The “great jeans” ad campaign from denim retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc., featuring actress Sydney Sweeney, has sparked anger from some progressives, support from conservatives, and a jump in social-media followers,

An American Eagle ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney drew criticism in July for its tagline “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” a pun on “jeans” and “genes.” For Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities,

"Jews were massacred and murdered, and they equate that to a blue jeans ad for a Hollywood actress?" he said of the response to the campaign. "What an insult."