Sydney Sweeney’s latest campaign for American Eagle looks, on the surface, like a textbook win. The imagery is rich with sun-faded nostalgia, vintage muscle cars, classic denim, and a warm palette. It’s Americana with a high-gloss finish,

Overthepast week or so, everyone online has been engaged in the discussion about Sydney Sweeney’s “good genes,” including me. But if we get caught up in arguing about whether or not a clothing ad that obviously plays on racial hierarchy is related to eugenics,