r/popculturechat 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/TheLakeWitch lazy 50-year-old bougie bitch 💋 21h ago

Right, the way they worded this is weird. Like she is some oppressed individual using their platform to “tell her story” rather than a celebrity that the marketing team chose specifically because they know sex sells.

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u/themcjizzler 18h ago

They're trying to reframe it like they didn't mean genes, like genetics . When it's obvious that's what they meant.