Sydney Sweeney / American Eagle Controversy

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Anonymous wrote:For decades, I've never taken offense if some totally average Black woman or man was praised as a "queen" or "king," but now some of you are having a complete meltdown because some randon advertising campaign plays on a white woman's attractiveness. Grow up.

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Black women and other WOC are celebrated when they're in ads/marketing campaigns. Now, apparently, it's ok to tear down white women if they are also featured in campaigns. Glad to see how many people think it's utterly ridiculous.

If anyone isn’t aware, Sydney isn’t just “featured” in the ad. Her lines are "Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color. My genes are blue,"

This is eugenics.

No one cares that the white, blonde, blue-eyed actress who played Izzy Steven’s on Grey’s Anatomy is shilling pee pads. She’s not talking about genetics.

No. It’s a joke. Her last sentence is “My jeans are blue.”

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently there was a 15-minute stretch in which progressives didn’t have anything to blow out of proportion & whine about, & their bylaws required them to pick some random issue to fill the void.

Ergo, American Eagle is a Nazi front. It could just as easily been Froot Loops cereal is anti-gay or Hush Puppies shoes are cruel to dogs.

This will only be a positive for AE

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Anonymous wrote: Man! This forum isn't usually where I end up when I'm on dcum.But, as a heterosexual man, can someone..anyone, tell me why this woman is supposed to be the 'it girl' when it comes to looks. Is this supposed to be some kind of parody ? Can this Sweeney chick get more than one look from most boys on an American college campus ? Certainly not where I went to school. If she's what passes for hot these days,God help us all.

As for the ad, its very much in line with what a certain of this country believes in. There's an unmistakable double entendre there unless, of course, you CHOOSE to put on your blinders.

Oh please. She’d be the hot “it” girl on any campus. She is obviously gorgeous by any metric and what puts her over the top is her doe eyes, it factor and charm. She has a magnetic personality.

That’s not to say I think she’s an incredible actress. I honestly haven’t watched anything she’s in but she does pop on camera and she’s very charming.

As another straight man, I had the same thought as PP. Her doe eyes are weird. She's got big boobs but big boobs aren't hard to come by. I probably see a woman as hot as her any time I go to the mall.

It’s AE. It’s not some luxury aspirational brand. They sell $40 jeans.

Which is why they are reaching out to a certain type of white woman. One who only has whiteness as a reason why she (in her opinion) is not at the bottom of society. LBJ got it right about poor whites in America.

Progressives have spent the last several years trying to convince everyone that white women were ugly and undesirable. Yet here comes Sydney Sweeney, proving that nobody bought what they were selling and now they’re mad. The pendulum is swinging back to normalcy.

Wtf? I honestly wonder what world some people are living in. This is ridiculous. I’m a white woman and I’ve not noticed progressives trying to make me feel ugly or undesirable. Stop with the whining and victim mentality.

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently there was a 15-minute stretch in which progressives didn’t have anything to blow out of proportion & whine about, & their bylaws required them to pick some random issue to fill the void.

Ergo, American Eagle is a Nazi front. It could just as easily been Froot Loops cereal is anti-gay or Hush Puppies shoes are cruel to dogs.

This will only be a positive for AE

What’s concerning is that AE knew they were putting out an ad campaign that would be viewed by many as embracing white supremacy and thought that was a good idea. Yikes!

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Anonymous wrote:DCUM showing how out of touch it is once again.

I don't know which side you're talking about. I hope it isn't the ones complaining about the ad. Sydney is getting absolutely roasted on TikTok by the exact target demo AE wants.

No, not really. This is a giant win for AE.

How so?

Weeds out the annoying demographic AE doesn’t want, new consumer association with hotness, seen as standing up to schoolmarm scolds, brand now being talked about in socials (remember, the woke scolding helps their brand, doesn’t hurt it, they want those TikToks), free publicity.

I actually agree that the controversy is probably been fanned by AE itself but no matter what, no consumer brand for teens wants “endorsed by DCUMs” as a selling point. So, DCUMs scolding is only good for them.

The average teen does not even know what DCUM is for it to care whether a brand was endorsed by it or not, lol.

You sound like an out-of-touch anti-woke Boomer/Gen-Xer who thinks they know about marketing. Women/young girls are not getting excited about those jeans.

Their audience for this is men. Not women/young girls. They are targeting men. The fact you don’t understand this disqualifies you immediately from any analysis. Go back to scolding.

