Sydney Sweeney / American Eagle Controversy

[Anonymous]

I like the ad! It's somewhat clever and a little funny.

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Anonymous wrote:I find it a bit weird in the historical context of the Nazis and their focus on eugenics.

Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, advocated and lobbied for eugenics. In fact, her basis for founding planned parenthood was her belief in eugenics.

OMG !

You didn’t know this? It’s well-established. Here is an article from Planned Parenthood itself on Sanger’s beliefs in eugenics.

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are/our-history

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m more bothered by the way she talks in that stupid ad. Whyyyyy do so many young women talk like this?!?!?

It supposed to be a F*** me voice. Women already don’t like Sydney Sweeney and it’s not because she is hot, hot women always get plenty of love and accolades. It’s because she does anything for a buck. Most recently she was selling limited edition soap with her Bathwater in it that is currently being advertised on EBay for 200 plus dollars.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/06/17/sydney-sweeney-bathwater-soap/84234757007/

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Anonymous wrote:I find it a bit weird in the historical context of the Nazis and their focus on eugenics.

Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, advocated and lobbied for eugenics. In fact, her basis for founding planned parenthood was her belief in eugenics.

OMG !

You didn’t know this? It’s well-established. Here is an article from Planned Parenthood itself on Sanger’s beliefs in eugenics.

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are/our-history

OMG



The Republican used to be the party of Lincoln too

Time changes things

[Anonymous]

It's an ad for jeans that features an attractive white woman. The fact that posters here are all screaming Nazi demonstrates everything that's wrong with Democrats today. I'm pretty confident Sydney Sweeney is not a Nazi. But that's where progressives go. Always. They can't even look at a white woman without making all sorts of assumptions. The hate among Democrats these days is just extreme.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m more bothered by the way she talks in that stupid ad. Whyyyyy do so many young women talk like this?!?!?

It supposed to be a F*** me voice. Women already don’t like Sydney Sweeney and it’s not because she is hot, hot women always get plenty of love and accolades. It’s because she does anything for a buck. Most recently she was selling limited edition soap with her Bathwater in it that is currently being advertised on EBay for 200 plus dollars.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/06/17/sydney-sweeney-bathwater-soap/84234757007/

Starlets have a shelf life

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's an ad for jeans that features an attractive white woman. The fact that posters here are all screaming Nazi demonstrates everything that's wrong with Democrats today. I'm pretty confident Sydney Sweeney is not a Nazi. But that's where progressives go. Always. They can't even look at a white woman without making all sorts of assumptions. The hate among Democrats these days is just extreme.

Oh dear!

Poor white woman

She's been done wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:I can see why some posters and progressives see this ad as dangerously regressive. Because it is regressive. It's a return to the s&x sells approach. This ad is sexy. Sydney Sweeney is sexy. The clothes she's wearing is besides the point. It's what ads for teen clothes used to be like till recently.

Someone commented to me that across multiple areas we're witnessing the collapse of a top-down driven command way of doing things, whether the media or advertising or movies. It was not market forces that demanded body positive advertising or mixed race advertising or dull movies with perfect race blind casting and girlbosses harpies, but ideology in boardrooms. And it turned out to be a money loser.

A heavy person in teen clothes is never going to sell. Pretending a heavy person can be sexy is command driven ideology. And that's why the progressives are freaking out. A sexy, attractive woman or man sells. Big time. I'm a gay dude and I can see exactly why the Sidney Sweeney ad is fun and enjoyable, and yes, sexy. I'm not offended by it (contrary to the previous poster screeching that LGBT+whatever would be offended by it). If there's anything "gay" in my admiration for the ad it's the aesthetics. And I don't doubt a lot of teens will lap this up because it's sexy and fun and full of implications of having a confident good time.

All the screechers are the modern equivalent of agony aunts clutching their pearls and moaning oh won't someone think of the children!

Spot on.

The people freaking out about the ad are the ones slowly realizing that they can’t compel belief. They can compel a lot of things by using the system to their advantage, but they cannot compel a personal belief, and slowly understanding that is causing them to rage.

This has the be the dumbest take. At no point has sex not sold and been used in advertising campaigns. Just because companies also try to appeal in other ways as well, doesn’t mean the sex has gone away.

