American Eagle’s fall campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney has sparked major backlash. But what’s so political about Cassie from Euphoria in a Canadian tuxedo? In this episode, Jalynn Martinez explains the various viewpoints surrounding the controversy and what it reveals about advertising, cultural history, and the power of words.
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The Sydney Sweeney x American Eagle controversy
August 25, 2025
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Jalynn Martinez, Broadcast Editor
Jalynn Martinez is a junior at Palatine High School. She serves as the Cutlass broadcast editor, captain of the Speech and Acting team, and is also involved in swim, water polo, Service Club, HOSA, PTV, Project Excel, and the National Hispanic Institute. She was named champion of the 2023 Midwest Great Debate in Athenaeum and recognized as the 2025 National Lorenzo De Zavala Youth Legislative Session’s “Most Outstanding Member of the Supreme Court”. Jalynn hopes to attend a four-year university to study law or business, determined to pursue the opportunities her family never had.