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Influencer Slammed For Flipping Off Sydney Sweeney Ad, Making “Racist” Commentary In Viral Post

In a bold move that lit up comment sections across social media, an Instagram influencer known as @lvernon2000 flipped both middle fingers at a massive American Eagle ad featuring Sydney Sweeney in Times Square, New York. 

The ad has already drawn controversy, but the Instagram influencer’s callout took things even further, stirring a new wave of online debate about racism, representation and how netizens express dissent.

She claimed others have good “genes” in direct response to American Eagle’s ad

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