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American Eagle sparks backlash for touting Sydney Sweeney's great jeans

6,941 1,675 July 29, 2025 at 08:53 AM
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American Eagle's "great jeans" advertising campaign with actor Sydney Sweeney is at the center of the latest political firestorm online, drawing accusations of racial undertones in its messaging.

Sweeney, who rose to fame for her starring roles in HBO's "Euphoria" and "The White Lotus," is the star of the clothing retailer's latest denim-focused fall campaign, with the tagline, "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans."

It's a play on words for Sweeney's "great genes." Indeed, in one clip, which accrued more than 1.1 million views on American Eagle's Instagram page, Sweeney stands before a poster of herself titled, "Sydney Sweeney has great genes," before the word "genes" is crossed out and replaced with "jeans."


This is a scandal! I'm shocked, I'm totally shocked by that!

BTW, what do you guys think about the jeans? Are these great or not?
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07-29-2025 at 04:28 PM.
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Telling people she has great genes is just another way of saying she's attractive, but leave it to the media to rage bait folks.

Sweeney has a great body and those jeans make her look terrible. That's the only issue.
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07-30-2025 at 06:02 AM.
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levi's > all the rest, regardless of what that cracker says
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07-30-2025 at 06:35 AM.
07-30-2025 at 06:35 AM.
Nothing Comes Between Me and My Calvins ( except underwear )
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07-30-2025 at 02:22 PM.
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Quote from SnakePlisken :
levi's > all the rest, regardless of what that cracker says
Levi's and Eddie Bauer jeans have always been decent.

Quote from SpaceCallahan :
Nothing Comes Between Me and My Calvins ( except underwear )
Never wore those. Miss my buckle back jeans. Not the kind with the buckle in back. The kind with buckles on the sides to loosen or tighten the fit.
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08-01-2025 at 07:16 AM.
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Sweeney has a great body and those jeans make her look terrible. That's the only issue.
I agree...she should definitely remove those jeans for the next ad
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08-01-2025 at 11:52 PM.
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I agree...she should definitely remove those jeans for the next ad
No! Bad MLV! Get back in your cage! Whip
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08-06-2025 at 06:18 PM.
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Outrage over something else with this attention-whore butterface? Shocking.
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08-07-2025 at 10:31 AM.
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Outrage over something else with this attention-whore butterface? Shocking.
butterface? I am very curious about your standards.
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08-07-2025 at 11:38 AM.
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butterface? I am very curious about your standards.
Yeah, my standards are a bit above dog faced and druggy eyed with a nice rack.

Examples: Ana De Armas, Eva Mendes, Linda Cardellini, Jessica Alba, Shakira, Nina Dobrev, Victoria Justice, Eliza Dushku, Priyanka Chopra, Kristin Kreuk
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butterface? I am very curious about your standards.
She has a great body. Her face is rather dopey looking though. I mean, she can look sultry, but not when her hair is tucked behind her ears and she's not wearing makeup. Literally looks like Dopey.
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She has a great body. Her face is rather dopey looking though. I mean, she can look sultry, but not when her hair is tucked behind her ears and she's not wearing makeup. Literally looks like Dopey.
I still wouldn't mind getting a Happy ending from her
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I still wouldn't mind getting a Happy ending from her
Oh my gosh. Out of your cage again, huh? Whip Back!
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Oh my gosh. Out of your cage again, huh? Back!
Why so Grumpy?
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08-08-2025 at 05:31 PM.
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Quote from Abused.Return.Policy :
Yeah, my standards are a bit above dog faced and druggy eyed with a nice rack.

Examples: Ana De Armas, Eva Mendes, Linda Cardellini, Jessica Alba, Shakira, Nina Dobrev, Victoria Justice, Eliza Dushku, Priyanka Chopra, Kristin Kreuk

Paint 'em blond and it's not so far different. Shakira is already painted.

People have different preferences for jeans... some wear blue jeans, some like more darker hues. Also, women's and men's standards of prettiness differ. Dontknow
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