This ad campaign is alarming because clearly AE and Sydney Sweeney looked at this campaign and realized it would be controversial and that a lot of people would see it as a white supremacist dog whistle. They then decided to go ahead with the campaign. We are a country where a major movie star and companies view being seen as friendly to white supremacists as an asset. And it’s not just the libs who see the white supremacy. Clearly, the MAGA folks see it. They just think that it’s right and just, and the libs are ridiculous for not supporting white supremacy.

I’m not sure how you ever get through your days functionally with this level of hyper-sensitivity. I’m actually pretty curious. Do you function normally? Have a job that requires hard work?

The MAGA hypocrisy propaganda machine is absolutely bonkers. People say something that MAGA disagrees with and they’re hyper-sensitive and overreacting. Meanwhile, the MAGA propagandists feed a constant diet of outrage to the MAGA-ites. They can spin out over Starbucks cup, being wished Happy Holidays, and lies about stolen elections, but express concern about the rising influence of white supremacy in this country? Clearly unhinged. Srsly, I’m just capable of rational thought and able to point out hypocrisy when I see it.

I’m a Democrat who desperately wants to win a national election again and who despises Trump, and there is literally nothing rational whatsoever about your hyperventilating about an ad for jeans featuring an attractive woman. You are equivalent to MAGA in your lack of rationality, in fact.

Sure you are

Independent

DCUM is the most ridiculous bubble.

As I said, sure you are

The accurate use of the word “bubble” to describe a board consisting of spectacularly out of touch, mostly white, wealthy, liberal women who were all convinced Harris would easily win (when it was obvious early on she would not) is now “MAGA” in your persecution dreams? You people are so lost.

No, no, and no

I live in MAGA land

And I saw the propaganda that was being pushed.

I also live among large numbers of another ethnicity who were being sent flyers implying that a Senator of the U.S. was being directed by her husband to vote pro Israel.

So much manipulation of very stupid people all around

I live in a very blue area and I can assure you that manipulation of stupid people with propaganda is not only a problem of MAGA-land.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's an ad for jeans that features an attractive white woman. The fact that posters here are all screaming Nazi demonstrates everything that's wrong with Democrats today. I'm pretty confident Sydney Sweeney is not a Nazi. But that's where progressives go. Always. They can't even look at a white woman without making all sorts of assumptions. The hate among Democrats these days is just extreme.

Oh dear!

Poor white woman

She's been done wrong.

She’s not the one crying, you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m more bothered by the way she talks in that stupid ad. Whyyyyy do so many young women talk like this?!?!?

It supposed to be a F*** me voice. Women already don’t like Sydney Sweeney and it’s not because she is hot, hot women always get plenty of love and accolades. It’s because she does anything for a buck. Most recently she was selling limited edition soap with her Bathwater in it that is currently being advertised on EBay for 200 plus dollars.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/06/17/sydney-sweeney-bathwater-soap/84234757007/

I had no idea, but it checks out with her persona.

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Anonymous wrote:I can see why some posters and progressives see this ad as dangerously regressive. Because it is regressive. It's a return to the s&x sells approach. This ad is sexy. Sydney Sweeney is sexy. The clothes she's wearing is besides the point. It's what ads for teen clothes used to be like till recently.

Someone commented to me that across multiple areas we're witnessing the collapse of a top-down driven command way of doing things, whether the media or advertising or movies. It was not market forces that demanded body positive advertising or mixed race advertising or dull movies with perfect race blind casting and girlbosses harpies, but ideology in boardrooms. And it turned out to be a money loser.

A heavy person in teen clothes is never going to sell. Pretending a heavy person can be sexy is command driven ideology. And that's why the progressives are freaking out. A sexy, attractive woman or man sells. Big time. I'm a gay dude and I can see exactly why the Sidney Sweeney ad is fun and enjoyable, and yes, sexy. I'm not offended by it (contrary to the previous poster screeching that LGBT+whatever would be offended by it). If there's anything "gay" in my admiration for the ad it's the aesthetics. And I don't doubt a lot of teens will lap this up because it's sexy and fun and full of implications of having a confident good time.

