I have had quite the moral dilemma since Saturday... my morning check of W&C search hits revealed a search hit for "rafael nadal paparazzi naked butt pictures"... needless to say that one for one of my favorite tennis players (and regular object of desire here on the blog) piqued my interest, but I didn't give it all that much thought, as a typical day here at W&C brings dozens of search hits for the likes of "rafa naked" "nadal nude" etc, etc.
But then as the day progressed more and more hits poured in with some combination of "rafa" "paparazzi" in some stage of undress and the Spaniard's famed ass-et (you knew that was coming!)... and I think it was Sunday that I finally stumbled onto the pictures... and sure enough, Rafa was caught by a photographer (with quite the zoom lens) changing out of some swimwear on the deck of a boat.
So yes, I will readily admit I was very happy to see Rafa's butt au natural... it surely did not disappoint... but having watched it for years clad in those pirate pants, I knew it wouldn't... and if I had an ass like that, I would certainly pick at it like Rafa comically and/or compulsively does too!
But (oh, the puns!) when the initial delight wore off, I was conflicted... despite being a public figure, I still view it as a big 'ole invasion of privacy... and the guy should be allowed to change out of some shorts without cameras clicking... particularly when he's not doing it in a public place (granted semi-public, but very likely reasonably private).
Though why he didn't do it below deck or do the whole towel cover-up trick, I am not sure... particularly when he had to know the paps were following him around most of the day (evidence below)... but then again, we have seen time and time again that Spaniard tennis players quite refreshingly don't seem to have much of an issue with nudity... and I'm still looking at you Tommy and Fernando!
So... to post or not to post, that is the question?! Am I justifying the means for the end -- even if it is an "end" that you can bounce a quarter off of!
Ugh... so I've over-rationalized and have decided to make the pictures "available" here at W&C... and will implicate my dear reader's tolerance/acceptance of the paparazzi/privacy invasion by requiring them to click on the links below to see the pictures (which again, rationalizing big time, are spreading across the Web like the proverbial wildfire anyhow).
But (there I go again) first, some nice beach pictures of Rafa -- allegedly taken during the time period of the 'drop trou' pix... (on a sidenote, only ass-uming -- make me stop! -- that these pix were taken on Rafa's island home of Mallorca, Span... thus the title of the post)....
Ah lovely! Now that you've had the appetizer, the links to the boat pics are below... and while it's just a butt (and I'm sure I have set expectations way too high by now), I will warn -- depending on your place of business -- these are NSFW (not safe for work).
As always, if you want more Rafa... though not quite that particular much of him... I direct you to my past Rafa-related posts for your perusal pleasure.
Eh, not a horrible ass, but it's kinda big.
Posted by: Keith | Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 11:36 PM
That is the prettiest ass ever. Nice and round!
Posted by: Anita Bradford | Friday, October 28, 2011 at 07:33 PM