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Episode Synopsis
Sydney Sweeney’s roles in HBO’s “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus” made her one of the faces of Gen Z. Is the ad campaign about her “great jeans”—combined with the revelation that she’s a registered Republican—a sign that young people are turning right? Matthew Schmitz and Julia Yost discuss how a girl with all-American looks became a potent symbol in the culture war. For more like this, subscribe at patreon.com/againstthepod.
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