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4 days ago
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The internet has a wild obsession with Sydney Sweeney's body. So she got in on the joke.
The internet has a wild obsession with Sydney Sweeney's body. So she got in on the joke. Show Caption Hide Caption Sydney Sweeney arrives at the 2025 Met Gala in dazzling black gown Sydney Sweeney graces the Met Gala red carpet in a dazzling black gown. What's more shocking: That an A-list celebrity made soap with her bathwater, or that the soap is now re-selling for thousands of dollars online? The internet is divided over a recent marketing gimmick involving Sydney Sweeney, who, in collaboration with the men's personal care company Dr. Squatch, authorized the creation and sale of bars of soap containing, among other things, her bathwater. Yes, this is real. In fact, the actress told E! News at the "Echo Valley" premiere earlier this month it was actually her idea. "I think that's it's more fun to see everybody else talk about it," Sweeney said, when asked for her reaction to the soap. Dr. Squatch made 5,000 bars of the soap − dubbed Sydney's Bathwater Bliss − and sold them online for $8 each. They quickly sold out, and now those bars are getting re-sold for much, much more on eBay. Some are priced as high as $1,600. The soap clearly has its fans, but not everyone's amused by it. "Sad day for humanity," one person wrote on Instagram. "Everyone who bought this is an absolute vile form of human," wrote another. Sweeney clearly wanted to get people talking with her soap, and she's obviously succeeded. But could she also be making a point that her critics are missing? Sweeney has been open before about society's rampant sexualization of her and the challenges this has brought to her life. By selling soap made with her bathwater, could she be calling attention to a deeper issue? "Our culture polices women's sexuality, profits off it at the same time and shames them for profiting from it themselves − especially when it comes to young, beautiful, talented stars like Sydney Sweeney," Shira Tarrant, a women's, gender and sexuality studies professor and the author of "The Pornography Industry: What Everyone Needs to Know." In short: Sweeney's soap is a statement in more ways than one, intentional or not. Sydney Sweeney, Sabrina Carpenter and the truth about sexualization Sweeney said she got the idea for the soap after seeing the internet's reaction to an advertisement she did with Dr. Squatch last year. That ad, which showed a nearly nude Sweeney sitting in a bathtub, got over 1.7 million likes on Instagram, along with plenty of comments inquiring about how to buy the actress' bathwater from the commercial shoot. What health & wellness means for you: Sign up for USA TODAY's Keeping It Together newsletter Sweeney said she and Dr. Squatch decided to give the people what they want. 'When your fans start asking for your bathwater, you can either ignore it, or turn it into a bar of Dr. Squatch soap,' the actress said in a press release. It seems that, no matter what she does, Sweeney can't escape scrutiny over her body. More recently, the actress stirred buzz for gaining 30 pounds to play boxer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic. Some have noted that Sweeney's soap stunt seems especially odd, given what the actress has said before about being objectified. Sweeney opened up about the scrutiny surrounding her body last year in an interview with Variety. "I see it, and I just can't allow myself to have a reaction," she told the outlet. "I don't know how to explain it — I'm still trying to figure it out myself. People feel connected and free to be able to speak about me in whatever way they want, because they believe that I've signed my life away. That I'm not on a human level anymore, because I'm an actor. That these characters are for everybody else, but then me as Sydney is not for me anymore. It's this weird relationship that people have with me that I have no control or say over." More: Sydney Sweeney promotes her own bathwater in new soap collab. The internet has thoughts. It's not just Sweeney who's come under fire recently either. Last week, Sabrina Carpenter received similar backlash when she unveiled the cover of her upcoming album 'Man's Best Friend.' The cover shows the pop star on her knees as a man off-camera holds her by the hair. Some defended the cover, while others called it degrading. "It's always so funny to me when people complain. They're like, 'All she does is sing about this.' But those are the songs that you've made popular," Carpenter told Rolling Stone about the controversy. "Clearly you love sex. You're obsessed with it." According to gender and sexuality experts, there are many ways to interpret Sweeney's intentions. On the one hand, it's possible she's acquiescing to society's mistreatment of her. If this is the case, it's something that, unfortunately, many women can relate to, says Leora Tanenbaum, author of the book "Sexy Selfie Nation: Standing Up for Yourself in Today's Toxic, Sexist Culture." "I heard the narrative so many times of 'I may as well monetize my sexuality because everyone else is already exploiting and objectifying me'," Tanenbaum says. On the other hand, it's also possible that Sweeney may be leaning into parody and satire in order to call out this objectification. Unless she states her intentions, we can't know for sure. "Sydney Sweeney just found a brilliant way to literally package her own reputation — and sell it," Tarrant says. "Is this simply a money-making publicity stunt or a provocative statement about larger issues? The answer is both." Sydney Sweeney's bathwater soap is selling for thousands. What does that say about us? Perhaps the bigger question isn't what Sweeney is trying to say with her soap, but rather what her soap says about us. Tanenbaum says the soap's popularity raises more questions about the people buying it than it does about Sweeney. Degrading or empowering? Why people can't stop talking about Bianca Censori's naked dress. The conversation around Sweeney's soap presents an opportunity for reflection. What does sexual empowerment really look like? There's nothing wrong with wanting to feel sexy − but it's important to know where this desire is coming from and why. "I don't believe it's a good idea to engage in sexual behavior just to fulfill a script that's handed to you, or to prove a point to other people," Tanenbaum says. "When you take ownership over your sexuality to meet the expectations of other people, you actually lose your autonomy because it's about other people, not you."
