Bella Hadid Went Blonde And The Internet Decided She Was MAGA

Bella Hadid posted cute hockey photos with a handsome man. Naturally, the internet needed to know what this meant for democracy. The supermodel’s latest Instagram photos show her getting cozy with Nathan Lacy at a Colorado Avalanche game, wearing a team jersey, a cap, and platinum blonde hair . There are smiles, kisses, and the kind of affectionate silliness you might expect from two people enjoying a date. Over on X, however, the diagnosis was considerably more dramatic: Bella looks Republican now . The “MAGA Blonde” Investigation In a post that had accumulated 2.3 million views in screenshots, the X account @espressoriana announced that Hadid had “hard-launched her relationship with Nathan Lacy” while showing off her “new MAGA blonde hair.” The post also alleged that Lacy’s family is Republican and pointed to purported Trump-related Instagram follows by his sister. The take that really took off came from @earthling_that, whose post racked up more than 2 million views: “Her new bf is maga and she now looks extremely republican 😕😕” “bella really has zero identity of her own the second she gets a boyfriend she transforms completely into him,” wrote @urgfnessa in a reply. Another user, @Sthormyy, declared, “she never stands by a thing.” Others blamed the stars. “Her Stans are saying it’s because she’s a Libra when she’s just a typical pickme 😭😭😭,” wrote @ayooooomooo, quoting a viral post about people who change their style depending on who they’re dating. Apparently, the journey from brunette to blonde now requires a public explanation of your principles. What Do We Actually Know About Nathan Lacy? Hadid and Lacy were photographed getting affectionate at the Avalanche’s November 7 game in Denver. The outing was part of Hockey Fights Cancer , a detail somewhat overshadowed by the internet’s emergency meeting about her hair. Lacy works for his family’s construction business in Crested Butte, Colorado, and is the brother of Hadid’s friend Rachael Lacy. The pair had already attracted dating speculation earlier this year. As for the political backstory, Page Six reported in July that an unnamed source speaking to the Daily Mail described his family as “very Catholic, very conservative and very red.” I mean, wasn’t her last boyfriend a cowboy? Since When Does Blonde Mean Republican? The replies weren’t all hostile. Some people were understandably confused about how a hockey jersey and a hair appointment had become evidence of an ideological conversion. “She just wearing hockey stuff bro,” wrote @ChristianliveXR. Another user, @sss4nxnce, asked, “Wtf do u mean by ‘she looks republican’ 😭 she just changed her hair.” And @mostobscure pushed back on the premise that dating across political differences should itself be scandalous: “Oh my god how DARE someone fall in love w someone who believes in ✨different things✨.” Of course, we don’t actually know whether this couple disagrees politically. Strangers have constructed an entire relationship dynamic from family gossip, social media follows, and a shade of blonde. Hadid can answer for the positions she actually expresses. Treating her appearance as a substitute for those positions and taste in men tells us much more about the people doing the labeling. For now, the photos establish that Bella Hadid looks gorgeous, affectionate, and very enthusiastic about hockey. Her ballot remains outside the frame.