Last week, America was consumed by The Sydney Sweeney Story, which seemed to quiet down over the weekend until President Trump weighed in. But the thing is, The Sydney Sweeney Story is not The Story. The Story is what this whole affair reveals about us—and it's much more concerning than the copy for a denim ad.

If you have somehow managed to miss this debacle, congratulations on a life well lived, but here is where your luck runs out: two weeks ago, the apparel brand American Eagle posted a video on its YouTube featuring the actor Sydney Sweeney, who tells us: “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color.” After a long pan up her American Eagle Canadian tuxedo-clad body, she says into the camera: “My jeans are

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