They are not buying AE jeans either omg

Dear God. You really don’t understand how marketing works, do you?

Np. Can you explain??

Anybody who comes on here bagging on GenX deserves no explanation. Boomers? Fair game. But leave the Xers out of it.

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Anonymous wrote: Man! This forum isn't usually where I end up when I'm on dcum.But, as a heterosexual man, can someone..anyone, tell me why this woman is supposed to be the 'it girl' when it comes to looks. Is this supposed to be some kind of parody ? Can this Sweeney chick get more than one look from most boys on an American college campus ? Certainly not where I went to school. If she's what passes for hot these days,God help us all.

As for the ad, its very much in line with what a certain of this country believes in. There's an unmistakable double entendre there unless, of course, you CHOOSE to put on your blinders.

Oh please. She’d be the hot “it” girl on any campus. She is obviously gorgeous by any metric and what puts her over the top is her doe eyes, it factor and charm. She has a magnetic personality.

That’s not to say I think she’s an incredible actress. I honestly haven’t watched anything she’s in but she does pop on camera and she’s very charming.

As another straight man, I had the same thought as PP. Her doe eyes are weird. She's got big boobs but big boobs aren't hard to come by. I probably see a woman as hot as her any time I go to the mall.

It’s AE. It’s not some luxury aspirational brand. They sell $40 jeans.

Which is why they are reaching out to a certain type of white woman. One who only has whiteness as a reason why she (in her opinion) is not at the bottom of society. LBJ got it right about poor whites in America.

Progressives have spent the last several years trying to convince everyone that white women were ugly and undesirable. Yet here comes Sydney Sweeney, proving that nobody bought what they were selling and now they’re mad. The pendulum is swinging back to normalcy.

Wtf? I honestly wonder what world some people are living in. This is ridiculous. I’m a white woman and I’ve not noticed progressives trying to make me feel ugly or undesirable. Stop with the whining and victim mentality.

Open your eyes. The reaction to this whole ad proves the point.

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelleykohan/2020/06/28/aeos-aerie-brand-built-on-body-positivity-and-inclusion-is-slowly-edging-out-sexy-supermodel-juggernaut-victorias-secret/

There is some revisionist history happening with this whole anti inclusion thing. It made American Eagle a ton of money when they started it. I get it, you want to see hot blondes in ads, however minorities and large women also have money and credit cards that work. The average American women’s pants size is believed to be between 14-18. It’s probably going down because of ozempic, but people seem to forget that Americans are generally big people. I think most of us probably live in DC or another urban area that tends to be fitter, go to a small town in the south or Midwest and you will start to get it.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelleykohan/2020/06/28/aeos-aerie-brand-built-on-body-positivity-and-inclusion-is-slowly-edging-out-sexy-supermodel-juggernaut-victorias-secret/

There is some revisionist history happening with this whole anti inclusion thing. It made American Eagle a ton of money when they started it. I get it, you want to see hot blondes in ads, however minorities and large women also have money and credit cards that work. The average American women’s pants size is believed to be between 14-18. It’s probably going down because of ozempic, but people seem to forget that Americans are generally big people. I think most of us probably live in DC or another urban area that tends to be fitter, go to a small town in the south or Midwest and you will start to get it.

Ads with plus size models don’t sell clothes, unfortunately. While realistic it’s not what people really want to see.

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Anonymous wrote: Man! This forum isn't usually where I end up when I'm on dcum.But, as a heterosexual man, can someone..anyone, tell me why this woman is supposed to be the 'it girl' when it comes to looks. Is this supposed to be some kind of parody ? Can this Sweeney chick get more than one look from most boys on an American college campus ? Certainly not where I went to school. If she's what passes for hot these days,God help us all.

As for the ad, its very much in line with what a certain of this country believes in. There's an unmistakable double entendre there unless, of course, you CHOOSE to put on your blinders.

Oh please. She’d be the hot “it” girl on any campus. She is obviously gorgeous by any metric and what puts her over the top is her doe eyes, it factor and charm. She has a magnetic personality.

That’s not to say I think she’s an incredible actress. I honestly haven’t watched anything she’s in but she does pop on camera and she’s very charming.

As another straight man, I had the same thought as PP. Her doe eyes are weird. She's got big boobs but big boobs aren't hard to come by. I probably see a woman as hot as her any time I go to the mall.

It’s AE. It’s not some luxury aspirational brand. They sell $40 jeans.

