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47. I prefer to focus on truly dangerous people who are in actual positions of power to pursue horrific racist/christofash

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Reply #46)

Fri Aug 1, 2025, 04:25 PM

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policies that carry the force of law, not some spun up 'controversy' about some jeans advert using word-play puns and Hollywood starlets to sell denim. This constructed performative outrage/overreaction just further reinforces RW-pushed negative stereotypes about our party and unnecessarily opens us up to ridicule.

Things like this below are what I find to be far more impactful in a negative way for the nation and thus of far more import:

The Shadow Cabinet: Project 2025's Continued Conquest of American Power

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220529443

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Sydney Sweeney Blue Jean Ad Sparks Controversy, but Eugenics in Fashion is nothing new. [View all] ihaveaquestion Jul 28 OP

Knr NNadir Jul 28 #1

It amazes me what people take offense over. The Mouth Jul 31 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 31 #37

Is it really a controversy ? JI7 Jul 28 #2

The video is long but you can get the main idea after a couple of minutes. Iris Jul 28 #4

I can't watch the video right now so just did a search JI7 Jul 28 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author 58Sunliner Jul 28 #6

There is more than one ad, but let me know when poc do this exact ad. 58Sunliner Jul 28 #7

Not just stereotypical attractive SocialDemocrat61 Jul 28 #8

It's said about non white people considered attractive also JI7 Jul 28 #10

Not the point SocialDemocrat61 Jul 28 #13

That seems like looking for a reason to be offended EdmondDantes_ Jul 28 #15

More than just one person on YouTube SocialDemocrat61 Jul 28 #16

"Sounds like something out of 1930s Germany..." TheProle Jul 28 #17

Still sounds like SocialDemocrat61 Jul 28 #19

Adriana Lima has good genes... and identifies as Afro-Brazilian. WarGamer Jul 29 #28

Irrelevant SocialDemocrat61 Jul 29 #30

Simply because she's "trendy" right now... WarGamer Jul 29 #32

Maybe SocialDemocrat61 Jul 30 #34

I tend to steer away from easily offended people. Bluesaph Aug 3 #53

Maybe they are SocialDemocrat61 Aug 3 #54

We also can see where culture waring has NOT gotten us..the White House Bluesaph Aug 3 #55

Democrats don't culture war SocialDemocrat61 Aug 3 #56

Another one of American Eagle's main spokespeople is Coco Gauff, so there is that Celerity Jul 28 #12

It's the messaging SocialDemocrat61 Jul 28 #18

It's wordplay. genes jeans, get it? pcdb Jul 29 #27

How is that being a puritan? SocialDemocrat61 Jul 29 #29

I finally watched it today SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #33

Apparently for some, i.e. those who look for fault in everyone. Why, it's 1930's Germany all over again! Abolishinist Jul 28 #24

She threw a maga themed SocialDemocrat61 Jul 28 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Aug 1 #42

Sounds maga themed SocialDemocrat61 Aug 1 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Aug 1 #45

I'm not going to play thought police SocialDemocrat61 Aug 1 #46

I prefer to focus on truly dangerous people who are in actual positions of power to pursue horrific racist/christofash Celerity Aug 1 #47

And you have every right to focus SocialDemocrat61 Aug 1 #48

Not the point, not even a good spin on your part. Abolishinist Aug 2 #51

Bill Maher sucks SocialDemocrat61 Aug 3 #52

Starting off with "I don't know who Sydney Sweeney is" was a bad rhetorical choice Prairie Gates Jul 28 #9

+100 Celerity Jul 28 #11

It reminds me of those who proudly proclaim SocialDemocrat61 Jul 28 #14

Use Google? Really? thought crime Jul 28 #20

Most don't proudly proclaim it womanofthehills Aug 1 #49

Whatever works for you is great SocialDemocrat61 Aug 1 #50

Good point about the pride of ignorance fujiyamasan Jul 28 #21

You're giving ad execs too much credit SocialDemocrat61 Jul 28 #22

That's probably true fujiyamasan Jul 28 #23

I don't know what else she's done but she was in Season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale. Crunchy Frog Jul 29 #26

It all depends on what one regards as "culture." For many years when I was a kid in the lab, people would come in... NNadir Jul 31 #38

We've come a long way as a society. LudwigPastorius Jul 28 #25

She's a Magat obamanut2012 Jul 29 #31

She does have great genes for what is considered DenaliDemocrat Jul 31 #36

This "controversy" is the height of stupidity Justice Brandeis Jul 31 #39

Seems to be working: EX500rider Aug 1 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Aug 1 #41

then there is this: Celerity Aug 1 #43