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Dunkin\u2019 Donuts\u2019 latest ad for their Golden Hour Refresher, starring actor Gavin Casalegno, has sparked controversy due to its references to genetics. Critics have drawn parallels to a backlash over an American Eagle commercial featuring Sydney Sweeney, which similarly faced accusations of promoting problematic messaging. The Dunkin\u2019 ad has ignited debate online, with progressive viewers calling for greater sensitivity in advertising.<\/p>\n
In the ad, Casalegno attributes his summer tan to genetics, prompting backlash online. TikTok users questioned the connection between genetics and beverage marketing.<\/p>\n
In the ad, Casalegno states, \u201cLook, I didn\u2019t ask to be the king of summer. It just kinda happened.\u201d He added, \u201cThis tan? Genetics. I just got my color analysis back. Guess what? Golden summer. Literally.\u201d<\/p>\n
Casalegno says, \u201cCan\u2019t help it \u2014 every time I drink a Dunkin\u2019 Golden Hour Refresher, it\u2019s like the sun just finds me.\u201d He concludes, \u201cSo if sipping these refreshers makes me the king of summer? Guilty as charged.\u201d<\/p>\n
One online commenter wrote, \u201cWhy are ads so obsessed with genetics all of a sudden?\u201d<\/p>\n
Both the Dunkin\u2019 and American Eagle campaigns have come under fire for allegedly promoting harmful messages about appearance. American Eagle has stood its ground on its messaging, claiming the online criticism is not reflective of broader audiences.<\/p>\n
American Eagle noted that their ad \u201cis and always was about the jeans. Her jeans. Her story. We\u2019ll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way. Great jeans look good on everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jessica Thompson covers U.S. politics & news for content partner Modern Newsstand LLC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dunkin\u2019 Donuts\u2019 latest ad for their Golden Hour Refresher, starring actor Gavin Casalegno, has sparked controversy due to…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":133810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[815,159,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-133809","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-genetics","8":"tag-genetics","9":"tag-science","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115003348950745067","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}