{"id":23350,"date":"2025-08-05T23:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T23:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23350"},"modified":"2025-08-05T23:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T23:00:34","slug":"ex-teacher-slammed-after-saying-sydney-sweeney-ad-brought-up-old-trauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23350","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Teacher Slammed After Saying Sydney Sweeney Ad Brought Up Old Trauma"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"start_gallery\">A former teacher is getting blasted online for saying an American Eagle ad featuring Sydney Sweeney made her feel unattractive growing up. Her emotional post has now gone viral \u2014 and not in a good way.<\/p><div class=\"lwiuf69feb4ea0ec2d\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.lwiuf69feb4ea0ec2d {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.lwiuf69feb4ea0ec2d {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.lwiuf69feb4ea0ec2d {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.lwiuf69feb4ea0ec2d {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.lwiuf69feb4ea0ec2d {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"ad_outer_main ad_outer_main_first\">\n<div class=\"ad_outer_sub\">\n<div class=\"ad_outer\">\n<div class=\"atd_pages\">\n<article class=\"atd\">A former teacher from New Jersey, now a lifestyle influencer, is being called out online after turning Sydney Sweeney\u2019s American Eagle ad into what many are calling a personal therapy session. In her emotional post, she shared that seeing the ad triggered feelings of unattractiveness related to her skin color. The situation took a sharp turn when someone reshared her post and labeled her a\u00a0<em>&#8220;professional victim,&#8221;<\/em>, sparking a wave of backlash.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;For me, I can&#8217;t help but think about the 13-year-old brown girl who gets all of her denim at American Eagle, who already struggles to see her beauty and worth in a world that continues to value white, Eurocentric beauty standards,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0said Payal Desai from Medford in an Instagram video she posted on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tbdcdn.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/04\/108596-thatviralfeed.com-large-606650.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"article_image_credits\"><span class=\"article_image_credits_caption\">Sydney Sweeney\u2019s sultry ad is ruffling leftist feathers.<\/span><span class=\"article_image_credits_credits\">American Eagle<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"ad_outer_main\">\n<div class=\"ad_outer_sw\">\n<div class=\"ad_outer_sub\">\n<div class=\"ad_outer\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6899463337741277\" data-ad-slot=\"8072439164\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?client=ca-pub-6899463337741277&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;slotname=8072439164&amp;adk=1379169218&amp;adf=157238892&amp;pi=t.ma~as.8072439164&amp;w=830&amp;abgtt=6&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1754434739&amp;rafmt=1&amp;format=830x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thatviralfeed.com%2Fex-teacher-sydney-sweeney-ad-backlash%2F108596%3Futm_source%3Dsocial%26utm_medium%3Dhumormeetscomics%26utm_campaign%3Dhumormeetscomics%26utm_content%3Dsocial_imagepost%26fbclid%3DIwY2xjawL_bABleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBTTWJKQU9ob3d2WUd4QkwzAR69aB8_ZZy2rFxXZArg4c1LaYtMddY90s1vrY1JB47DkAQtog2khhC3ozuTlQ_aem_oeeSBQALQ-SZQttap32I6A&amp;fwr=0&amp;fwrattr=true&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTkuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiMTM4LjAuNzIwNC4xODQiLG51bGwsMCxudWxsLCI2NCIsW1siTm90KUE7QnJhbmQiLCI4LjAuMC4wIl0sWyJDaHJvbWl1bSIsIjEzOC4wLjcyMDQuMTg0Il0sWyJHb29nbGUgQ2hyb21lIiwiMTM4LjAuNzIwNC4xODQiXV0sMF0.&amp;dt=1754434739123&amp;bpp=1&amp;bdt=1113&amp;idt=141&amp;shv=r20250804&amp;mjsv=m202507310101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3D8609ad01204e10db%3AT%3D1750557582%3ART%3D1754433742%3AS%3DALNI_MZexvhZONPStOhbnT1THiYer74jOw&amp;gpic=UID%3D0000115609e555fb%3AT%3D1750557582%3ART%3D1754433742%3AS%3DALNI_MbIfZvOjbM7njqUchCRUf0fKb_eHA&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D9da9c4cb73dd527e%3AT%3D1750210276%3ART%3D1754433742%3AS%3DAA-AfjbPix_EeihzyUUMpoL807qV&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C830x280&amp;nras=1&amp;correlator=3313145146653&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=120&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=1080&amp;u_w=1920&amp;u_ah=1032&amp;u_aw=1920&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=0.9&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=458&amp;ady=1825&amp;biw=2116&amp;bih=1050&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95362655%2C31093797%2C95344790%2C95359266%2C95367169&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=6751613796371604&amp;tmod=484141101&amp;uas=3&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2F&amp;fc=1920&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1920%2C0%2C1920%2C1032%2C2133%2C1050&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7CeEbr%7C&amp;abl=CS&amp;pfx=0&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=0.9&amp;td=1&amp;tdf=2&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;nt=1&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=1&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=144\" name=\"aswift_2\" width=\"830\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CKn869ri9I4DFUpThAYd1VwbQw\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"atd_pages\">\n<article class=\"atd\">Her video gained even more attention when it was reposted to X on Wednesday by media figure Colin Rugg. He added the caption\u00a0<em>&#8220;The professional victims are relentless&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0to the clip, which quickly went viral. Since then, the post has received 10.6 million views and has triggered a flood of criticism from users across social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article_embed_wrapper\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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It&#8217;s you,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0one user commented on X, expressing frustration over the post.