ABC’s “Good Morning America” ran a segment on the advertisement, a host solemnly informing viewers, “The play on words is being compared to Nazi propaganda.” The segment features a professor who claims “the pun … activates troubling historical implications for this country.” The professor continues, referencing the campaign’s connections to “the American eugenics movement” and white supremacy. American Eagle’s campaign sees Sweeney in a series of sultry positions, with the slogan, “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans.” One video makes the pun explicit. Sweeney’s ad does harken back to a different America, because it’s a decent imitation of Calvin Klein’s 1980 ad campaign with 15-year-old Brooke Shields: “Do you know what comes between me and my Calvins?
Author: Natalie Sandoval
Published at: 2025-07-29 21:25:40
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