Bill Maher slams woke mob over Sydney Sweeney jeans ad controversy
'In other uncomfortable racial news, sad news, we found out this week that Sydney Sweeney is a Nazi,' the late night funny quipped Friday night.
'No she's not, but you've seen the ad … This a very important ad that we're seeing now, there she is dressed like Jay Leno in all blue denim.'
HBO 'Real Time' host Bill Maher slammed the woke mob Friday for claiming actress Sydney Sweeney is a Nazi — because she boasted about having 'great jeans' in an American Eagle ad.
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'And she talks about the fact that she has blue eyes and then says she has great jeans, you know, because she's wearing jeans!' goofed Maher, referring to the ad's pun of the word 'genes' made by the blonde-haired, blue-eyed 27-year-old Euphoria star.
'But according to the woke people this means she's a white supremacist.'
Actress Sydney Sweeney shows off her 'great' jeans in American Eagle ad.
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Then Maher landed a savage blow.
'It also doesn't help that her bra size is 36KKK and that the name she gave her tits is the 'Proud Boys,'' he said.
'I also like it's pretty funny that all the online social justice girls are like 'it's racist, there is no such thing as good genes. Right, and then you go on Tinder and swipe left on every bald guy.'
American Eagle's stock rose more than 10% immediately after Sweeney's campaign launched July 23.
The White Lotus actress has yet to respond to the backlash caused by the new 'Great Jeans' campaign.
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