All the screechers are the modern equivalent of agony aunts clutching their pearls and moaning oh won't someone think of the children!

Spot on.

The people freaking out about the ad are the ones slowly realizing that they can’t compel belief. They can compel a lot of things by using the system to their advantage, but they cannot compel a personal belief, and slowly understanding that is causing them to rage.

This has the be the dumbest take. At no point has sex not sold and been used in advertising campaigns. Just because companies also try to appeal in other ways as well, doesn’t mean the sex has gone away.

This ad campaign is alarming because clearly AE and Sydney Sweeney looked at this campaign and realized it would be controversial and that a lot of people would see it as a white supremacist dog whistle. They then decided to go ahead with the campaign. We are a country where a major movie star and companies view being seen as friendly to white supremacists as an asset. And it’s not just the libs who see the white supremacy. Clearly, the MAGA folks see it. They just think that it’s right and just, and the libs are ridiculous for not supporting white supremacy.

I’m not sure how you ever get through your days functionally with this level of hyper-sensitivity. I’m actually pretty curious. Do you function normally? Have a job that requires hard work?

The MAGA hypocrisy propaganda machine is absolutely bonkers. People say something that MAGA disagrees with and they’re hyper-sensitive and overreacting. Meanwhile, the MAGA propagandists feed a constant diet of outrage to the MAGA-ites. They can spin out over Starbucks cup, being wished Happy Holidays, and lies about stolen elections, but express concern about the rising influence of white supremacy in this country? Clearly unhinged. Srsly, I’m just capable of rational thought and able to point out hypocrisy when I see it.

I’m a Democrat who desperately wants to win a national election again and who despises Trump, and there is literally nothing rational whatsoever about your hyperventilating about an ad for jeans featuring an attractive woman. You are equivalent to MAGA in your lack of rationality, in fact.

Sure you are

Independent

DCUM is the most ridiculous bubble.

As I said, sure you are

The accurate use of the word “bubble” to describe a board consisting of spectacularly out of touch, mostly white, wealthy, liberal women who were all convinced Harris would easily win (when it was obvious early on she would not) is now “MAGA” in your persecution dreams? You people are so lost.

No, no, and no

I live in MAGA land

And I saw the propaganda that was being pushed.

I also live among large numbers of another ethnicity who were being sent flyers implying that a Senator of the U.S. was being directed by her husband to vote pro Israel.

So much manipulation of very stupid people all around

I live in a very blue area and I can assure you that manipulation of stupid people with propaganda is not only a problem of MAGA-land.

Right

I'll get back to you later after I scroll through my thousandth anti trans ad (who cares?) sent to me because of the area I live in.

Meanwhile my house rep has voted to impoverish half of the citizens here many of whom voted for him

Has your blue rep actually voted in favor of their democratic constituents? If so, you are better of than me.

He votes like he doesn't care about anyone who lives in his area. No town halls either. Too much talking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's an ad for jeans that features an attractive white woman. The fact that posters here are all screaming Nazi demonstrates everything that's wrong with Democrats today. I'm pretty confident Sydney Sweeney is not a Nazi. But that's where progressives go. Always. They can't even look at a white woman without making all sorts of assumptions. The hate among Democrats these days is just extreme.

Oh dear!

Poor white woman

She's been done wrong.

She’s not the one crying, you are.

No crying here. Very practical of her.

She'd better get that money if she wants a shot at Brady.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can see why some posters and progressives see this ad as dangerously regressive. Because it is regressive. It's a return to the s&x sells approach. This ad is sexy. Sydney Sweeney is sexy. The clothes she's wearing is besides the point. It's what ads for teen clothes used to be like till recently.

Someone commented to me that across multiple areas we're witnessing the collapse of a top-down driven command way of doing things, whether the media or advertising or movies. It was not market forces that demanded body positive advertising or mixed race advertising or dull movies with perfect race blind casting and girlbosses harpies, but ideology in boardrooms. And it turned out to be a money loser.

