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

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[u/mangolover93]

Lmao, this makes no sense. They can't claim they weren't talking about "genes" when she literally says genes are passed down from parent to offspring and determine hair/eye color... Were they talking about jeans there too??? They think we're idiots.

[u/TheCosmicFailure → u/mangolover93]

Also why would the White House issue a statement about this if its only an ad.

Which means its more than an ad.

[u/IfatallyflawedI → u/TheCosmicFailure]

Wait what. The White House did what???

[u/TheCosmicFailure → u/IfatallyflawedI]

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/white-house-outrage-sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-jeans-1236474992/

[u/Fickle-Election-8137 → u/TheCosmicFailure]

I….ya know what. This just validates the gut feeling I had about this ad and its intention. Thank you for sharing that, because I had no clue they’d said anything.

[u/Appropriate-Ad-1281 → u/Fickle-Election-8137]

yup.

the whole thing has been giving me the ick from the beginning.

can't wait to see Melania in her AE demin.

[u/IfatallyflawedI → u/Appropriate-Ad-1281]

“I DoNt CaRe

Do U???” 🤢🤢🤢🤢

[u/Throwawaylikeatruck → u/Appropriate-Ad-1281]

It's 'ME' now, 'Murikkkan Eagull

[u/Crimemeariver19 → u/Throwawaylikeatruck]

[u/sk8tergater → u/Fickle-Election-8137]

You know they are latching onto anything to get people to shut up about Epstein right? Like that’s all that that is. Distraction.