The post American Eagle defends “Great Jeans” campaign after backlash appeared first on Salon.com. American Eagle is standing by its fall denim campaign starring Euphoria and Anyone But You star Sydney Sweeney after a wave of criticism accused the ads of leaning into racially coded language and imagery.

American Eagle is doubling down on a controversial advertisement campaign that recently put actress Sydney Sweeney as the face of a person with “good jeans” and generated widespread backlash online. • Video Above: Most followed people on social media The campaign rolled out last week and consisted of the blonde-haired,