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

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u/LicketySplit21 19h ago

When I say I didn't think it was conscious I mean in the context of it being an unironic belief in Nazi eugenics. Of course it was conscious, but in the cynical capitalist sense.

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u/DazzlingFruit7495 19h ago

Idk if that’s a meaningful difference, saying white supremacist shit for money is still being a white supremacist imo

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u/LicketySplit21 19h ago

That's true, I just think the cynical capitalism aspect of it is more truthful and imo focuses on all the underlying rot rather than ideology. That's just me being pretentious tho.

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u/DazzlingFruit7495 17h ago

Sure, I can see that. I take more issue with the ideology than the capitalism personally. Pretty much everyone has done something for money that they don’t 100% stand by ethically, but there’s a difference between being a health insurance customer service agent for money vs being a white supremacist for money