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Jealous feminists miss the real Sydney Sweeney scandal

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Doescher, T. L. (2026, September 18). Jealous feminists miss the real Sydney Sweeney scandal. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4728884/jealous-feminists-miss-real-sydney-sweeney-scandal/

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Woke feminists are criticizing actress Sydney Sweeney for her new ad campaign, which they view as objectifying women. Australian Olympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus expressed anger about the advertisement, saying it commodifies women's bodies and sexualizes women's sports. The article portrays this criticism as another instance of such groups focusing on perceived body shaming while missing what the author considers a more significant issue related to Sweeney.

Written by AI on 2026-09-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Female athletes criticized Sydney Sweeney's ad for Novig, which featured her posing nude with sports equipment. British sprinter Amy Hunt addressed the ad after finishing fourth in the 200 meters at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest, saying "Sydney Sweeney, this is what women in sport look like: muscles, hard work, sweat, blood, tears." Four-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Ariarne Titmus wrote on Instagram that she was infuriated by the ad. Former U.S. gymnast Gracie Kramer said she had spent her life competing in a sport where female athletes are oversexualized and reduced to their bodies. The ads sparked widespread backlash from female athletes who claimed it sexualizes women in sports, with some posting images of nude athletes training hard as role models for young people and highlighting the importance of focusing on what an athlete's body can do rather than its appearance. Sweeney later shared photos of nude athletes on her Instagram Stories, including Serena Williams and Ronda Rousey, without addressing the criticism directly.

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Ariarne Titmus PERSON · 1× Australian NORP · 1× Sweeney PERSON · 1× Sydney Sweeney PERSON · 1×

Narrative

“I can’t describe how infuriated I feel when I watch this,” said Australian Olympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus of the scantily-clad Sweeney.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18

2026-09-18 · Washington Examiner

Jealous feminists miss the real Sydney Sweeney scandal · assertive framing

Claims (4 extracted, 0 hedged)

Stop me if you’ve heard this story before, but the woke feminists are mad at Sydney Sweeney again. asserted

feminists → stop → Sweeney

To borrow their own vernacular, they are body-shaming the statuesque actress over her latest ad campaign. asserted

they → borrow → campaign

“I can’t describe how infuriated I feel when I watch this,” said Australian Olympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus of the scantily-clad Sweeney. asserted

Titmus → describe → Sweeney

“How do we live in a world where monetizing a woman’s body and sexualising women’s sport is still a thing?” asserted

monetizing → live → sport