I think she conducted herself a lot like a man in this jeans “imbroglio.”
Holding an advertising face accountable for a decision made by a marketing firm and a corporate seems misbegotten, but I worked many years in corporate America so I could guess why people think they can strangle the messenger. Sometimes that works.
Not for Sydney. She expected everyone to move on, and when so many didn’t, she didn’t take ownership of it even then. Very dude energy.
And good for her. There are plenty of legitimate horrors to be concerned about. Not sure a jeans ad passes de minimus, but I don’t have a lot of free time for this kind of thing. So.
I think she conducted herself a lot like a man in this jeans “imbroglio.”
Holding an advertising face accountable for a decision made by a marketing firm and a corporate seems misbegotten, but I worked many years in corporate America so I could guess why people think they can strangle the messenger. Sometimes that works.
Not for Sydney. She expected everyone to move on, and when so many didn’t, she didn’t take ownership of it even then. Very dude energy.
And good for her. There are plenty of legitimate horrors to be concerned about. Not sure a jeans ad passes de minimus, but I don’t have a lot of free time for this kind of thing. So.
you nailed something most people miss — she didn’t flinch. she didn’t over-explain. she didn’t perform guilt just to make the crowd feel better.
that’s why the reaction was so loud. people aren’t used to a woman refusing to bend.
thank you for bringing this lens into the chat. this is exactly the kind of perspective that pushes the conversation past the headlines.
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