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Katya Varbanova

I'm an expert in viral marketing and make my bones reaching Gen Z. The American Eagle and e.l.f. ragebait is just gasoline on the fire

(Credit: Courtesy of Katya Varbanova)

What in the marketing department is going on?

That’s what many people have been asking themselves after American Eagle dropped its “blue jeans” Sydney Sweeney campaign and e.l.f. Cosmetics launched their latest ad featuring the controversial comedian Matt Rife — only to watch both go viral for all the wrong reasons.

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