Which is why they are reaching out to a certain type of white woman. One who only has whiteness as a reason why she (in her opinion) is not at the bottom of society. LBJ got it right about poor whites in America.

Progressives have spent the last several years trying to convince everyone that white women were ugly and undesirable. Yet here comes Sydney Sweeney, proving that nobody bought what they were selling and now they’re mad. The pendulum is swinging back to normalcy.

Wtf? I honestly wonder what world some people are living in. This is ridiculous. I’m a white woman and I’ve not noticed progressives trying to make me feel ugly or undesirable. Stop with the whining and victim mentality.

Open your eyes. The reaction to this whole ad proves the point.

I don’t think so. I’m a little freaked out by the conservative back lash to the back lash. The number of complaints that there are ads that aren’t just focused on attractive white people. Not to mention at some point the number of references to her boobs has got to start feeling a bit demeaning. Good grief, they’re just breasts.

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Anonymous wrote: Man! This forum isn't usually where I end up when I'm on dcum.But, as a heterosexual man, can someone..anyone, tell me why this woman is supposed to be the 'it girl' when it comes to looks. Is this supposed to be some kind of parody ? Can this Sweeney chick get more than one look from most boys on an American college campus ? Certainly not where I went to school. If she's what passes for hot these days,God help us all.

As for the ad, its very much in line with what a certain of this country believes in. There's an unmistakable double entendre there unless, of course, you CHOOSE to put on your blinders.

Oh please. She’d be the hot “it” girl on any campus. She is obviously gorgeous by any metric and what puts her over the top is her doe eyes, it factor and charm. She has a magnetic personality.

That’s not to say I think she’s an incredible actress. I honestly haven’t watched anything she’s in but she does pop on camera and she’s very charming.

As another straight man, I had the same thought as PP. Her doe eyes are weird. She's got big boobs but big boobs aren't hard to come by. I probably see a woman as hot as her any time I go to the mall.

It’s AE. It’s not some luxury aspirational brand. They sell $40 jeans.

Which is why they are reaching out to a certain type of white woman. One who only has whiteness as a reason why she (in her opinion) is not at the bottom of society. LBJ got it right about poor whites in America.

Progressives have spent the last several years trying to convince everyone that white women were ugly and undesirable. Yet here comes Sydney Sweeney, proving that nobody bought what they were selling and now they’re mad. The pendulum is swinging back to normalcy.

Wtf? I honestly wonder what world some people are living in. This is ridiculous. I’m a white woman and I’ve not noticed progressives trying to make me feel ugly or undesirable. Stop with the whining and victim mentality.

Open your eyes. The reaction to this whole ad proves the point.

I don’t think so. I’m a little freaked out by the conservative back lash to the back lash. The number of complaints that there are ads that aren’t just focused on attractive white people. Not to mention at some point the number of references to her boobs has got to start feeling a bit demeaning. Good grief, they’re just breasts.

Are you familiar with Sydney Sweeney? She knows about the obsession with her boobs and uses it to make money. They literally had her in a swimsuit to sell Hey Dudes shoes to guys.

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Not everybody can be in every ad…or movie…or band.

I just want to see attractive people showcasing the product.

The product is jeans. Blue jeans.

The ad is perfectly fine. It’s about jeans. Blue jeans.

And the model’s commentary is related to the product.

It’s an ad.

It’s not a big political statement. And it certainly isn’t a commentary on race.

The world has gone mad.

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Anonymous wrote: Man! This forum isn't usually where I end up when I'm on dcum.But, as a heterosexual man, can someone..anyone, tell me why this woman is supposed to be the 'it girl' when it comes to looks. Is this supposed to be some kind of parody ? Can this Sweeney chick get more than one look from most boys on an American college campus ? Certainly not where I went to school. If she's what passes for hot these days,God help us all.

As for the ad, its very much in line with what a certain of this country believes in. There's an unmistakable double entendre there unless, of course, you CHOOSE to put on your blinders.

Oh please. She’d be the hot “it” girl on any campus. She is obviously gorgeous by any metric and what puts her over the top is her doe eyes, it factor and charm. She has a magnetic personality.

That’s not to say I think she’s an incredible actress. I honestly haven’t watched anything she’s in but she does pop on camera and she’s very charming.

As another straight man, I had the same thought as PP. Her doe eyes are weird. She's got big boobs but big boobs aren't hard to come by. I probably see a woman as hot as her any time I go to the mall.

It’s AE. It’s not some luxury aspirational brand. They sell $40 jeans.

