An American Eagle ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney drew criticism in July for its tagline “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” a pun on “jeans” and “genes.” For Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities,

American Eagle sparked a firestorm online late last month when the clothing company released a commercial featuring Sweeney, an actress known for her roles on Euphoria and The White Lotus.

Dr. Phil McGraw spoke out in support of American Eagle’s controversial campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney. During an appearance on the Friday, August 8, episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, the therapist,