This David Schwimmer Sweater ad Is Playing on ‘Friends’ Nostalgia. So Why Are Commenters Talking About Israel?
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This David Schwimmer sweater ad is playing on ‘Friends’ nostalgia. So why are commenters talking about Israel?
David Schwimmer, who played Ross on Friends, is tapping into some late ’90s and early 2000s nostalgia. The actor stars in an ad this week marketing his “dream sweater” for the clothing and home goods store Quince. In the ad, Schwimmer, who is Jewish, scribbles sketches of the perfect red sweater in a notebook while he sits in Central Park and then begins to see it everywhere: on a man riding an electric scooter, an angry taxi driver who almost r…
"We don't want a Zionist in the ads," wrote an Internet user.
Who would have thought that a sweater ad would stir up so many nerves? A “Friends” star has been chosen to star in a new fashion campaign, but his support for Israel hasn’t gone unnoticed by pro-Palestinian netizens, some of whom have even announced they’re boycotting the brand.
The "Friends" star, who has repeatedly come out in defense of Israel since October 7, stars in a new campaign for an American fashion brand, but his choice has angered pro-Palestinian netizens: "Fire your marketing team."
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