Vespa defends Sweeney, calls the backlash jealousy
Managing editor, Townhall
“It's her body, her choice... Is it me, or are women just jealous of Sweeney?”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Townhall: "Meltdown Over Sydney Sweeney Novig Ad"
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Townhall: "Meltdown Over Sydney Sweeney Novig Ad" (opens in a new tab)
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Townhall op-ed by managing editor Matt Vespa defending Sweeney against the backlash over the Novig ad.
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Op-ed responding to the backlash over the Novig ad.
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The op-ed did not address Fortinsky's claim that Sweeney drove the ad's visuals.
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Defended or excused
Case context: Sydney Sweeney’s Novig "Just Sports" ad draws backlash over sexualizing women’s sport
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Vespa explicitly defends Sweeney's choice to appear in the ad and dismisses the backlash as hypocritical jealousy, a direct defense of the ad against the criticism it drew.
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Sydney Sweeney’s Novig "Just Sports" ad draws backlash over sexualizing women’s sport
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