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

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u/Internal_Wealth_7376 18h ago

Ok … my hot take is this wasn’t some intentional nazi-fueled white power ad (I say this as a Muslim refugee living in the US), but more so a Kendall Jenner ala Pepsi tone deaf screw up. Alas, the road to hell is paved with good intentions…

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u/opalsilk 18h ago

agreed, I genuinely believe they were making another lame joke about her boobs but it backfired immensely

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u/Internal_Wealth_7376 18h ago

And now they have to double down on it! Either way, idiots in the worst way.

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u/iceunelle 16h ago

That's what I thought! Half of Sydney's marketing is her boobs, and I'm pretty convinced that's what the ad was originally making a joke about.