Sydney Sweeney’s Gun Range Prowess Sparks Debate After GOP Registration and AE Ad Flap
Hi, I’m Jordan Collins. Okay, I’ll explain, but try to keep up. You probably should already know how a simple clip of Sydney Sweeney at a shooting range blew up online, but here it is anyway.
A resurfaced video from 2019 shows Sydney Sweeney, best known for HBO’s Euphoria, demonstrating seemingly expert marksmanship at a gun range. In the footage, she methodically takes down multiple dummy targets in mere seconds without so much as a flinch as each round kicks the recoil into her arms. The clip went viral once eagle-eyed fans connected it to her recent revelation as a registered Republican in Monroe County, Florida, according to public voter records accessed by The New York Post.
It all kicked off after a July advertisement for American Eagle featuring Sweeney hit turbulence when critics claimed it carried eugenics undertones by obsessing over her “good jeans” while hyper-focusing on her bust. American Eagle swiftly pulled the spot from social media despite issuing a statement that read, “‘Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans’ is and always was about the jeans. Her Jeans. Her Story. We’ll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way.”
The timing of the viral gun-range clip could not have been more charged. Social media influencers and politicians quickly took sides. Former President Donald Trump chimed in on TruthSocial: “If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic. The jeans are flying off shelves! Being WOKE is for losers, being Republican is what you want to be.” He even tossed in a jab at Taylor Swift, claiming she “was booed out of the Super Bowl and became, NO LONGER HOT” after endorsing Kamala Harris.
During a recent screening of her new film Americana, Sweeney faced direct backlash when a heckler shouted, “Stop the ad, that is being racist!” TMZ reported. Sweeney offered no response and quietly slipped into her waiting vehicle. As for the firearms used in the viral clip, The New York Post reached out to Taran Tactical Innovations for comment but heard nothing in return.
This entire saga illustrates how quickly the narrative can shift when politics, fashion, and celebrity intersect. One moment an actress is practicing for a role, the next she’s at the center of a political firestorm and an advertising fiasco. If you thought it was just another day in Hollywood, think again.
So what’s next for the Emmy-nominated star? Will American Eagle risk another PR headache by re-releasing the campaign? Can Sweeney salvage her image among both her liberal fan base and conservative supporters? Stay tuned because you probably don’t want to miss the next twist in this unfolding spectacle. Glad I could clear that up for you.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and The New York Post, TMZ
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