Sydney Sweeney's Political Registration Sparks Controversy Amid American Eagle Campaign Backlash

Sydney Sweeney, known for her role in "Euphoria," has recently come under scrutiny after it was discovered that she is a registered Republican in Florida. Public records from the Florida Department of State indicate that she registered as a Republican in Monroe County prior to the last presidential election. The controversy arose following her campaign for American Eagle, which highlighted the phrase "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans." Some critics interpreted this slogan as having underlying eugenicist connotations. American Eagle clarified that their campaign was solely about denim, dismissing any deeper implications. Online commentators on the political right celebrated the revelation of Sweeney's political affiliation, with some attributing her registration to influence from conservative figures. Notably, Richard Hanania, a conservative columnist, claimed credit, suggesting that his discourse about her being "the end of woke" may have contributed to her political registration. Meanwhile, others, like Clay Travis, mistakenly linked Sweeney's political stance to recent online backlash, asserting that her registration as a Republican explains the criticism she faced over the ad. Thi...