Sydney Sweeney's Transformation Into a Right-Wing Meme Was Not a 'Total Aesthetic Victory'
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Latest Earlier this month, Sydney Sweeney became the most popular meme on X, as right-wing users rallied around screenshots of the actress from an interview she did with GQ. The meme is still chugging along on the social media platform, used as a reaction image to comment on political issues in the U.S., and it’s just the latest example of a viral moment adopted by extremists online. Sweeney’s image has been run up the social media flagpole by virtually every right-wing user. Her expression, indeed her entire existence, is supposed to be interpreted now online as a reactionary refusal to apologize for holding right-wing views. More explanation isn’t necessary, and her face is supposed to simply tell the whole story from their perspective. It’s not uncommon for characters in popular media to become symbols who require no more explanation. The far right has done it over and over again with cultural figures like actor/director Mel Gibson. The question in Sweeney’s case seems to be whether that was really her intention and what that means for the future of her career.
Published: November 19, 2025 4:35 pm
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