Actress Sydney Sweeney, known for her papers in ‘Euphoria’ and ‘Anyone except you’, is located in the center of a racist controversy in the United States, although some consider that Sweeney is the victim of the left -wing “Woke” culture.
The reason for the controversy is an advertisement of Texans. Sweeney stars in the new spot of the well -known American Eagle brand, making a word game with the terms “jeans” (Texans) and “genes” (genes). In the announcement, Sweeney poses with a completely Texan outfit and, using a sensual voice, describes the human genetic process. «Genes are inherited from parents to children, they often determine traits such as hair color, personality and even the color of the eyes. My jeans are blue ». The video ends with a folded voice that states that Sweeney “has good genes.”
The announcement of American Eagle has reminded many of Calvin Klein’s infamous spot starring Brooke Shields in 1980, in which the actress of then 15 years talked about genetic codes, evolution and survival of the strongest.
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What seems like an innocent script, has raised a huge controversy for its apparent racial implications. The fact that Sweeney, a white, blonde and clear eyes, describe what “good genes” are in an announcement of American Texans, has led many to detect an implicit promotion in her words of eugenics, scientific racism and white supremacism. Of course, the controversy does not arise out of nowhere, but within a context of social and political regression led by Donald Trump and its racist and antimigracy policies. Trump, of course, has not hesitated to celebrate Sweeney’s announcement, stating that he loves. Interestingly, Taylor Swift has put in the middle stating that Taylor “is no longer fashionable.” Of course, statistics show otherwise.
Trump has not been the only public figure that has commented on Sweeney’s announcement: from the world of music, two African -American artists, Doja Cat and Lizzo, have parodied him in their social networks.
@dojacat My jeans are blee
♬ Original Sound – Doja Cat
@lizzo Lizzo’s Got Good Jeans ™ ️
♬ Original Sound – Lizzo
The announcement of the American Eagle announcement has coincided with the premiere in the United States of the new film starring Sweeney, ‘American’, which includes singer Halsey. During the arrival of Sweeney to the event, an assistant increasing her shouting “the announcement stops, that is being racist.” Sweeney looks imperturbed by the woman’s words while entering the event.
@TMZ Sydney Sweeney Was Heckled Over The American Eagle “Jeans” Ad When Hitting Up The Premiere for Her Film “American”
♬ Original Sound – TMZ
Completing the matter, media like The Guardian have revealed the “past” conservative of Sweeney, informing that the actress was registered as a republican voter in Florida during the 2024 presidential campaign, which led Trump to preside over the current administration. Sweeney has already starred in a political controversy a few years ago when he published a video on his mother’s birthday in which he was accompanied by guests who wore hats similar to Maga. Then, Sweeney responded by asking the public to “stop assuming things.” On the current controversy, for the moment, it has not issued a word. American Eagle, meanwhile, has defended his idea: “” Sydney Sweeney has good genes “goes on Texans. It is about the Texans (by Sydney Sweeney) and about its own history ».