Which is why they are reaching out to a certain type of white woman. One who only has whiteness as a reason why she (in her opinion) is not at the bottom of society. LBJ got it right about poor whites in America.

Progressives have spent the last several years trying to convince everyone that white women were ugly and undesirable. Yet here comes Sydney Sweeney, proving that nobody bought what they were selling and now they’re mad. The pendulum is swinging back to normalcy.

Wtf? I honestly wonder what world some people are living in. This is ridiculous. I’m a white woman and I’ve not noticed progressives trying to make me feel ugly or undesirable. Stop with the whining and victim mentality.

Open your eyes. The reaction to this whole ad proves the point.

I don’t think so. I’m a little freaked out by the conservative back lash to the back lash. The number of complaints that there are ads that aren’t just focused on attractive white people. Not to mention at some point the number of references to her boobs has got to start feeling a bit demeaning. Good grief, they’re just breasts.

She knows and she uses them to her full advantage. But I don’t see the flat chested girls freaking out. A pretty girl acknowledged she was pretty. Big deal.

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Anonymous wrote: Man! This forum isn't usually where I end up when I'm on dcum.But, as a heterosexual man, can someone..anyone, tell me why this woman is supposed to be the 'it girl' when it comes to looks. Is this supposed to be some kind of parody ? Can this Sweeney chick get more than one look from most boys on an American college campus ? Certainly not where I went to school. If she's what passes for hot these days,God help us all.

As for the ad, its very much in line with what a certain of this country believes in. There's an unmistakable double entendre there unless, of course, you CHOOSE to put on your blinders.

Oh please. She’d be the hot “it” girl on any campus. She is obviously gorgeous by any metric and what puts her over the top is her doe eyes, it factor and charm. She has a magnetic personality.

That’s not to say I think she’s an incredible actress. I honestly haven’t watched anything she’s in but she does pop on camera and she’s very charming.

As another straight man, I had the same thought as PP. Her doe eyes are weird. She's got big boobs but big boobs aren't hard to come by. I probably see a woman as hot as her any time I go to the mall.

It’s AE. It’s not some luxury aspirational brand. They sell $40 jeans.

Which is why they are reaching out to a certain type of white woman. One who only has whiteness as a reason why she (in her opinion) is not at the bottom of society. LBJ got it right about poor whites in America.

Progressives have spent the last several years trying to convince everyone that white women were ugly and undesirable. Yet here comes Sydney Sweeney, proving that nobody bought what they were selling and now they’re mad. The pendulum is swinging back to normalcy.

Wtf? I honestly wonder what world some people are living in. This is ridiculous. I’m a white woman and I’ve not noticed progressives trying to make me feel ugly or undesirable. Stop with the whining and victim mentality.

Open your eyes. The reaction to this whole ad proves the point.

I don’t think so. I’m a little freaked out by the conservative back lash to the back lash. The number of complaints that there are ads that aren’t just focused on attractive white people. Not to mention at some point the number of references to her boobs has got to start feeling a bit demeaning. Good grief, they’re just breasts.

Are you familiar with Sydney Sweeney? She knows about the obsession with her boobs and uses it to make money. They literally had her in a swimsuit to sell Hey Dudes shoes to guys.

Hmm, so you’re saying that the celebration of SS’s big boobs and hotness is not a new thing. So the backlash to this ad isn’t just because it’s new and shocking to see an ad with someone who’s hot and has big boobs. Hmm, it’s almost like there’s something else about the ad that people are reacting to. What could that be?

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Anonymous wrote:I legitimately believe that American Eagle is actually pushing the “controversy” angle via PR spin. If you read the articles about this they quote random-ass people on Twitter, who are “outraged” by the ads.

That totally feels like PR planted tweets that then get forwarded along to reporters at the daily mail by American Eagle PR company to write stories about it.

It’s an absolutely fake controversy. The effect of this is to attract eyeballs to American Eagle. This then puts white people on the defensive and draws in men to white night defend Sydney Sweeney. If you look at the American Eagle website, it shows pictures of Sydney Sweeney next to men’s clothing line options. The whole controversy is to get white men stirred up and purchasing items from American Eagle Eagle.

.....and my prediction was 100% correct. The entire ad's purpose is to stoke white conservatives' rage about a fake "woke backlash" that only existed online in rightwing media/spaces:

Remember, conservatives and online incels were dissing Sweeney's looks only a few months ago, debating whether she was "mid":

sydney sweeney is mid

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People have to learn not to respond when they are being baited.