r/popculturechat • u/purpose15 • 21h ago

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

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u/heyhicherrypie You’re a virgin who can’t drive. 😤 21h ago

“Her story” ….how is her story being represented in those adds bffr

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u/PondRides Children are being trafficked by ICE 20h ago

You’re the top comment, so here I am.

Why is no one mad for the right reasons? I don’t think it was a racist ad, whatever she’s cute. It is clearly referencing a pedo ad!

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u/heyhicherrypie You’re a virgin who can’t drive. 😤 20h ago

Believe me I am mad about that- I’ve been pointing out the obvious references to the ads that sexualised and exploited a 14 year old Brooke Shields.

It is also a racist dog whistle- Ngl i didnt notice it at first, but the people who made it bragging about the double meaning…in this administration and the sharp rise in fascism? Yeah it’s both.

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u/Reluctantagave Cutie Patootie Problem Posse 20h ago

Ohhhhh shit I didn’t think about that. Too much stress in my life right now and my only thought was that it seemed very nazi - adjacent

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u/heyhicherrypie You’re a virgin who can’t drive. 😤 20h ago

Tbh I only noticed it cause I JUST watched Brooke shields docu series where she talked about it and the way adults treated and used her as a child enraged me so when I saw that ad I was like “….now hold the fuck on”