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Addressing the backlash: American Eagle is clarifying that their Sydney Sweeney ad was only intended to make people masturbate (clickhole.com)

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American Eagle is in full-on crisis mode after their “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans” campaign was met by swift public backlash as critics accused the ad of invoking eugenics. Today, the clothing company finally put out a statement explaining the campaign’s original aim: American Eagle is clarifying that their Sydney Sweeney ad was only intended to make people masturbate. [...]

Context: https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/why-sydney-sweeney-s-good-jeans-campaign-is-being-compared-to-nazism-20250729-p5mikz.html

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[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world -5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (8 children)

Why didn't they use more than one model though? Multiple ethnicities? "I have great genes/jeans," layered over pictures of models of every race, weight, disability, background, etc. Could've advertised multiple styles and colors of jeans, ripped jeans, etc.

Why did they only pick her, who is from racist Spokane and whose dad is a Trumper? Why is it specifically "Sydney Sweeney has great genes," and not "Americans have great genes"? It's American Eagle, right?

Eta: the CEO of American Eagle is also a Trump supporter, and his son is selling a Florida house for the Trumps

And none of this is to mention that she seems to have extra genes via mosaic Down Syndrome, causing her facial features and large tongue/speaking issues, as well as her biddable temperament to do whatever fascists want without giving it a second thought. She is likely being taken advantage of even more than most actresses her age are, which is a lot.

Below - currenr pic of Sydney, pic of girl w mosaic down syndrome, pic of Sydmey before plastic surgery/injectables, pic of descriptive features of down syndrome:

Eta: Relevant link, she is like the Down Syndrome Clayton Bigsby and that's exactly how I feel watching her spout off Nazi shit https://youtu.be/BLNDqxrUUwQ

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca -1 points 6 days ago (5 children)

So, you're an abelist now, too? Wow. Keep digging...let's see how far down the bigoted rabbit-hole you'll go to prove everyone else is a bigot. Please, go on.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world -2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

What is ableist about what I said, exactly?

I think it's more that you're mad you jerked it to a girl with down syndrome being taken advantage of by fascists and media

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Man, if you don't even have the self-awareness to see what you just wrote, then there is no point in talking to you.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

No, it's rather that YOU are ableist against people with down syndrome and projected that onto my words. Now when asked what exactly is ableist, you can't say - because it was you projecting.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Still can't hear yourself, right now...can you?

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I accept that you cannot make a valid refutation or good faith argument (have been unable to do so 3x now) and have lost this debate.

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