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4 days ago
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The internet has a wild obsession with Sydney Sweeney's body. So she got in on the joke.
USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. What's more shocking: That an A-list celebrity made soap with her bathwater, or that the soap is now re-selling for thousands of dollars online? The internet is divided over a recent marketing gimmick involving Sydney Sweeney, who, in collaboration with the men's personal care company Dr. Squatch, authorized the creation and sale of bars of soap containing, among other things, her bathwater. Yes, this is real. In fact, the actress told E! News at the "Echo Valley" premiere earlier this month it was actually her idea. "I think that's it's more fun to see everybody else talk about it," Sweeney said, when asked for her reaction to the soap. Dr. Squatch made 5,000 bars of the soap − dubbed Sydney's Bathwater Bliss − and sold them online for $8 each. They quickly sold out, and now those bars are getting re-sold for much, much more on eBay. Some are priced as high as $1,600. The soap clearly has its fans, but not everyone's amused by it. "Sad day for humanity," one person wrote on Instagram. "Everyone who bought this is an absolute vile form of human," wrote another. Sweeney clearly wanted to get people talking with her soap, and she's obviously succeeded. But could she also be making a point that her critics are missing? Sweeney has been open before about society's rampant sexualization of her and the challenges this has brought to her life. By selling soap made with her bathwater, could she be calling attention to a deeper issue? "Our culture polices women's sexuality, profits off it at the same time and shames them for profiting from it themselves − especially when it comes to young, beautiful, talented stars like Sydney Sweeney," Shira Tarrant, a women's, gender and sexuality studies professor and the author of "The Pornography Industry: What Everyone Needs to Know." In short: Sweeney's soap is a statement in more ways than one, intentional or not. Sweeney said she got the idea for the soap after seeing the internet's reaction to an advertisement she did with Dr. Squatch last year. That ad, which showed a nearly nude Sweeney sitting in a bathtub, got over 1.7 million likes on Instagram, along with plenty of comments inquiring about how to buy the actress' bathwater from the commercial shoot. What health & wellness means for you: Sign up for USA TODAY's Keeping It Together newsletter Sweeney said she and Dr. Squatch decided to give the people what they want. 'When your fans start asking for your bathwater, you can either ignore it, or turn it into a bar of Dr. Squatch soap,' the actress said in a press release. It seems that, no matter what she does, Sweeney can't escape scrutiny over her body. More recently, the actress stirred buzz for gaining 30 pounds to play boxer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic. Some have noted that Sweeney's soap stunt seems especially odd, given what the actress has said before about being objectified. Sweeney opened up about the scrutiny surrounding her body last year in an interview with Variety. "I see it, and I just can't allow myself to have a reaction," she told the outlet. "I don't know how to explain it — I'm still trying to figure it out myself. People feel connected and free to be able to speak about me in whatever way they want, because they believe that I've signed my life away. That I'm not on a human level anymore, because I'm an actor. That these characters are for everybody else, but then me as Sydney is not for me anymore. It's this weird relationship that people have with me that I have no control or say over." More: Sydney Sweeney promotes her own bathwater in new soap collab. The internet has thoughts. It's not just Sweeney who's come under fire recently either. Last week, Sabrina Carpenter received similar backlash when she unveiled the cover of her upcoming album 'Man's Best Friend.' The cover shows the pop star on her knees as a man off-camera holds her by the hair. Some defended the cover, while others called it degrading. "It's always so funny to me when people complain. They're like, 'All she does is sing about this.' But those are the songs that you've made popular," Carpenter told Rolling Stone about the controversy. "Clearly you love sex. You're obsessed with it." According to gender and sexuality experts, there are many ways to interpret Sweeney's intentions. On the one hand, it's possible she's acquiescing to society's mistreatment of her. If this is the case, it's something that, unfortunately, many women can relate to, says Leora Tanenbaum, author of the book "Sexy Selfie Nation: Standing Up for Yourself in Today's Toxic, Sexist Culture." "I heard the narrative so many times of 'I may as well monetize my sexuality because everyone else is already exploiting and objectifying me'," Tanenbaum says. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr. Squatch (@drsquatch) On the other hand, it's also possible that Sweeney may be leaning into parody and satire in order to call out this objectification. Unless she states her intentions, we can't know for sure. "Sydney Sweeney just found a brilliant way to literally package her own reputation — and sell it," Tarrant says. "Is this simply a money-making publicity stunt or a provocative statement about larger issues? The answer is both." Perhaps the bigger question isn't what Sweeney is trying to say with her soap, but rather what her soap says about us. Tanenbaum says the soap's popularity raises more questions about the people buying it than it does about Sweeney. Degrading or empowering? Why people can't stop talking about Bianca Censori's naked dress. The conversation around Sweeney's soap presents an opportunity for reflection. What does sexual empowerment really look like? There's nothing wrong with wanting to feel sexy − but it's important to know where this desire is coming from and why. "I don't believe it's a good idea to engage in sexual behavior just to fulfill a script that's handed to you, or to prove a point to other people," Tanenbaum says. "When you take ownership over your sexuality to meet the expectations of other people, you actually lose your autonomy because it's about other people, not you." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Sydney Sweeney and the real message of her bathwater soap
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
You Wanted Sydney Sweeney's Bathwater. Who Is She to Say No to Your Money?
A church in Dubrovnik possesses what it claims are Jesus Christ's diapers, and another chapel, in Rome, owns a bit of finger that supposedly belonged to Doubting Thomas — you know, the finger Thomas jammed into one of Christ's wounds. Well, neither of those compares to the good, clean fun Sydney Sweeney is offering as a personal relic you could own yourself: her bathwater. Well, sort of. The actress has teamed with Dr. Squatch, manufacturer of 'natural manly soap,' for a new bar called Sydney's Bathwater Bliss. 'We created a limited-edition soap infused with her ACTUAL bathwater,' the company said in a social media post. 'Why? Because y'all wouldn't stop asking. And Sydney said, 'Let's do it.'' And of course, the company says it 'smells like morning wood.' Purchasers must be 18 or older, which doesn't necessarily suggest good, clean fun. It's officially available June 6. More from Rolling Stone Sydney Sweeney Promises 'Euphoria' Season 3 Is 'Unhinged' 'Americana' Trailer: See Sydney Sweeney, Halsey Scramble to Steal Native American Artifact Julianne Moore, Sydney Sweeney Plunge Into Murderous Plot in 'Echo Valley' Trailer Sweeney discussed the endeavor — which Belle Delphine spearheaded half a decade ago — with GQ. 'Fans always joke about wanting my bath water,' she said. 'I was like, 'This is just such a cool way to have a conversation with the audience and give them what they want.' But then also hopefully encourage them to take care of themselves in a healthy way.' (She also said she's seen Saltburn and recognizes that movie's bathwater scene 'probably has been a huge catalyst' for her bathwater.) The actress said that she owns a bar of the soap and used it herself the very morning of the interview, but she used it in a shower. The bathwater, she said, came only from the Dr. Squatch photoshoot. 'They had a tub for me,' she said. 'And I actually got in there and I took some soap, and we had a nice little bath, and they took the water. So it's my real bath water.' At least that's cleaner than an ancient severed finger. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Best 'Saturday Night Live' Characters of All Time Denzel Washington's Movies Ranked, From Worst to Best 70 Greatest Comedies of the 21st Century
Yahoo
14-06-2025
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Sydney Sweeney's bathwater soap sells for 75x retail cost on eBay
Priced at $8, the original offering of 5,000 bars of the soap sold out almost immediately. (Credit: Dr. Squatch) Sydney Sweeney's soap, made out of her bathwater, is no joke. An eBay auction for a bar sold for $590 on Saturday afternoon — nearly 75 times the original retail cost of $8. On Friday, 5,000 bars of Sydney's Bathwater Bliss, made by soap maker Dr. Squatch out of the a bath the actress took for the company in a 2024 ad, sold out immediately online. Advertisement In the next 24 hours, the bars sold for more than 30 times that on the secondary market. StockX had 18 sales for an average of $251 each. Three bars were sold on eBay Saturday afternoon for an average of $364 each. Each soap bar comes with a Certificate of Authenticity that attests to the fact the item is genuinely made with Sweeney's bathwater. The "Euphoria" star has 25.8 million followers on Instagram. Darren Rovell is the founder of cllct and one of the country's leading reporters on the collectibles market. He previously worked for ESPN, CNBC and The Action Network.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
