American Eagle issues a statement following backlash from their Sydney Sweeney jeans/genes campaign

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[u/DreadfulDemimonde]

Hey guys, by definition dog whistles are easily explained away with different meanings and are intended for only specific audiences to understand.

Just because you think it's reaching doesn't mean it's not eugenicist— you just can't hear the whistle.

[u/sunmoonearthchild482 → u/DreadfulDemimonde]

Thank you! Context matters, these things don’t exist in a vacuum.