Sydney Sweeney Reveals the Real Reason She Won’t Talk Politics
Facing ongoing claims of right-wing leanings, Sydney Sweeney draws a clear line in a new interview, saying she isn’t political and won’t be talking about politics as she focuses on launching her lingerie line SYRN.
Sydney Sweeney is done being drafted into internet politics. In a new Cosmopolitan interview timed to her freshly announced lingerie line, SYRN, the Euphoria star pushed back on the constant speculation about her beliefs and the whole 'MAGA Barbie' label that keeps getting stuck to her online.
The backdrop
Sweeney has been a magnet for discourse lately, especially after an American Eagle campaign that a lot of people on social media slammed as promoting eugenics. She didn't jump in to clarify anything at the time, which only poured more fuel on the fire. The result: months of people insisting they know where she sits politically, and getting louder about it.
What she told Cosmo
When Cosmopolitan asked if there was one online narrative she wishes would disappear, she did not mince words.
"That I'm a hateful person."
And when the interviewer raised the whole "MAGA Barbie" thing that keeps popping up on social platforms, Sweeney said she doesn't want to be a political spokesperson and never signed up for that gig.
"I've never been here to talk about politics. I've always been here to make art, so this is just not a conversation I want to be at the forefront of. And I think because of that, people want to take it even further and use me as their own pawn. But it's somebody else assigning something to me, and I can't control that."
Why not simply correct people and post a flat denial? She says it feels like a trap either way.
"I haven't figured it out. I'm not a hateful person. If I say, 'That's not true,' they'll come at me like, 'You're just saying that to look better.' There's no winning. There's never any winning. I just have to continue being who I am, because I know who I am. I can't make everyone love me."
Will she ever spell it out?
Short answer: no. Sweeney says she doesn't plan to publicly detail her politics, period.
"No. I'm not a political person. I'm in the arts. I'm not here to speak on politics. That's not an area I've ever even imagined getting into. It's not why I became who I am. I became an actor because I like to tell stories, but I don't believe in hate in any form. I believe we should all love each other and have respect and understanding for one another."
Where this leaves things
She's promoting SYRN, she's reiterating that she's here to make stuff, not stump speeches, and she's very aware that the internet will keep debating her anyway. Whether that cools the temperature or just restarts the cycle is anyone's guess, but her position is pretty clear: she's not getting into it.