Travis Kelce Criticized by Fans for 'Liking' Shane Gillis' Controversial 'SNL' Monologue About Women's Gym Clothes: 'Embarrassing'

Travis Kelce drew criticism after reportedly liking a video of Shane Gillis delivering a controversial monologue on Saturday Night Live.

On the October 10 episode, the comedian made what many deemed misogynistic comments about women's workout attire.

"I haven't been to the gym in so long, I didn't realize women just dressed like w----- now," Gillis joked.

"Look, I'm sorry, there's no other way to describe... Have you seen it? I've seen it. The shorts. Have you seen the shorts? Those neon... they're, like, artificial bait colored," he remarked.

"And the wrinkles, the wrinkles go, like, around the cheeks and all combined at the b-------," Gillis continued. "And don't look. You're not allowed to look. For real, don't look because they are filming. I'm in the background of, like, 10 TikToks right now."

The comments drew criticism from viewers who considered the jokes demeaning toward women.

Kelce's reported interaction with the clip prompted backlash from social media users who questioned his judgment and what the like suggested about his views.

"He's smart enough to know what misogyny is and he's privileged enough to not care unless it affects him. Liking the monologue even goes beyond that since it's him approving of it," one Reddit user wrote.

One commenter criticized the interaction by writing, "In a world of Travis Kelces, be a Dan Levy." The remark contrasted the football star's apparent engagement with the clip against Levy's public condemnation of Gillis' jokes.

Others brought Kelce's relationship with Taylor Swift into the discussion, with one person penning, "Omg Taylor doesn't deserve this mannnnn."

Another remarked, "That man continues embarrassing her."

Attorney and activist Cheyenne Hunt questioned Kelce's reaction in an Instagram Reel. "If you're effectively capitalizing on your implied allyship to women, women have the right to ask if it's real and scrutinize whether or not you're actually in alignment with it," Hunt said.

Kelce hasn't responded to the backlash.

Levy directly challenged the comedian's characterization of women who wear formfitting clothes.

"Women wearing short shorts to the gym does not make them w-----," Levy declared in an Instagram video. "It makes the men calling them w----- misogynists, there's a difference there."

The Schitt's Creek star also pointed to men's gym attire, remarking, "By the way, I've seen more men's nipples at the gym than I've ever seen women showing their bodies off."

Former SNL cast member Ego Nwodim responded with sarcasm, sharing a gym photo on Instagram Stories with the caption, "W---- reporting for duty."

Singer Maren Morris also fired back with an Instagram Reel in which she gave the camera the middle finger. "Leave my gym short wedgie out of it," she warned in the caption.

Radio host Bobby Bones offered a different perspective on Gillis' material during his podcast, "25 Whistles with Bobby Bones."

"I thought, for the most part, it's pretty funny," Bones remarked. "He just kind of goes at it. Got to respect that he takes chances up there."