird note, a celebrity foot-fan account made a comment on Althoff’s post saying, “Bobbi you have really pretty feet.”
Bobbi Althoff has always been at the intersection of high-fashion and public scrutiny. Her choices have made her a constant subject of discussion, especially her divorce from Cory Althoff which she has never been secretive about. This post is a classic example of such an experience. It is a professional success that is accompanied by a real tribute to her good taste in fashion and an endless wave of criticism about her personality and past. Her recent podcast clip with Trevor Wallace also sparked a lot of conversation.
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The talk around the shoot is no longer about the fashion but rather about the environment influencers have to endure. It shows a community that is quick to defend, a faction that is eager to criticize, and the weird, often intrusive detours that online discourse can take. For Althoff, sharing her work means she is also letting in all of it—the fire emojis as well as the Bert and Ernie comparisons. The image is just one, but the feedback is a multifaceted, chaotic, and very modern depiction of fame. She previously demanded viewers watch her unforgettable interview with Kevin Gates, and her content with Trevor Wallace has sparked both laughter and debate. Another bizarre moment involved Teddy Swims and a Justin Bieber hand video saga.
