American Eagle Outfitters has a message to its critics, who took issue over its ad with 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney that sparked a debate over race and Western beauty standards.

The controversy keeps on growing regarding American Eagle’s now-viral ad campaign – which declares “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans”. The play on words “jeans” and “genes” throughout the ads have led many to criticise the homonym implication,