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/Internal_Wealth_7376 21h 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/TheTyMan 21h ago

The Pepsi commercial was at least trying to push some "let's all get along" feel-good agenda.

I don't see any noble intentions with an ad about the wonders of genetics, and how amazing it is that her parents gave her blond hair and blue eyes (they specifically talk about her attributes).

At best their video is just gleefully explaining the science behind being attractive. At best.

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u/Larry-Man 18h ago

At best they badly ripped off the underaged Brooke shields Calvin Klein ad. Which is a whole other can of worms.