Sydney Sweeney's 'Great Jeans' Controversy
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The performer's savage TikTok clip gives more oxygen to discourse about Sweeney's latest campaign, which has countless users online debating whether it's a fun play on words or something more nefarious.
Leftist TikTok is in full pitchfork-and-torch mode after a new ad for American Eagle jeans featuring actress Sydney Sweeney used a play on words, with some claiming it’s full-on Nazi
Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad sparked backlash over claims of oversexualization, missed targeting of its audience and controversial messaging
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There’s also a “butterfly motif on the back pocket of [The Sydney Jean that] represents domestic violence awareness,” with 100 percent of proceeds from the jeans being donated to Crisis Text Line, a non-profit that offers confidential mental health support to anyone 24/7.
Sweeney’s “good jeans” ad was intended to celebrate the clothing company’s flattering cuts. Now critics have accused her, and American Eagle, of flirting with eugenic imagery.
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The title of the ad provoked a flurry of online discourse. Reactions ran the gamut from glee to accusations that the ads promote eugenics.
Sydney Sweeney has fronted a new American Eagle ad campaign, featuring tight jeans, retro visuals and one very questionable pun that seems to have sparked a culture war. The video campaign sees the "Euphoria" star first referencing her inherited looks as "genes",
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Emily Standley Allard on MSNWhy American Eagle and Sydney Sweeney’s “Jeans” Campaign Is Facing Major Backlash
In the age of hyper-awareness and cultural accountability, one fashion ad can set off a firestorm. That’s exactly what happened with American Eagle’s latest campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney.
Megyn Kelly has strongly criticized those accusing Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad of promoting white supremacy, labeling the controversy \"absurd.\"