The video of Sydney Sweeney at the shooting range went viral on social media after it was revealed that the actress joined the Republican Party last year.
The 27-year-old actress is facing massive backlash on social media due to a controversial campaign for the brand American Eagle, which plays with the meanings of the words “fantastic jeans” and “fantastic genes.”
The phrase “Sydney Sweeney has fantastic jeans” is being interpreted by many as eugenic, as the ads focus on her blue eyes, which are considered “good genes.”
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Shortly after it was revealed that Sweeney joined the Republican Party in Florida in June 2024, her 2019 video began circulating, where she shoots accurately at a shooting range for an unknown film role.
In the video, Sweeney shoots quickly at several targets in a matter of seconds without taking cover, and the recoil of the weapon can be felt in her hands with each shot, showing that she has experience with this.
The actress has not commented on these controversies but attended an event last Monday (31) to support her new film Americana. According to TMZ, a fan shouted that she should stop with the “racist ad.” Sweeney did not respond.
Meanwhile, the brand American Eagle responded to the situation. “‘Sydney Sweeney has fantastic jeans’ has always been about the jeans. About her jeans. About her story. We continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, in their own way,” said the brand in a statement.
Despite the brand’s statement, the campaign video shows a billboard with the text “Sydney Sweeney has fantastic genes,” which the actress crosses out and writes “jeans” instead.
Sweeney even received praise from Donald Trump in a post on his social network Truth Social. “Sydney Sweeney, registered Republican, has the ‘hottest’ ad out there. She is for American Eagle, and her jeans ‘fly off the shelves’. Buy them, Sydney!” wrote the American president.
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