good jeans

  The latest controversary I'm hearing about involves, jeans that are being mistaken for genes. It sure seems like those on the left have a lot of difficulty with that sort of stuff. They started counting genders a while back, confused about male and females. Trust the science I was being told unless it comes to that, then just make believe is fine. Well after all their are mutations, aberrations and deformities that should be considered. In those situations just change the pronouns and as is well. Now, it's jeans, er, genes.

  I had to go investigate this issue as I hadn't a clue what all the fuss was about. Turns out some company named American Eagle hired a model for their advertising campaign, someone named Sydney Sweeny. I discovered she is an actress, didn't know what. She appears to be a white girl, but perhaps with some mixed heritage. Whatever the case being she is a traditionally attractive young lady. Well, at least in the modern tradition she is, there have been times in the past where her body type wasn't considered the most desirable. But anyway, in this advertisement she is wearing blue jeans and the slogan is "I've got good genes." 

  And that is where the trouble started. Seems that those on the left are upset by that believing it is a slight against people of color, implying that white folks have better genes than others. Just how they arrived at that I don't know for certain, I've only seen and read the ad a few times. I heard no mention of anyone's race. I've always figured when it comes to genes all of us inherit that, whether good or bad. For me it's like your gender, you are born with one of those from a pool of two.

  Now it is true the gene pool is quite a bit more varied than that, lots of dna in the gene pool, despite the effort to not have people pee in that pool. Still, no matter the genes or combination of those genes, a male or female will be the end result. Those on the left however are claiming that ad is promoting racial superiority! It is promoting white, blonde haired, blue eyed women as the ideal. 

  I'm confused by that. Are they trying to say that only white, blonde haired, blue eyed women that are, as the phrase goes, well endowed, are the only ones wearing jeans? That sounds a bit racist to me although I have to admit blue jeans aren't the first choice of costume that comes to mind for African-American ladies. That isn't to say they don't wear jeans, I've seen plenty, just not the "cultural" choice. And where does it say anywhere in that ad that "genes" are involved in any of that in the first place? For me it's just a clever play on words, in another time a bad "dad" joke. But then I read some more and it turns out this Sydney Sweeny is a Republican! Ok, that explains that! I heard there are calls to boycott that company! What a bunch of insensitive racists! Oh, and stop watching her shows too. 

  I realize I'm just old and out of touch. I didn't know American Eagle made jeans or who Sydney Sweeny is. I did see that ad after it was plastered all over Facebook, the company must be loving that free advertising, and Facebook is mostly us old people that will just be laughing about that controversary anyway. My guess is American Eagle jeans will go the way of others that I remember like Jordache,  Sassoon, Calvin Cline or Guess. As I recall those jean companies also used some white, blonde haired, blue eyed women to promote their products! It's systemic! 

                                                                                        

Remember her? And yes, she has blue eyes too.  Must be those good jeans.