A heavy person in teen clothes is never going to sell. Pretending a heavy person can be sexy is command driven ideology. And that's why the progressives are freaking out. A sexy, attractive woman or man sells. Big time. I'm a gay dude and I can see exactly why the Sidney Sweeney ad is fun and enjoyable, and yes, sexy. I'm not offended by it (contrary to the previous poster screeching that LGBT+whatever would be offended by it). If there's anything "gay" in my admiration for the ad it's the aesthetics. And I don't doubt a lot of teens will lap this up because it's sexy and fun and full of implications of having a confident good time.

All the screechers are the modern equivalent of agony aunts clutching their pearls and moaning oh won't someone think of the children!

Spot on.

The people freaking out about the ad are the ones slowly realizing that they can’t compel belief. They can compel a lot of things by using the system to their advantage, but they cannot compel a personal belief, and slowly understanding that is causing them to rage.

This has the be the dumbest take. At no point has sex not sold and been used in advertising campaigns. Just because companies also try to appeal in other ways as well, doesn’t mean the sex has gone away.

This ad campaign is alarming because clearly AE and Sydney Sweeney looked at this campaign and realized it would be controversial and that a lot of people would see it as a white supremacist dog whistle. They then decided to go ahead with the campaign. We are a country where a major movie star and companies view being seen as friendly to white supremacists as an asset. And it’s not just the libs who see the white supremacy. Clearly, the MAGA folks see it. They just think that it’s right and just, and the libs are ridiculous for not supporting white supremacy.

I’m not sure how you ever get through your days functionally with this level of hyper-sensitivity. I’m actually pretty curious. Do you function normally? Have a job that requires hard work?

The MAGA hypocrisy propaganda machine is absolutely bonkers. People say something that MAGA disagrees with and they’re hyper-sensitive and overreacting. Meanwhile, the MAGA propagandists feed a constant diet of outrage to the MAGA-ites. They can spin out over Starbucks cup, being wished Happy Holidays, and lies about stolen elections, but express concern about the rising influence of white supremacy in this country? Clearly unhinged. Srsly, I’m just capable of rational thought and able to point out hypocrisy when I see it.

I’m a Democrat who desperately wants to win a national election again and who despises Trump, and there is literally nothing rational whatsoever about your hyperventilating about an ad for jeans featuring an attractive woman. You are equivalent to MAGA in your lack of rationality, in fact.

Sure you are

Independent

DCUM is the most ridiculous bubble.

As I said, sure you are

The accurate use of the word “bubble” to describe a board consisting of spectacularly out of touch, mostly white, wealthy, liberal women who were all convinced Harris would easily win (when it was obvious early on she would not) is now “MAGA” in your persecution dreams? You people are so lost.

No, no, and no

I live in MAGA land

And I saw the propaganda that was being pushed.

I also live among large numbers of another ethnicity who were being sent flyers implying that a Senator of the U.S. was being directed by her husband to vote pro Israel.

So much manipulation of very stupid people all around

I live in a very blue area and I can assure you that manipulation of stupid people with propaganda is not only a problem of MAGA-land.

Right

I'll get back to you later after I scroll through my thousandth anti trans ad (who cares?) sent to me because of the area I live in.

Meanwhile my house rep has voted to impoverish half of the citizens here many of whom voted for him

Has your blue rep actually voted in favor of their democratic constituents? If so, you are better of than me.

He votes like he doesn't care about anyone who lives in his area. No town halls either. Too much talking.

It seems that your assessment of what your rep’s voters want, and your belief that you know better than them what they need, is not consistent with reality. That is the definition of being in a bubble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's an ad for jeans that features an attractive white woman. The fact that posters here are all screaming Nazi demonstrates everything that's wrong with Democrats today. I'm pretty confident Sydney Sweeney is not a Nazi. But that's where progressives go. Always. They can't even look at a white woman without making all sorts of assumptions. The hate among Democrats these days is just extreme.

Oh dear!

Poor white woman

She's been done wrong.

She’s not the one crying, you are.

No crying here. Very practical of her.

She'd better get that money if she wants a shot at Brady.

Why not? She seems pretty entrepreneurial. She’s making money hand over fist for doing very little. Isn’t that what most people want to do?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can see why some posters and progressives see this ad as dangerously regressive. Because it is regressive. It's a return to the s&x sells approach. This ad is sexy. Sydney Sweeney is sexy. The clothes she's wearing is besides the point. It's what ads for teen clothes used to be like till recently.

