Sydney Sweeney Slammed – Again – for Nude Gambling Ad: ‘Just Embarrassing’
Over the past year, Sydney Sweeney has sparked backlash multiple times for her appearance in ads. Sweeney has largely let the criticism roll off her back and is now playing into some of the controversy surrounding her. In a recent ad, Sweeney poses for a sports betting site, noting that it is not political. As Sweeney has repeatedly declined to speak out about politics, people have criticized her for this.
Sydney Sweeney appeared in an ad for a sports betting platform
In a new ad for Novig, a sports gambling app, Sweeney is nude, covering her body with various pieces of sports equipment.
“Novig is just sports,” she says. “So they wanted to show just sports.”
She notes that this is all people can bet on while using the app. Other platforms allow people to bet on politics and world events.
“No betting on wars, or deaths, and no politics,” she says. “Just you, your takes, and sports.”
This is just the latest Sydney Sweeney ad to spark backlash
Sweeney found herself at the center of controversy after her “Good genes” ad campaign for American Eagle. People felt it promoted white supremacy, but Sweeney declined to deny that she shared these beliefs. She has said that she doesn’t want to share her political beliefs. Many feel that her Novig ad is a cheeky nod to this.
“This is just embarrassing,” one Reddit user wrote.
“Talk about tone deaf,” added another person.
People also feel that her repeated refusal to talk about politics is a statement in itself.
“‘No politics’ wink wink,” one person wrote.
Many people also expressed discomfort with Sweeney’s nudity in the ad.
“Besides capitalizing on being ‘apolitical’, the ad itself is also SO GROSS, she’s so hypersexualized. Can’t understand why she did that to her career, cause she is a good actress and pretty, there would be plenty of work for her… I think this is also gonna set her back as an actress.”
She spoke about her decision to stay quiet about politics
The backlash to Sweeney’s “Good genes” ad was significant. In a GQ interview afterward, a journalist gave her the chance to deny that she held any white supremacist views.
“Is there something that you want to say about the ad itself?” interviewer Katherine Stoeffel said. “The criticism of the content was basically that, maybe specifically in this political climate, white people shouldn’t joke about genetic superiority.”
“I think that when I have an issue that I want to speak about, people will hear,” Sweeney responded.
This led to further backlash against her.
