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Sydney Sweeney faces backlash over American Eagle campaign
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Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle campaign is reminding fans online of Brooke Shields' controversial Calvin Klein ad from the 1980s.
It was the vocal fry heard and mocked ’round the internet: “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color.” A pause, as a lounging Sydney Sweeney zips up her jeans, then looks up with her big blue eyes: “My jeans are blue.”
American Eagle’s “great jeans” advertising campaign with actor Sydney Sweeney is at the center of the latest political firestorm online, drawing accusations of racial undertones in its messaging. NBC News' Angela Yang breaks down the controversy.
Cruz reposted a photo of Sweeney sensually lying on her stomach, half naked, as her blonde hair falls in waves over her nude chest. She wears tight-fitting American Eagle jeans for the new fashion campaign, which has sparked accusations of racial undertones in its messaging.
Sweeney does not speak much about her politics (for interested parties, there are potential clues, such as a 2020 tweet supporting Black Lives Matter and a mention of having conservative relatives), but this hasn’t stopped the right wing from framing her as one of their own.
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