Sydney Sweeney is a Babe, But She Wasn’t ‘Objectified’ in Rolling Stones Video
Sydney Sweeney has made headlines recently, and frankly, it made me roll my eyes.
The 26-year-old actress known for her roles in Euphoria and The White Lotus stars in the Rolling Stones’ music video for “Angry,” the lead single from their latest album Hackney Diamonds. The video shows Sweeney wearing a sexy leather outfit and riding in the backseat of a convertible along the Sunset Strip. Animated billboards along the strip highlight the many eras of the band’s legendary career while Sweeney lipsyncs the song.
Sweeney looks absolutely gorgeous in the video and looks like she’s having the time of her life. She makes you want to get in your car, blare “Angry,” and scream-sing the song. Apparently, though, some people felt otherwise.
Sweeney Being “Objectified”
In a profile on Sweeney from Glamour, the publication notes the video led to commentary online about how she was objectified sexually. Sweeney staunchly disagreed with that take, noting that she was the one who picked out the leather outfit she wore in the video. She added that her dance moves in the video were just her freestyling, and she felt sexy and strong embracing her body.
“I mean, who else gets to roll around on the top of a convertible driving down Sunset Boulevard with police escorts?” said Sweeney. “It’s the cool things in this career that I had no idea I’d get to do.”
One of the most public critics was Blur/Gorillaz leader Damon Albarn. He went on a rant in an interview with French magazine Les Inrockuptibles. First, he took issue with the Stones namechecking Hackney, one of many districts in London. It happens to be where Albarn’s family lives, but he said the Stones “never contributed to anything” in the district.
Albarn then said of “Angry” and its music video, “I listened to their new song and watched this horrible music video showing them at different stages of their lives on billboards. And this young woman objectified.”
Albarn went on to bash the Stones some more saying that while he “did all sorts of things” over the course of his career, the Stones “became worse” and have made “exactly the same music but not that good.”
However you feel about the Rolling Stones, there’s no denying their greatness. Have they always knocked it out of the park? No, but neither has Albarn. (The Good, the Bad & the Queen was mid at best. Frankly, its cool quotient was only so high thanks to the involvement of The Clash’s Paul Simonon.) To me, Albarn sounded like a pretentious ass that wanted to sound cool for bashing the Stones. Then, for little reason, he roped in Sweeney.
So, what’s the point of all of this? Before going off on whether someone is being objectified, maybe stop and think first. Empowerment comes in a variety of forms, whether you personally like it or not.
And if you have a problem with that, don’t get angry with me.
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