The top one is Sydney Sweeney. She just did an American Eagle ad bragging about her “great jeans”. It’s a dumb pun at best, people have accused it of being a Nazi dog whistle because she’s blue eyed and blonde talking about genes.
The bottom one is Dylan Mulvaney. She is a trans activist and influencer that received a custom can of bud light in a marketing campaign. You probably heard about the right wing bud light boycotts a few years back; that’s what the chuds were mad about.
Personally, I find them both dumb to be upset about.
From the ad: “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color. My jeans are blue.”
A dumb pun at best?
I’m less outraged and more sad that eugenics is seen as comparably dumb to be mad about to a trans woman with a custom beer can. Most ads already push harmful shit by their very nature, but a company feeling free to riff on white supremacist pseudo science shows how successfully the Overton window has been moved.
I interpreted it as a tit joke personally, which is why I find it dumb. By ‘at best’ I mean, “In the most generous interpretation of their intent.” I think you have to make a leap in logic to then say they’re talking about eugenics. I fully concede it may be a dog whistle, but that’s my read.
I’d also never make the comparison myself because there’s nothing whatsoever to be upset about regarding Dylan. This comic sucks
The top one is Sydney Sweeney. She just did an American Eagle ad bragging about her “great jeans”. It’s a dumb pun at best, people have accused it of being a Nazi dog whistle because she’s blue eyed and blonde talking about genes.
The bottom one is Dylan Mulvaney. She is a trans activist and influencer that received a custom can of bud light in a marketing campaign. You probably heard about the right wing bud light boycotts a few years back; that’s what the chuds were mad about.
Personally, I find them both dumb to be upset about.
American Eagle should double down and find other actresses, that look different from Sydney Sweeney, with big tits and follow the same exact format.
People would finally get it’s a tits commercial.
I propose Megan thee Stallion next.
From the ad: “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color. My jeans are blue.”
A dumb pun at best?
I’m less outraged and more sad that eugenics is seen as comparably dumb to be mad about to a trans woman with a custom beer can. Most ads already push harmful shit by their very nature, but a company feeling free to riff on white supremacist pseudo science shows how successfully the Overton window has been moved.
I interpreted it as a tit joke personally, which is why I find it dumb. By ‘at best’ I mean, “In the most generous interpretation of their intent.” I think you have to make a leap in logic to then say they’re talking about eugenics. I fully concede it may be a dog whistle, but that’s my read.
I’d also never make the comparison myself because there’s nothing whatsoever to be upset about regarding Dylan. This comic sucks