{"id":1733,"date":"2026-05-15T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/2026\/05\/15\/did-sydney-sweeney-double-down-on\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:33:00","slug":"did-sydney-sweeney-double-down-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/2026\/05\/15\/did-sydney-sweeney-double-down-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Sydney Sweeney Double Down on"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-554973\">\n<div>\n<p><span><span>Reading Time: <\/span> <span> 2<\/span> <span>minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sydney Sweeney is no stranger to controversy.<\/p>\n<p>And even though she\u2019s mostly steered clear of offering direct comment about current events, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/sydney-sweeney-vs-zendaya-feud-rumors-heat-up-amid-euphoria-press-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sydney\u2019s political beliefs<\/a> have become a frequent topic of discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Both fans and critics believe that Sydney has expressed her views in subtle, coded ways \u2014 which is one reason that the latest episode of <em>Euphoria<\/em> has sparked such intense debate.<\/p>\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" alt=\"Sydney Sweeney as Cassie on HBO's Euphoria.\"   src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-10.01.55-AM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney as Cassie on HBO\u2019s Euphoria.<span> (HBO\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As we previously discussed, in the show\u2019s third season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/sydney-sweeney-licks-her-own-feet-uses-the-r-word-in-controversial-euphoria-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sydney\u2019s storyline has mostly revolved around her character\u2019s OnlyFans page<\/a>, as Cassie attempts to gain financial independence following her brief marriage to Nate.<\/p>\n<p>Under the tutelage of her friend and manager Maddie, Cassie has increased her following both through increasingly edgy adult content and by spouting pro-male talking points on political podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just feel like American men have been treated like second-class citizens,\u201d she said during a montage on Sunday night\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is it that women hate men these days?\u201d one host asks, prompting Cassie to reply:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, in the past, men used to be hunters and gatherers and protectors, but now they\u2019re being forced to walk around on their tippy toes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, it\u2019s not natural. Men should be free. They should be able to speak their mind and voice their desires.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p> <iframe title=\"Euphoria: Sydney Sweeney's Cassie Hurls Offensive Slur as She Seemingly Makes Nod to Politics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lWjYADHwN38?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">Please accept <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">statistics, marketing<\/a> cookies to watch this video.<\/div> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOh, you think they\u2019re being too restricted by society?\u201d a different host asks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes! Like if a man today were to say that he wants a girlfriend who could cook or clean, he might as well be screaming the N-word,\u201d Cassie replies.<\/p>\n<p>When a third host says, \u201cWell, you sound like a Democrat,\u201d Cassie replies, \u201cI\u2019m not r\u2014rded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s important to bear in mind that Sydney is an actress playing a character. <\/p>\n<p>And while Cassie might genuinely subscribe to the beliefs she expresses, it\u2019s equally possible that she\u2019s merely regurgitating manosphere views in order to drum up more subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, a surprising number of viewers took the view that the scene was inspired by Sydney\u2019s real-life worldview.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXABLrrkY3I\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSydney Sweeney officially came out as MAGA ON Euphoria tonight,\u201d one viewer wrote on X (formerly Twitter), according to <a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/sydney-sweeney-maga-barbie-links-euphoria-onlyfans-character-republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radar Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEither they wrote this to adapt to Sydney Sweeney, or she was doing an Emmy-worthy method acting long con for the past two years,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat if Sydney Sweeney was method acting this whole time, pretending to be MAGA and doing a whole conservative grift to tease Cassie\u2019s arc on the new season,\u201d a third remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the writers drew inspiration from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/sydney-sweeneys-new-movie-flopped-at-the-box-office-american-eagle-controversy-to-blame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sydney\u2019s American Eagle controversy<\/a>, or the fact that she\u2019s a registered Republican.<\/p>\n<p>But given the production time on these shows, the script was probably written before those developments, meaning that any overlap in Sydney and Cassie\u2019s politics is strictly coincidental.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Sydney Sweeney is no stranger to controversy. And even though she\u2019s mostly steered clear of offering direct comment about current events, Sydney\u2019s political beliefs have become a frequent topic of discussion. Both fans and critics believe that Sydney has expressed her views in subtle, coded ways \u2014 which is one reason that the latest episode of Euphoria has sparked such intense debate. Sydney Sweeney as Cassie on HBO\u2019s Euphoria. (HBO\/YouTube) As we previously discussed, in the show\u2019s third season, Sydney\u2019s storyline has mostly revolved around her character\u2019s OnlyFans page, as Cassie attempts to gain financial independence following her brief marriage to Nate. 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