US EditionSydney Sweeney Makes 1st Public Appearance After American Eagle Drama
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AUG 4 – Sydney Sweeney attended the 'Americana' premiere amid backlash over an American Eagle campaign using a 'great jeans' pun tied to eugenics criticism, with the brand defending the ad.
- On Sunday, August 3, Sydney Sweeney returned to the Los Angeles red carpet for Americana’s screening, her first public appearance since the American Eagle controversy.
- Critics pounced on Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle campaign launched on July 23, arguing the 'jeans/genes' pun echoed eugenics ideology linked to white supremacy.
- Over 170 social media users called to cancel Sydney Sweeney, with an X post garnering more than 200,000 likes amid platform-wide discourse.
- American Eagle defended the campaign on Saturday, August 1, stating 'Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans is and always was about the jeans' after a heckler shouted 'Stop the ad, that is being racist!' at the Desert 5 Spot premiere.
- Right-Wing voices, including Vice President JD Vance, praised Americana, set for release on August 15, 2025, as a pushback against 'wokeness'.
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Innocent wordplay or racist message ? American Eagle jeans manufacturer campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney continues to react in the United States, up to the White House.
On X, support for American Eagle ads with Sydney Sweeney’s ‘good jeans’ overwhelms criticism
“Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” an American Eagle ad announced, prompting a culture war on whether its newest advertising campaign centers on cheeky wordplay or something more sinister. “Genes are […] The post On X, support for American Eagle ads with Sydney Sweeney’s ‘good jeans’ overwhelms criticism appeared first on Poynter.
The tulle skirt and the ribbon in her hair did not convince her fans.
After her recent controversial collaboration with the American Eagle jeans brand, Sydney Sweeney gets lynched in the public square. On Sunday, August 3, the actress was insulted as she went to the preview of the Americana film in Hollywood.
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