With almost the entire world having some kind of reaction to American Eagle’s ad featuring Sydney Sweeney, which continues to garner backlash, Stephen Colbert recently called the response an “overreaction.” The ad has divided Americans, especially with the White House coming out in support of it.
Stephen Colbert comments on Sydney Sweeney’s ad
Stephen Colbert has been in the news over the past few days after his show was canceled by CBS. He also performed an elaborate skit with the help of his contemporaries. He pointed to the alleged political pressure behind the cancellation of Late Night with Stephen Colbert.
Colbert recently shared his opinion on the American Eagle ad, which featured a wordplay on “jeans” and “genes.” The ad sparked severe backlash for allegedly promoting pro-eugenics propaganda and undertones of White supremacy.
Colbert weighed in on the matter but did not appear to take it as seriously as others. “I don’t want to alarm you, but the internet is mad about something,” he said on Wednesday night. “This time, it’s a commercial from American Eagle Outfitters starring Sydney Sweeney, take a look.”
He played the clip and continued, “Just like Sydney Sweeney, I also carry the gene for sexy commercial scratchy voice. I get it from my uncle on my mother’s side … Now, some people look at this and they’re seeing something sinister, saying that the genes-jeans denim wordplay in an ad featuring a white blond woman means American Eagle could be promoting eugenics, white supremacy, and Nazi propaganda.” He added, “That might be a bit of an overreaction — although Hitler did briefly model for Mein Kampfort Fit Jeans.” He concluded joking, “How do you say ‘badonk’ in German?”
The clip where Colbert made these remarks received some backlash, as many viewers supported the ongoing controversy surrounding the American Eagle ad.
So far, Sydney Sweeney has not commented on the ad.
Originally reported by Sourav Chakraborty on ComingSoon.
