Sydney Sweeney is once again addressing her viral American Eagle jeans ad, saying she is “against hate and division” and does not “support the views some people have chosen to link to the campaign.”
“Honestly, I was surprised by the reaction,” the actress said recently. People. “I did it because I love the jeans and the brand. I do not share the opinions that some people have chosen to link to the campaign. Many have attributed motivations and labels to me that are simply not true.”
The American Eagle campaign has sparked controversy, in part because of a clip from the ad in which Sweeney says: “Genes are passed from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color. My jeans are blue.”
Some argued that the campaign slogan, “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans”, was a play on words between “great jeans” and “great genes”, and was instead intended to promote eugenics. The ad sparked so much backlash online at the time that it prompted American Eagle to respond, issuing a statement that read in part: “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans is and always has been about jeans. Her jeans. Her story.”
“Anyone who knows me knows that I’m always trying to bring people together. I’m against hatred and division,” the two-time Emmy nominee continued. “In the past, my stance has been to never respond to negative or positive press, but recently I have realized that my silence on this issue has only widened the divide, not bridged it. So I hope this new year will put more emphasis on what connects us rather than what divides us.”
THE Christie the star previously addressed the controversy in a November interview with GQwhere she said: “I did a jeans commercial. I mean, the reaction was definitely a surprise, but I love jeans. All I wear is jeans. I’m literally in jeans and a t-shirt every day of my life.” Sweeney added that it was “surreal” to see the president and vice president talking about the ad.
“At the end of the day, I knew what the ad was for, and it was a great pair of jeans, it didn’t affect me one way or the other,” she said. GQ. “I’ve always believed that I’m not here to tell people what to think…when I have an issue that I want to talk about, people will hear it. »
