[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by asianthree

My mom (92) understands the ad, speaking with her granddaughter this week.
She laughed LuLu doesn’t need Sydney, but I can think of 20 or so brands would definitely benefit.
She then pointed out, I wore that AE Jean style in the 70s. They are in the blue closet size 2. Mine are Blue too!

If your mom (92) understands the ad, did she say it is racist or not? Inquiring minds want to know!

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

If your mom (92) understands the ad, did she say it is racist or not? Inquiring minds want to know!

My mom is of Native American Heritage, with bright Blue eyes. She grew up with worry she would be hung in the barn as a half breed like those before her.

Racist has never been in her vocabulary, we are a multicultural family. So pick a race it’s somewhere in our family tree. Or dust to dust in the Church White, Black, or Red Cemetery.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by asianthree

My mom is of Native American Heritage, with bright Blue eyes. She grew up with worry she would be hung in the barn as a half breed like those before her.

Racist has never been in her vocabulary, we are a multicultural family. So pick a race it’s somewhere in our family tree. Or dust to dust in the Church White, Black, or Red Cemetery.

Still not sure how that relates to the ad. Guess I'll have to watch it.
As to ancestry, history is ugly to everyone at some point. But once I learned that all humanity goes back to Africa, I figured we are all to some degree mixed races, and species. Racism makes no sense. The ones most likely to be only half breed would be Sub-Saharan Africans whose people never left Africa and migrated to the rest of the world.

[shaw8700@outlook.com]

I would never seen or heard of this ad, much less analyzed it, but suddenly I’m forced to because it’s all over the news and now it’s here. First of all, who cares? Secondly, didn’t Beyoncé do the same thing? Thirdly, Brooke Shields did this way back in the ‘70’s. So I’m back to my first thing.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by shaw8700@outlook.com

I would never seen or heard of this ad, much less analyzed it, but suddenly I’m forced to because it’s all over the news and now it’s here. First of all, who cares? Secondly, didn’t Beyoncé do the same thing? Thirdly, Brooke Shields did this way back in the ‘70’s. So I’m back to my first thing.

Different controversies with this and the Brooke Shields add (I don't recall the Beyonce add).

This one has been criticized by some as having a seven-degrees-of-freedom-type connection to the belief in eugenics, racism, and white supremacy. The Brooke Shields ad was criticized for sexualizing a 15 year old.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by shaw8700@outlook.com

First of all, who cares?

Only the woke outrage mob. And then only after extensive mental gymnastics to get them to the point of outrage. People with better things to concern themselves with only see an extremely attractive young woman selling blue jeans.

[Stu from NYC]

I think I will pass on this one.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

Only the woke outrage mob. And then only after extensive mental gymnastics to get them to the point of outrage. People with better things to concern themselves with only see an extremely attractive young woman selling blue jeans.

"The woke outrage mob"? You're making this up, right? HA! That's hilarious. Now my sides hurt from laughing so hard. Comedy hurts.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Thanx! I'll check it later. Right now I have to drink this coffee and eat this doughnut before someone catches me.

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

"The woke outrage mob"? You're making this up, right? HA! That's hilarious. Now my sides hurt from laughing so hard. Comedy hurts.

Woke is actually what is found all throughout the New Testament especially the Gospels . The Golden Rule and all that .

[Eg_cruz]

Originally Posted by New Englander

I can't figure out how some people can turn an ad from a clothing company about JEANS and turn it into a racial issue. This crap has got to stop.

Agreed, people hating just to hate
Sad

[Eg_cruz]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

It sounded like the commercial added she had good genes to look that pretty in her jeans.


It is a touchy subject given world history. Seems innocent on her part but kind of stupid on the part of the company putting out the ad. Like throwing a big rock in a pond that is already rippling. If your goal is a peaceful scene on that pond. If it is to get a lot of air time then it has seemed to work. I do not know if such a tactic will sell more jeans or not. It might turn people away.

Do not agree with this at all. It’s because people are looking for reason to call racist!
There is nothing wrong with the ad
It’s obvious that she is a beautiful woman because of her genes, not because of any surgeries, not because she dies her hair, not because she put some way too much make up. She’s just simply beautiful and you get simply beautiful like that because of your biological genes.
Don’t fall into the rabbit hole that this was anything more than a play on words Jeans vs Genes……simple

[BrianL99]

That would be tough, as AE jeans didn't exist in the 70's.

The company started in 1977 as a retail storefront and didn't produce jeans with their name on them, until 1990.

[MorTech]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVla2MxLX_g

[Nordhagen]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Not sure. She is a very intelligent actress. 27 years old it looks like. Hosted SNL recently.


I have not seen all the ad myself. Check out this video from this search, sydney sweeney ad american eagle https://share.google/kj48EReRyt9OWyyL0

It does seem to be making a mountain out of a molehill.

Looks good to me.

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by New Englander

I can't figure out how some people can turn an ad from a clothing company about JEANS and turn it into a racial issue. This crap has got to stop.

By some people, you mean single white cat ladies. No one else cares.
But in all fairness, even my wife wanted to get into her jeans.