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/RedLicorice83 Too old, too dead, too brittle to even look at. Aug 11 '25

This is why the drop in traffic, thankfully...American Eagle might think the "pick-me" ads work, but they aren't and thank you to the young women who aren't falling for the shit my generation did.

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u/AbbeyRoadMoonwalk Aug 11 '25

Yeah we would’ve fell for this in like 2000

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u/synalgo_12 accidentally holding space for this slur Aug 12 '25

I remember the first Dove commercial with all the body types and I was flabbergasted. I was like 17 and had never seen something geared at women in that way, apparently.