Sydney Sweeney Is Epitome of What Modern Feminists Fight For

Women are upset about a Sydney Sweeney ad . . . again. I hate the ad, but this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. It promotes a sports betting website called Novig starring a very nude Sydney Sweeney clad in nothing but sports gear — only the classiest advertisements for a company whose goal is to lure men into gambling addictions.

The video has since sparked outrage from young women, female athletes in particular. One X post complains that “for every act of micro feminism i do sydney sweeney sets feminism 100 years back.” Upon seeing the post, I thought to myself, “Is this not feminism?” By all fourth-wave accounts, Sydney Sweeney should be a feminist icon — so why do women hate her?

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Lauren Veldhuizen

Lauren Veldhuizen is an associate producer for National Review. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University and a classically trained soprano.

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Women are upset about a Sydney Sweeney ad . . . again. I hate the ad, but this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. It promotes a sports betting website called Novig starring a very nude Sydney Sweeney clad in nothing but sports gear — only the classiest advertisements for a company whose goal is to lure men into gambling addictions.

The video has since sparked outrage from young women, female athletes in particular. One X post complains that “for every act of micro feminism i do sydney sweeney sets feminism 100 years back.” Upon seeing the post, I thought to myself, “Is this not feminism?” By all fourth-wave accounts, Sydney Sweeney should be a feminist icon — so why do women hate her?