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applegrove

(128,464 posts)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 11:31 PM 5 hrs ago

Phony: Republicans thought the libs were getting owned.

We looked back on the "backlash" against American Eagle ads featuring Sydney Sweeney and her "great jeans." Right-wing media declared that liberals were outraged and thought the ads were racist -- even the White House joined in.

If you thought that story reeked, you'll want to see what we found.

Jared Holt (@jaredlholt.bsky.social) 2025-10-02T16:55:47.520Z
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Phony: Republicans thought the libs were getting owned. (Original Post) applegrove 5 hrs ago OP
Reminds me of the Cracker Barrel dustup... Qutzupalotl 3 hrs ago #1

Qutzupalotl

(15,522 posts)
1. Reminds me of the Cracker Barrel dustup...
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:16 AM
3 hrs ago
https://gizmodo.com/cracker-barrel-outrage-was-almost-certainly-driven-by-bots-researchers-say-2000664221
…arificially created controversy.

Also the whole Dr. Seuss thing from a few years ago. “We” were supposedly outraged by a Seuss book, when it was the family who pulled it.

They love to put words in our mouths, because they get confused when we actually speak.
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