Since when did grieving become a fashion crime? Brooke Hogan is absolutely over the internet’s unsolicited fashion police, and honestly, we’re living for the clap back.
The “About Us” songstress recently shared a throwback photo of herself in a barely-there bikini while paying tribute to her legendary late father, Hulk Hogan. Because apparently, you can’t celebrate daddy’s memory without the peanut gallery weighing in on your outfit choices. The audacity, the nerve, the audacity!
Brooke posted the sultry snap alongside a heartfelt caption reminiscing about her relationship with the WWE icon. Sweet, sentimental, meaningful—everything a tribute should be. But instead of flooding the comments with love and support, trolls immediately went full pearl-clutching mode, accusing her of using her father’s passing as a vehicle for a “thirst trap.” As if mourning can only happen in turtlenecks and cardigans!
Not one to take the haters lying down, Brooke came out swinging with some serious sass. She clapped back at the critics, reminding them that she’s allowed to grieve however she damn well pleases, thank you very much. The message? Her body, her memories, her rules. Period.
This isn’t the first time Brooke has had to defend herself against internet weirdos with too much free time. The reality TV queen has been consistently targeted for her fashion choices, her parenting decisions, and basically existing while female and famous. But she’s never been one to stay silent, and we absolutely respect that energy.
What’s wild is how people seem to forget that grief doesn’t have a dress code. Brooke can wear a bikini, a ball gown, or a garbage bag while honoring her father’s legacy, and it’s literally nobody’s business but her own. The fact that we’re still shaming women for their bodies—especially while they’re processing major loss—is absolutely unhinged.
The Hogan family has been through enough without internet randos adding their two cents about what an “appropriate” tribute photo looks like. Brooke’s relationship with Hulk was complicated, public, and deeply personal. If a bikini photo helps her process that? Chef’s kiss, do your thing.
The real thirst trap here? The thirst for drama that these trolls are displaying. Maybe focus that energy on literally anything else.
What do you think? A) Brooke was right to clap back at the haters B) She should have ignored the trolls and moved on