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here's some context:Explained: Why is Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle fashion ad being called ‘tone-deaf’ and ‘Nazi’?.

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I can’t believe the fuss being made over a euphemism for “this chick is hot”. It works for anyone of any race/gender. Hot is hot and “good genes” has been a not-so-subtle way of saying that for as long as I’ve been alive.
- But they didn't use someone of any ethnicity. They used someone who, with some important historical context, looks like people that did some pretty nasty things while claiming to have superior genes. At a time, no less, when the USA is being accused of being captured by fascist and Nazi powers.
  Whether they meant it or not, that's not a great look. That's why it's tone-deaf, at best, and a Nazi dog whistle at worst. But that's kind of the rub about dog whistles, eh?
  
  I saw the ad, and I must say, this is the dumbest shit ever. Everyone who's talking about this is fucking stupid. It's a complete nothingburger, and likely a completely intentional viral marketing campaign.
  Talking about this dumb af nothingburger only benefits fascism.
  TRUMP KILLED EPSTEIN AND RAPES CHILDREN! SHOW US THE FILES!
  
  It’s a distraction. The response is a distraction. They want you angry about Sydney Sweeney so their base can be angry about you being angry about Sydney Sweeney so we all forget about Epstein.
  (And also so they get free publicity for their brand.)
  It’s just a dumb commercial. Ignore it.
Shit like this is why conservatives make fun of the left for calling everything Nazi. Clearly a tit joke
It's a boob joke - I didn't see anyone mention it. The "she has good genes" is an adolescent euphemism. Now, could they've found a person of color with large boobs to do the ad? Of course, and please do. I hope AA tries to remedy their mistake by releasing ad after ad of all the young actresses (using the word loosely for Sweeney) with "good genes." Double down and give the public what they want!
The reaction to this innocuous ad is so goddamn stupid by liberals when there are legitimate pedophilic fascists controlling the US.
- But still, fuck Aryans. They are the stupidest people in my friend group and always get more credit than other white, brown haired people (Slovenia definitely isn't diverse). Also, being openly autistic doesn't make me more Aryan, I just get discriminated more. GREAT!
Who gives a fuck what some random Twitter nobodies think? Also, don't call things Nazi if you're on a Nazi platform.
Well, if they wanted their ad campaign to go viral, it is one way...
- That’s exactly what they want and we all fell for it because our society is predictable and stupid.
Kinda funny how the image invokes reactionary ragebait just for clicks, and a lot of people are being farmed for engagement like that.
If they had actually made that the branding, sure, but it is not much more than ragebait and nothingburgers. And might have been a dog whistle, possibly maybe.
Good to see that this what knocked the Epstein files off
Im going out today to buy some American Eagle jeans solely because these outrage campaigns piss me off so much, and now you're fucking with my future wife, Ms. Sweeney. I'll let them know they can thank you, OP.

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