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Sydney Sweeney speaks out on politics and ‘MAGA Barbie’ nickname after American Eagle controversy: ‘I know what I stand for’
Page Six ^ | Jan. 29, 2026 | Antoinette Bueno

Posted on 01/29/2026 4:49:00 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

Sydney Sweeney doesn’t associate herself with the nickname “MAGA Barbie.”

The actress spoke candidly about all the controversy surrounding her since her American Eagle Outfitters “Great Jeans” ad dropped last July, with some accusing it of being “Nazi propaganda” that praised her blond hair and blue eyes.

In an interview with Cosmopolitan published Thursday, Sweeney was asked about being labeled “MAGA Barbie” by some on the internet — especially after it was revealed she’s been registered as a Republican since June 2024 — even though she hasn’t directly spoken about her political views.

“I’ve never been here to talk about politics,” she told the magazine. “I’ve always been here to make art, so this is just not a conversation I want to be at the forefront of.”

“And I think because of that, people want to take it even further and use me as their own pawn,” she continued. “But it’s somebody else assigning something to me, and I can’t control that.”

Sweeney insisted she wasn’t a “hateful” person and said there was “no winning” when it comes to addressing politically charged things about herself.

“If I say, ‘That’s not true,’ they’ll come at me like, ‘You’re just saying that to look better,'” she explained.

(Excerpt) Read more at pagesix.com ...


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To: Steely Tom
"You shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition, Sydney.

“This is the sort of English up with which I will not put.”
-- Winston Churchill

21 posted on 01/29/2026 6:09:43 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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To: Carry_Okie

A friend of Sue’s from British Colombia had ‘front surgery’.
...Reduction...
Ian was saddened.


22 posted on 01/29/2026 6:32:18 PM PST by sasquatch (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit! c/o piytar)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Her elbows are too pointy for me, so I have to pass.


23 posted on 01/29/2026 6:35:34 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

She is very cute. Not hot. But very cute. I am glad she is standing her ground. I hope she inspires more Hollywood actors to stand up to the woke mod. As I stated in previous posts I am friends with two very famous actors and it is a blood bath if you depart from the Hollywood dogma. They will destroy you and you’ll never work again. I hope she has f you money because she will be getting incoming like no one can imagine.


24 posted on 01/29/2026 6:55:44 PM PST by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
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To: Steely Tom

Well don’t make a big deal about it....


25 posted on 01/29/2026 6:56:17 PM PST by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
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To: HIDEK6

A preposition is a terrible thing to end a sentence with.


26 posted on 01/29/2026 6:57:22 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: Drew68

I remember when the world was a flutter when Jack Nicholson (Roman Polanski pedo friend) got 10 million for Batman. How times change. Inflation I guess...,


27 posted on 01/29/2026 6:58:50 PM PST by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
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To: Steely Tom

Corrected grammar: “I’ve always been here to make art, so this is just not a conversation I want to be at the forefront of, Asshole.”


28 posted on 01/29/2026 7:04:49 PM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: Az Joe
“I’ve always been here to make art, so this is just not a conversation of which I want to be at the forefront."


That would be grammatically correct.

29 posted on 01/29/2026 7:04:50 PM PST by Raven6 (Psalm 144:1 and Proverbs 22:3)
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To: Raven6

correct but sounds clumsy


30 posted on 01/29/2026 7:06:01 PM PST by Az Joe (Hey Minnesota, FAFO)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I don’t mind if she wants to end a sentence with a proposition.


31 posted on 01/29/2026 7:06:46 PM PST by farm_kid (Seize a carp a day (carpe per diem))
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To: Carry_Okie

“She’s going to need back surgery.”

Most likely. My niece was ginormous, and had to have a reduction while still in high school. She was having problems that young.


32 posted on 01/29/2026 7:07:14 PM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: MinorityRepublican

They’re gonna call you one anyways...


33 posted on 01/29/2026 7:09:18 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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To: PROCON

Wow! Those are some rules I could follow!
Thank you!


34 posted on 01/29/2026 7:09:30 PM PST by Fireone (1. Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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To: bray
Feminists hate Barbie.


35 posted on 01/29/2026 7:23:22 PM PST by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Raven6

It’s also kind of clunky in conversational spoken English.


36 posted on 01/29/2026 7:31:37 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: farm_kid

LOL


37 posted on 01/29/2026 7:32:32 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: MayflowerMadam

See reply #18.


38 posted on 01/29/2026 7:34:46 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Steely Tom

Her wikipedia article was eye-opening.<p

A very smart girl - math and robotics clubs in high school, and class valedictorian as well. Also played every sport imaginable in high school as well.<p

Smart, athletic, and extremely attractive. No wonder the left hates her.


39 posted on 01/29/2026 7:36:53 PM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Steely Tom

LOL - old joke, for sure.


40 posted on 01/29/2026 7:45:00 PM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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