The recent American Eagle campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney has ignited a notable online debate, drawing commentary from prominent political figures. The controversy, which centers on interpretations of the advertisements, has been labeled “cancel culture run amok” by White House Communications Manager Steven Cheung.
Cheung stated, “This warped, moronic and dense liberal thinking is a big reason why Americans voted the way thay did in 2024.They’re tired of this bullshit.” This sentiment was echoed by Vice President JD Vance, who addressed the situation on the “Ruthless” podcast. Vance suggested that the liberal reaction too the campaign, which he characterized as hysteria, was counterproductive for the Democratic party.
“My political advice to the Democrats is continue to tell everybody who thinks Sydney Sweeney is attractive is a Nazi. That appears to be their actual strategy,” Vance remarked. He further elaborated, “I mean, it actually reveals something pretty interesting about the Dems, though, which is that you have, like, a normal all-American beautiful girl doing like a normal jeans ad, right? They’re trying to sell, you no, sell jeans to kids in America and they have managed to so unhinge themselves over this thing.And it’s like, you guys, did you learn nothing from the November 2024 election? I actually thought that one of the lessons [Democrats] might take is we’re going to be less crazy. and the lesson they have apparently taken is we’re going to attack people as Nazis for thinking Sydney Sweeney is beautiful.”
Even Stephen colbert, known for his critical stance on the Trump management, weighed in on the discourse surrounding the American Eagle ads. On “The Late Show,” Colbert described the backlash as perhaps overblown,noting that some viewers perceived sinister undertones in the campaign,including suggestions of eugenics,white supremacy,and Nazi propaganda due to wordplay involving “genes-jeans” and the depiction of a white,blonde model.
Sydney Sweeney has not yet issued a public statement regarding the controversy surrounding the advertisements.
