Some internet users have also accused AE of ripping off a 1980s Calvin Klein ad campaign starring supermodel Brooke Shields, SJ Denim reported. The ad showed a 14-year-old Shields rolling on the floor and trying to put on her jeans while discussing how “the secret of life lies behind the genetic code.”

Critics from MSNBC, Salon, and The Washington Post claimed Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad represents a cultural shift toward "Whiteness" and regressive themes in advertising.

Sydney Sweeney has been criticised over a “sexualised” jeans advert raising awareness about domestic violence.

Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney is under fire for starring in an American Eagle ad about “great genes” that social media users are calling “Nazi propaganda.” The ad’s tagline, “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans”—a play on the phrase “great genes”—sparked outrage online,

Sydney Sweeney just landed her debut American Eagle denim campaign after a long love affair with the brand's jeans. Here she tells PEOPLE how it felt to get the call for the job.