American Eagle is standing by its controversial ad campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney, which includes various commercials with the tagline: “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans.” The campaign creates a pun around "great genes,

American Eagle Outfitters has a message to its critics, who took issue over its ad with 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney that sparked a debate over race and Western beauty standards.

After American Eagle faced a slew of backlash for Sydney Sweeney’s “good jeans” ad, the company has issued a statement.