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Two months and roughly 4,000 social media discourses in the past, Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle advert marketing campaign ignited a firestorm of controversy.
The state of affairs received so uncontrolled that even President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance felt the necessity to weigh in.
The truth is, nearly the one one that didn’t toss in her two cents was Sydney herself — however that modified at present.
Sydney Sweeney says ‘nice denims’ drama was ‘surreal’
As you’re in all probability conscious, Sydney is at the moment selling her new film Christy.
That’s why she’s been much more omnipresent than traditional in current weeks, showing in all places from late evening reveals to the World Sequence.
However whereas she’s been making the media rounds with the vitality of a candidate for public workplace, Sydney skilfully dodged the American Eagle difficulty till a journalist for GQ requested her about it point-blank in an interview that got here out Tuesday afternoon.
In case you forgot, critics stated Sydney’s advert had racist undertones resulting from its central joke concerning the high quality of her genes (the entire marketing campaign was structured round a genes/denims pun that was corny however in all probability not supposed to offend anybody).
Talking concerning the controversy for the primary time, Sydney was largely dismissive, however she adroitly steered clear of claiming something combative or overtly political.
“I did a jean advert. I imply, the response positively was a shock, however I like denims. All I put on are denims. I’m actually in denims and a T-shirt daily of my life,” she stated.
“The president and the vp spoke concerning the denims advert. What was that like?” GQ‘s Katherine Stoeffel requested.
“It was surreal,” Sydney replied.
When the interviewer posited that Sydney will need to have felt “grateful” to be defended by “very highly effective individuals,” the actress once more demurred.
“I don’t suppose…. It’s not that I didn’t have that feeling, however I wasn’t pondering of it like that, of any of it. I type of simply put my telephone away. I used to be filming daily,” stated Sydney.
“I’m filming Euphoria, so I’m working 16-hour days, and I don’t actually convey my telephone on set, so I work after which I am going residence and I fall asleep. So I didn’t actually see plenty of it.”
Sydney ought to in all probability write a e book on the right way to touch upon delicate points with out rubbing anybody the fallacious method.
That is in all probability what all movie star interviews will sound like in a number of years as either side of the political spectrum proceed to topic public figures to ideological purity assessments.
We’re positive Sydney has her beliefs, however she’s additionally a 28-year-old lady who’s been wealthy and well-known for like 10 minutes.
“I want to proceed being wealthy and well-known” might be chief amongst these beliefs.