Someone commented to me that across multiple areas we're witnessing the collapse of a top-down driven command way of doing things, whether the media or advertising or movies. It was not market forces that demanded body positive advertising or mixed race advertising or dull movies with perfect race blind casting and girlbosses harpies, but ideology in boardrooms. And it turned out to be a money loser.

A heavy person in teen clothes is never going to sell. Pretending a heavy person can be sexy is command driven ideology. And that's why the progressives are freaking out. A sexy, attractive woman or man sells. Big time. I'm a gay dude and I can see exactly why the Sidney Sweeney ad is fun and enjoyable, and yes, sexy. I'm not offended by it (contrary to the previous poster screeching that LGBT+whatever would be offended by it). If there's anything "gay" in my admiration for the ad it's the aesthetics. And I don't doubt a lot of teens will lap this up because it's sexy and fun and full of implications of having a confident good time.

All the screechers are the modern equivalent of agony aunts clutching their pearls and moaning oh won't someone think of the children!

Spot on.

The people freaking out about the ad are the ones slowly realizing that they can’t compel belief. They can compel a lot of things by using the system to their advantage, but they cannot compel a personal belief, and slowly understanding that is causing them to rage.

This has the be the dumbest take. At no point has sex not sold and been used in advertising campaigns. Just because companies also try to appeal in other ways as well, doesn’t mean the sex has gone away.

This ad campaign is alarming because clearly AE and Sydney Sweeney looked at this campaign and realized it would be controversial and that a lot of people would see it as a white supremacist dog whistle. They then decided to go ahead with the campaign. We are a country where a major movie star and companies view being seen as friendly to white supremacists as an asset. And it’s not just the libs who see the white supremacy. Clearly, the MAGA folks see it. They just think that it’s right and just, and the libs are ridiculous for not supporting white supremacy.

I’m not sure how you ever get through your days functionally with this level of hyper-sensitivity. I’m actually pretty curious. Do you function normally? Have a job that requires hard work?

The MAGA hypocrisy propaganda machine is absolutely bonkers. People say something that MAGA disagrees with and they’re hyper-sensitive and overreacting. Meanwhile, the MAGA propagandists feed a constant diet of outrage to the MAGA-ites. They can spin out over Starbucks cup, being wished Happy Holidays, and lies about stolen elections, but express concern about the rising influence of white supremacy in this country? Clearly unhinged. Srsly, I’m just capable of rational thought and able to point out hypocrisy when I see it.

I’m a Democrat who desperately wants to win a national election again and who despises Trump, and there is literally nothing rational whatsoever about your hyperventilating about an ad for jeans featuring an attractive woman. You are equivalent to MAGA in your lack of rationality, in fact.

Sure you are

Independent

DCUM is the most ridiculous bubble.

As I said, sure you are

The accurate use of the word “bubble” to describe a board consisting of spectacularly out of touch, mostly white, wealthy, liberal women who were all convinced Harris would easily win (when it was obvious early on she would not) is now “MAGA” in your persecution dreams? You people are so lost.

No, no, and no

I live in MAGA land

And I saw the propaganda that was being pushed.

I also live among large numbers of another ethnicity who were being sent flyers implying that a Senator of the U.S. was being directed by her husband to vote pro Israel.

So much manipulation of very stupid people all around

I live in a very blue area and I can assure you that manipulation of stupid people with propaganda is not only a problem of MAGA-land.

Right

I'll get back to you later after I scroll through my thousandth anti trans ad (who cares?) sent to me because of the area I live in.

Meanwhile my house rep has voted to impoverish half of the citizens here many of whom voted for him

Has your blue rep actually voted in favor of their democratic constituents? If so, you are better of than me.

He votes like he doesn't care about anyone who lives in his area. No town halls either. Too much talking.

It seems that your assessment of what your rep’s voters want, and your belief that you know better than them what they need, is not consistent with reality. That is the definition of being in a bubble.

Haha

Most are on Medicaid (white if that makes a difference) or Medicare

The cost raises are eating them up

I guess I was wrong in thinking they need food and medical care