Ted Cruz defends Sydney Sweeney American Eagle jean spot called Nazi Propaganda
Sen. Ted Cruz came to the defense of Sydney Sweeney and her American Eagle jean spot after twisted leftist TikTokers claimed it was full of “Nazi Propaganda.”
“Wow. Now the crazy Left has come out against beautiful women,” the Texas politician replied to The Post’s X post.
“I’m sure that will poll well….” he added.
Sweeney came under fire from critics for an ad she was featured in wearing a pair of the brand’s jeans and a denim jacket.
“Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color,” she intones in a spot.
“My jeans are blue,” she says as she flashes her blue eyes.
Woke social media users jumped at switch between jeans and genes the “Euphoria” actress used during the promotion, calling it “Nazi Propaganda.”
“I thought it was gonna be, like, kinda bad, but wow. That’s gonna be in history books!” one TikTok user posted.
“I will be the friend that’s too woke, but those Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ads are weird. Like, fascist weird. Like Nazi propaganda weird,” another comment said.
Social media users agreed with Cruz’s defense of Sweeney calling out the ridicule the actress was facing for a commercial.
“They dared to mention “gene”, which is verboten among progressives,” one person wrote.
“And I thought they were trying to get the young man vote. They use the worst strategy,” another said.
“Jealousy is a nasty trait!” said a third.
Sweeney starred in a longer promotional video for American Eagle using the same punch line about her family’s “jeans.”
“I’m not here to tell you to buy American Eagle jeans. And I definitely won’t say they’re the most comfortable jeans I’ve ever worn, or that they make your butt look amazing. Why would I need to do that?” she says in the 30-second spot.
“But if you said that you want to buy the jeans, I’m not gonna stop you. But so we’re clear, this is not me telling you to buy American Eagle jeans,” she says as the text “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans” appears on the screen and a male voiceover reads the words.
The sultry video spot caused investors to buy into the teen retailer into the latest “meme stock.”
The company’s shares rose more than 10% before closing up 4.2% on Thursday after it unveiled its new marketing blitz, which features the “Euphoria” star sporting a denim jacket over her otherwise bare torso.
The short-lived buy frenzy caused the stock to finish 4.6% down Tuesday afternoon.
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