Sydney Sweeney, American Eagle, Cracker Barrel and the US advertising industry's concerning lean into White Supremacy
From Race Reflections AT WORK by Race Reflections
February 16, 2026 · 15 min · Season 1 · Episode 103
About this episode
Simone reflects on the implications of Sydney Sweeney's advertising campaign and the shallow commitments to diversity by companies like Cracker Barrel.
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...
People in this episode
Host: Simone
Topics covered
- advertising
- racism
- diversity
- corporate culture
- media influence
Keywords
- Sydney Sweeney
- American Eagle
- Cracker Barrel
- advertising
- racism
- diversity
- media
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American Eagle, Cracker Barrel, media, American President
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