Race Reflections AT WORK
Race Reflections AT WORK
Race Reflections
Sydney Sweeney, American Eagle, Cracker Barrel and the US advertising industry's concerning lean into White Supremacy
14 minutes Posted Feb 16, 2026 at 1:00 am.
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In today's episode Simone reflects on the “brand driven culture war” supposedly ignited by Sydney Sweeney’s racist advertising campaign with American Eagle. They also look at the flip-flopping on Cracker Barrel’s choice of logo. They consider how when a companies commitment to diversity is shallow it is very easily dismantled, especially when aided by the media and the American President. Articles referred to: American Eagle doubles down on controversial ad campaign: https://www.axios.com/202...