It was innocent enough an act by itself — Chris Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky threw a "white party" on May 1 with an intimate gathering of friends in their Australian residence of Byron Bay, as the Daily Mail reported. Pataky's Instagram post of the party revealed invitees included pal Matt Damon, brother Liam, and Chris' Hollywood stunt double. "Fun white party with our best friends," Pataky captioned her joyous Instagram memories. While there might seem nothing overtly tone-deaf about people gathering at a time when COVID-19 vaccinations in the developed world are on the rise dramatically, fans in other countries took umbrage.

"Must be great to live in a country that doesn't have Covid anymore. Brazil is so distant from that reality," one fan wrote in Pataky's comments. Another in Ontario, Canada did not hold back the green-eyed wave of emotions flooding through, noting, "So jealous you get to hang out with your best friends, [here] we cannot even hang out with people outside our household."

Several commenters pointed out to others, however, that the loosely populated country of Australia had been "done with COVID for a while," as one wrote. "I feel like half her posts need a disclaimer to remind people that... THEY ARE LIVING A DIFFERENT LIFE!"

Here's hoping the need for jealousy will soon be over and we can all leave the masks behind and closely hug our friends indoors as well.

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