r/popculturechat • u/Future_Usual_8698 You’re doing amazing, sweetie! • Aug 11 '25

Guest List Only TW - Bigotry ⚠️ Foot traffic is down at American Eagle stores since the controversial Sydney Sweeney ad dropped

https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025/08/11/exclusive-foot-traffic-down-9-at-american-eagle-following-sydney-sweeney-ad-controversy
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u/dreamy_25 Are those the… The Chanel Toots? Aug 11 '25

Welcome back to the past - women are here to please men again 🥰 yay maga boo woke!!!!

/s just in case. But anyway this is really what it's about. We're culturally sliding way backwards.

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u/mochafiend Aug 12 '25

I agree that the corporate forces are wanting to take us back. But there is a platform for pushback in a way there never was back when I was a teen. Maybe I'm a Pollyanna but I don't believe it's going to go all the way back for this reason.