So, Sydney Sweeney found herself in a bit of hot water after her American Eagle ad. Her response to the controversy? Well, let’s just say it didn’t sit right with many, including some of her fellow celebs.
A recent Sydney Sweeney interview has sparked backlash
In a GQ interview, Sweeney talked about her American Eagle denim ad. The campaign’s slogan, “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans,” raised eyebrows for some who felt joking about the genes of a blonde-haired, blue-eyed white woman was tone-deaf. Conservative commentators seemed to embrace Sweeney amidst the backlash.
Interviewer Katherine Stoeffel gave Sweeney an opening to address the controversy head-on.
“Is there something that you want to say about the ad itself?” she asked. “The criticism of the content was basically that, maybe specifically in this political climate, white people shouldn’t joke about genetic superiority.”
Sweeney declined to comment, though.
“I think that when I have an issue that I want to speak about, people will hear,” she said.
A number of celebrities have called out Sydney Sweeney after the interview
Her silence spoke volumes, drawing renewed criticism. Many interpreted Sweeney’s refusal to disavow white supremacy as an answer in itself. Even her White Lotus co-star Aimee Lou Wood commented a vomiting emoji on a clip of the GQ interview.
Content creator Jupiter Baal recently shared a video on Instagram, writing, “#sidneysweeney isn’t innocent. She is a willing participant on the in joke of #eugenics at a time in which the #farright is thriving on that propaganda.”
Christina Ricci, SZA, and Wood all liked the post. Actor Dan Stevens also shared a post to his Instagram account about Sweeney.
“Sydney Sween’s GQ interview is a reminder that ‘not having a stance’ on white supremacy is 100% having a stance on white supremacy,” it read.
Adding insult to injury, after the disappointing performance of Sweeney’s latest film, Christy, Ruby Rose and Jon Stewart weighed in. Rose, who was originally supposed to play lesbian boxer Christy Martin, didn’t hold back.
“None of ‘the people’ want to see someone who hates them, parading around pretending to be us,” Rose wrote in a scathing post on Threads. “You’re a cretin and you ruined the film. Period. Christy deserved better.”
Stewart poked fun at the box office failure on The Daily Show.
“The new Sydney Sweeney movie, box office bupkis,” he said. “Apparently, her new MAGA fan base didn’t show up in droves to see a biopic about a lesbian professional boxer who overcomes domestic violence to live her truth. Who could have seen that coming?”
She recently addressed the low box office success of her latest film
Christy grossed a mere $1.3 million in North America in its opening weekend, a major flop. Sweeney responded to the numbers in an Instagram post.
“If Christy gave even one woman the courage to take her first step toward safety, then we will have succeeded,” she wrote. “So yes I’m proud. Why? Because we don’t always just make art for numbers, we make it for impact.”
The film has received mixed reviews from critics.
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