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,

America has been turned upside down by an American Eagle jeans ad. A single campaign, starring Sydney Sweeney, has provoked an extended conversation about race, beauty, politics, Donald Trump, and sexuality.

The American Eagle campaign, with its presentation of Americana as a zombie slop of mustangs, denim, and good genes, is lowest-common-denominator stuff.