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On
Jan.
29,
an
article
from
the
New
York
Times
weirdly
credited
Travis
Kelce
for
inventing
“the
fade”
haircut,
which
has
been
a
staple
in
hoods
across
America
for
decades.
And
after
a
collective
groan
was
heard
on
every
block
from
coast
to
coast,
Kelce
has
stepped
up
to
set
the
record
straight.
The
NFL
superstar
not
only
pushed
back
on
the
notion
that
he
started
the
“trend”
of
getting
fades,
but
also
took
issue
with
the
article
dropping
days
before
Black
History
Month.
“And
to
do
it
on
Feb.
1,”
said
Kelce
during
his
Super
Bowl
press
conference.
“They
throw
me
into
the
wolves
like
that.
That
was
messed
up,
man.
I
don’t
want
anything
to
do
with
that
one,
man.”
Kelce,
whose
business
managers
happen
to
be
Black
men,
by
the
way,
also
offered
some
style
tip.
“It’s
a
two
on
top
and
a
nice
high-to-mid
fade
with
a
taper
in
the
back,”
he
said,
“I
didn’t
invent
that.
I
just
asked
for
it,”
he
added.
Why
thank
you
sir
for
being
honest
and
self-aware
in
this
particular
situation.
Had
Kelce
had
a
Trumpian
attitude,
he
probably
would’ve
accepted
credit
for
inventing
the
haircut
as
Cheeto
Jesus
is
notorious
for
trying
to
colonize
things
he
had
absolutely
nothing
to
do
with.
Kelce
knew
heads
were
ready
to
chew
him
up
if
he
went
along
with
the
story.
Now
that
he’s
set
the
record
straight
on
the
matter,
he
can
continue
to
go
about
his
business
and
be
a
part
of
other
conspiracy
theories
that
the
far-right
MAGAts
currently
have
him
involved
in
such
as
he
and
Taylor
Swift
are
actually
agents
for
the
CIA
who’s
mission
it
was
to
get
to
the
Super
Bowl
and
somehow
convince
Americans
to
vote
for
Joe
Biden
during
the
big
game.
We
would
say
you
can’t
make
this
stuff
up,
but
someone
did
and
now
it’s
a
thing.
America
in
2024.
What
do
y’all
think
of
Travis
Kelce’s
response
to
Fadegate?
Y’all
good
on
him
setting
the
record
straight?
Let
us
know
in
the
comments
section
below.
