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American Eagle’s new fall 2025 campaign starring Sydney Sweeney has ignited a firestorm of backlash from liberal commentators who allege the ad contains subtle allusions to white supremacy. The campaign features Sweeney alongside the phrase “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans,” playing on the pun between denim and inherited “genes.” Progressive critics argue that the ad’s combination of a blonde-haired, blue-eyed actress with the word “genes” invokes eugenic messaging.

The commercial begins with a narration about inheriting traits from ancestors before shifting to Sweeney writing over the word “genes” to replace it with “jeans.” Although the brand likely intended a simple fashion pun, left-wing circles erupted in outrage, claiming the imagery carried connotations of racial superiority.

On Reddit and X, some users went as far as calling the ad “Nazi propaganda.” One post that gained traction read, “Talking about good genes meaning blue eyes is a bit troubling for historical reasons.” The controversy gained more momentum when other users pointed out the lack of racial diversity in the casting choice, questioning why a white woman was the centerpiece of a campaign built on the word “genes.”

University of Adelaide marketing lecturer Dr. Amelie Burgess told the Adelaide Now that the ad created “belief incongruence,” meaning the visual and verbal messages didn’t match, which sparked polarized reactions. “Some said it was setting women back… others felt it was racially charged toward people of colour… or even anti-Semitic,” Burgess said.

She emphasized that the campaign’s intentions did not matter as much as its impact. “Visual and non-visual cues… they’re not working together,” she explained, adding that such misalignments can trigger negative sentiment, particularly in today’s climate of hypersensitivity.

On the flip side, many Americans ridiculed the backlash. A Reddit commenter stated, “There is nothing in this ad that promotes Nazism… media literacy has drastically declined.” Others pointed out that American Eagle is Jewish-owned, making the accusation of Nazi messaging even more ludicrous.

Fox News commentators rallied to defend Sweeney and American Eagle. “It doesn’t hurt ANYONE… It’s literally an advertisement for jeans. Not for Nazism,” one reader commented. Another sarcastically posted, “Hot women in commercials are literally the Holocaust,” mocking the absurdity of the outrage.

One of the most direct defenses came from a Fox News columnist who wrote, “She is a beautiful girl, and she has great genes for which she can thank her ancestors. Where is the racism here?” They questioned why the left insists on reading hatred into everything they see.

Senator Ted Cruz chimed in as well, reposting an image of the campaign and praising Sweeney while criticizing the “crazy Left.” He framed the outrage as yet another instance of liberal overreach into harmless cultural expression.

Cruz’s praise for Sweeney drew backlash of its own, with some critics mocking him as “Thirsty Ted.” Still, the senator’s remarks resonated with millions who are weary of the woke crowd’s incessant attempts to police every form of communication.

Despite the media frenzy, the campaign appeared to deliver results. American Eagle’s stock surged in the days following the ad’s viral success, with some analysts estimating a gain of over $300 million in company valuation. Many attributed this bump to meme stock momentum driven by conservative support online.

Interestingly, part of the proceeds from Sweeney’s “Sydney Jean” line go to Crisis Text Line, a nonprofit supporting mental health and domestic violence awareness. The butterfly logo featured on the jeans represents growth after trauma, a detail that went largely ignored by the ad’s critics.

Neither Sweeney nor American Eagle issued a statement responding to the controversy, opting to let the campaign speak for itself. This decision drew praise from conservative circles that saw it as a refusal to kowtow to liberal outrage mobs.

Some media critics compared the uproar to the 1980 backlash against Brooke Shields’s Calvin Klein ads, which were similarly accused of being tone-deaf. But unlike those cases, Sweeney’s ad has sparked debate not just over sexuality but also racial implications.

The Atlantic framed the controversy as part of a broader problem in our cultural discourse. They argued that social media outrage has become a business model, feeding itself by stoking division over minor infractions.

Yet the deeper issue, as many conservatives see it, is the left’s increasing discomfort with traditional beauty standards. When someone like Sweeney is celebrated for being beautiful, progressives feel threatened and lash out with moral condemnation masked as social critique.

Sydney Sweeney is no stranger to liberal scorn. Just last year she was criticized for attending a family event where one guest wore a MAGA hat. Now, she’s being attacked for her appearance in a jeans ad that makes a dad-joke-level pun.

To most viewers, this campaign was nothing more than a light-hearted play on words. But to the liberal elite, it was a vehicle for outrage, a chance to accuse an actress of white supremacy without evidence.

As the controversy continues, one thing is clear. The woke crowd sees Nazis in every shadow, and no ad, no matter how benign, is safe from their ideological witch hunts. Conservatives see this as yet another reminder that cultural sanity must be restored.