Lizzo drew backlash this week after she appeared to mock American Eagle’s viral Sydney Sweeney campaign, posting an AI-generated image of herself in full denim alongside the caption:
“My jeans are black.”
The image also included the text:
“If the Democrats won the election.”
“This Is Embarrassing”
Commenters flooded Lizzo’s Instagram post calling the image divisive and unnecessary:
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“Lizzo this is embarrassing. Sydney being the face of the ad doesn’t take away from other ethnicities or beauty. Get real.”
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“So companies are no longer allowed to use any white models to model their products?”
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“This promotes division and smells of racism and relevancy. Do better.”
Critics also noted that Lizzo failed to credit or tag the image’s original creator, Instagram user Kevin Flynn, who runs the “whitepeoplehumor” account. She also cropped out his watermark from the version she posted.
The Ad That Triggered the Left
The controversy centers around American Eagle’s fall denim campaign, which
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