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The American Eagle ad triggered your childhood trauma? Because Sydney Sweeney is blonde and beautiful?&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0another person asked, questioning the seriousness of the reaction.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Girl, that&#8217;s not oppression, that&#8217;s insecurity, and you need to handle that in therapy, not social media. 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It is so difficult to grow up as a person of color, specifically a woman, and view yourself as beautiful in any sense of the word growing up in this country,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0she said in the video, speaking directly to her 441,000 Instagram followers.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"ad_outer_main\">\n<div class=\"ad_outer_sw\">\n<div class=\"ad_outer_sub\">\n<div class=\"ad_outer\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6899463337741277\" data-ad-slot=\"4133194159\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_5_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_5\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1---&amp;gpp_sid=-1&amp;client=ca-pub-6899463337741277&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;slotname=4133194159&amp;adk=1236026092&amp;adf=3755661305&amp;pi=t.ma~as.4133194159&amp;w=830&amp;abgtt=6&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1754434773&amp;rafmt=1&amp;format=830x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thatviralfeed.com%2F&amp;fwr=0&amp;fwrattr=true&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTkuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiMTM4LjAuNzIwNC4xODQiLG51bGwsMCxudWxsLCI2NCIsW1siTm90KUE7QnJhbmQiLCI4LjAuMC4wIl0sWyJDaHJvbWl1bSIsIjEzOC4wLjcyMDQuMTg0Il0sWyJHb29nbGUgQ2hyb21lIiwiMTM4LjAuNzIwNC4xODQiXV0sMF0.&amp;dt=1754434739123&amp;bpp=1&amp;bdt=1113&amp;idt=179&amp;shv=r20250804&amp;mjsv=m202507310101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3D8609ad01204e10db%3AT%3D1750557582%3ART%3D1754434738%3AS%3DALNI_MZexvhZONPStOhbnT1THiYer74jOw&amp;gpic=UID%3D0000115609e555fb%3AT%3D1750557582%3ART%3D1754434738%3AS%3DALNI_MbIfZvOjbM7njqUchCRUf0fKb_eHA&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D9da9c4cb73dd527e%3AT%3D1750210276%3ART%3D1754434738%3AS%3DAA-AfjbPix_EeihzyUUMpoL807qV&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C830x280%2C830x280%2C830x280%2C330x250%2C830x280&amp;nras=1&amp;correlator=3313145146653&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=120&amp;u_his=3&amp;u_h=1080&amp;u_w=1920&amp;u_ah=1032&amp;u_aw=1920&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=0.9&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=458&amp;ady=6013&amp;biw=2116&amp;bih=1050&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=1814&amp;eid=95362655%2C31093797%2C95344790%2C95359266%2C95367169&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=6751613796371604&amp;tmod=484141101&amp;uas=3&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2F&amp;fc=1920&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1920%2C0%2C1920%2C1032%2C2133%2C1050&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7CeEbr%7C&amp;abl=CS&amp;pfx=0&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=0.9&amp;td=1&amp;tdf=2&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;nt=1&amp;ifi=6&amp;uci=a!6&amp;btvi=5&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=34077\" name=\"aswift_5\" width=\"830\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!6\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CI6Ug-vi9I4DFYtyhAYdiuET_w\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"atd_pages\">\n<article class=\"atd\"><em>&#8220;I remember growing up in a \u00a0predominantly white community wishing myself out of this body, out of this culture. Take my name if it meant that I could wake up blonde-haired and blue-eyed, never having to explain who I am or worry about being accepted. 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Before becoming a full-time influencer, she taught eighth grade but eventually left her teaching career to focus on content creation.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2023, she gained millions of views with a series on TikTok titled\u00a0<em>&#8220;No Dusty Sons,&#8221;<\/em>, where she shared life lessons with her two young sons that she hopes will help them become better future partners.<\/p>\n<p>Following the backlash over her recent video, Desai has now turned off comments on the controversial Instagram post that sparked the discussion.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former teacher is getting blasted online for saying an American Eagle ad featuring Sydney Sweeney made her feel unattractive growing up. Her emotional post has now gone viral \u2014 and not in a good way. 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