{"id":2141516,"date":"2025-11-07T18:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2141516"},"modified":"2025-11-07T18:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:58:12","slug":"sydney-sweeney-praised-for-response-to-american-eagle-jeans-ad-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sydney-sweeney-praised-for-response-to-american-eagle-jeans-ad-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney praised for response to American Eagle jeans ad backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F11%2F114978452.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sydney Sweeney is unbothered. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cChristy\u201d actress, 28, is being praised online for her reaction to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/30\/business\/how-american-eagles-ceo-refused-to-bend-on-sydney-sweeney-ads\/\">woke mob outrage<\/a> over her American Eagle jeans ad.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney recently chatted with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3TwhvC_iPCc&amp;t=685s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GQ<\/a> and refused to apologize after<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/31\/lifestyle\/american-eagles-ad-with-sydney-sweeney-spark-debate-race-and-beauty-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> left-wing critics<\/a>\u00a0compared the retailer\u2019s sultry ad to \u201cNazi propaganda\u201d that promotes racism and eugenics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney in her interview with GQ Magazine. <span class=\"credit\">GQ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI did a jean ad,\u201d Sweeney told the interviewer. \u201cThe reaction definitely was a surprise, but I love jeans. All I wear are jeans. I\u2019m literally in jeans and a T-shirt every day of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney also said it was \u201csurreal\u201d that President Donald Trump<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/04\/us-news\/trump-praises-sydney-sweeney-after-learning-shes-a-registered-republican-as-woke-mob-torches-her-american-eagle-jeans-ad\/\"> weighed in on the discourse<\/a>, but clarified that she mostly ignored the controversy because she was busy filming the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/01\/entertainment\/sydney-sweeney-teases-what-to-expect-from-season-3-of-euphoria-with-this-explicit-word\/\">third season of \u201cEuphoria.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney for American Eagle. <span class=\"credit\">American Eagle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney\u2019s American Eagle ad. <span class=\"credit\">American Eagle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney during her interview with GQ. <span class=\"credit\">GQ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the reporter asked Sweeney about addressing the claims that the ad promoted \u201cgenetic superiority,\u201d she had a blunt response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that when I have an issue that I want to speak about, people will hear,\u201d she replied.<\/p>\n<p>On X, Sweeney was celebrated for standing her ground in the one-on-one interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSydney Sweeney is an American icon,\u201d one Twitter account <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Geiger_Capital\/status\/1986515676140601622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> about the \u201cMadame Web\u201d star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe nailed it. The question was pretentious and she gave it the \u2018up yours\u2019 it deserved,\u201d someone else tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood for Sydney Sweeney!\u201d a different person said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney attends the \u201cChristy\u201d premiere at the 2025 AFI FEST. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney steps out in Venice for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez\u2019s wedding in June. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A fourth fan wrote that Sweeney\u2019s response \u201cjust makes me like her more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer answer was PERFECT,\u201d another tweet read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s actually so nice to see someone not bow down to the bullsh-t,\u201d another pro-Sweeney person wrote. \u201cIt was an ad for jeans, she has nothing to apologize for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>American Eagle\u2019s \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/americaneagle\/videos\/1136711328284537\/\">Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans<\/a>\u201d ad created an internet firestorm when it came out in July, as critics argued against the company using \u201cjeans\u201d instead of \u201cgenes\u201d to talk about the blond-haired, blue-eyed starlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color. My jeans are blue,\u201d Sweeney said in a video for the campaign as she buttoned up her denim.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney in her American Eagle jeans ad. <span class=\"credit\">American Eagle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amidst the social media frenzy over the campaign,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/01\/entertainment\/american-eagle-breaks-silence-on-sydney-sweeney-ad-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Eagle defended its marketing approach<\/a>\u00a0and the \u201cAnyone But You\u201d star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans\u2019 is and always was about the jeans,\u201d the company said in a statement to The Post. \u201cHer jeans. Her story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump also showed support for Sweeney and her ad, especially after learning she\u2019s allegedly a registered Republican.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney for American Eagle. <span class=\"credit\">American Eagle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney steps out in New York City. <span class=\"credit\">Christopher Peterson \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s a registered\u00a0Republican? Oh, now I love her ad,\u201d Trump told reporters over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic,\u201d the president added.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney remained silent about the controversy until her GQ interview, where she acknowledged that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/04\/business\/american-eagle-stock-soars-24-thanks-to-sydney-sweeney-ad-campaign\/\">American Eagle\u2019s stocks soared 38% <\/a>thanks to her ad.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cHandmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d alum also insisted she\u2019s \u201cnot going to be affected\u201d by people who refuse to watch her TV and film projects because of the jeans ad.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney Sweeney is unbothered. The \u201cChristy\u201d actress, 28, is being praised online for her reaction to the woke mob outrage over her American Eagle jeans ad. Sweeney recently chatted with GQ and refused to apologize after left-wing critics\u00a0compared the retailer\u2019s sultry ad to \u201cNazi propaganda\u201d that promotes racism and eugenics. 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