When Sydney Sweeney stepped outside last week, she probably had no idea she’d spark international headlines. However, the Euphoria and The White Lotus star’s simple act of sunbathing in the garden has led to passionate discourse, still brewing over a week later.
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Sweeney, 27, was pictured outside her Florida home wearing a bikini with her hair tied up in a messy bun. To most, the images show a healthy woman enjoying her life, dressed simply, comfortably and functionally – nothing out of the ordinary. Yet, a dark portion of the internet disagreed. Within hours of the images being published across gossip sites and news publications, swathes of trolls saw fit to deem Sweeney unattractive, and less appealing than previously imagined.
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That poison from those attacking Sweeney was bad enough, but in the aftermath, those defending the actress offered an antidote that, while well-meaning, was just as unhelpful. The comments were the usual body shaming that women in the public eye have sadly come to expect.
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‘Too pale and she needs to lose a few pounds in the middle,’ offered one person, while another added that while Sweeney was ‘nothing special’, she’d be a prime candidate for the popular weight-loss drug Ozempic. ‘She ain’t hot in any way! She looks like a mom who had a few kids,’ chimed in another commenter.