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Here's Why Sabrina Carpenter's Album Art Is Being Compared to Sydney Sweeney's Bathwater Soap
A lot of people are talking about Sabrina Carpenter and Sydney Sweeney right now—and it's not because they're both blondes with names that start with the letter 'S.' This all started when Sweeney dropped a provocative collab in late May, releasing a limited run of Dr. Squatch soap that was made with her actual bathwater, and some of which are currently being resold on the internet for thousands of dollars. Internet users were quick to question the target audience of this release, with many fans criticizing the Euphoria star for catering to the male gaze and rewarding her objectifiers. Others suggested the stunt was a bold way for Sweeney to reclaim her body autonomy and cash in on said objectification. Many thought the whole thing was just weird. The original Instagram post, by the way, has since been removed from Sweeney's Instagram feed. Celebrity News Sydney Sweeney's 'Bathwater' Soap Has Created a Mess in Her Instagram Comments Whatever you do, don't read Sweeney's comments section right now. What does this have to do with Carpenter? Well, the discourse surrounding her latest cover art is sparking similar conversations, with many even referencing Sweeney's bathwater soap in the process. But what is it about the Man's Best Friend album art that set off the internet? Here's the TL;DR. Shortly after the release of her latest single, 'Manchild,' Carpenter announced her next studio album, Man's Best Friend. On June 11, the 26-year-old singer posted an image of herself on her hands and knees with her hair being held up like a leash by a faceless being in a suit (presumably a man). The second image was a close-up of a dog wearing a collar and a tag engraved with the album title. 'My new album, 'Man's Best Friend' 🐾 is out on August 29, 2025,' Carpenter captioned her Instagram post. 'i can't wait for it to be yours x' While many were thrilled to get a new album so quickly after the release of Short N' Sweet in summer 2024, other fans and Internet users were unhappy with the album art, which was quickly described as degrading and antifeminist. On one side, you've got critics saying that the image is degrading and feeds into a culture that sexualizes and demeans women. Many of those users brought up Sweeney's bathwater soap as further proof that our culture's depiction of women is regressing. On the other, you have fans who believe the art is satirical and on-brand for Carpenter, who has written as many cheeky suggestive lyrics about sex as she has lyrics that make fun of her exes. Just look up the lyrics to 'Juno,' 'Bed Chem,' or a compilation of her ad-libbed 'Nonsense' outros from her Emails We Can't Send era. Many have pushed back against that argument, suggesting the images themselves won't read as 'ironic' or 'satirical' to young audiences or those unfamiliar with Carpenter's stage persona. Besides the Sweeney bath soap discourse? Well, Carpenter has faced similar backlash throughout her career, whether it's for her suggestive lyrics or for acting out some 'freaky positions' during the 'Juno' portion of Short N'Sweet tour—though those criticisms mostly seemed to come from parents who hadn't bothered to research the artist's career since her Disney days on Girl Meets World. 'It's always so funny to me when people complain,' Carpenter recently told Rolling Stone of that discourse. 'They're like, 'All she does is sing about this.' But those are the songs that you've made popular. Clearly you love sex. You're obsessed with it. It's in my show. There's so many more moments than the 'Juno' positions, but those are the ones you post every night and comment on. I can't control that. If you come to the show, you'll [also] hear the ballads, you'll hear the more introspective numbers. I find irony and humor in all of that, because it seems to be a recurring theme. I'm not upset about it, other than I feel mad pressure to be funny sometimes.' Though she has not responded to this backlash specifically, she spoke about the online scrutiny women face during her recent Rolling Stone cover interview, published on June 12. 'I don't want to be pessimistic, but I truly feel like I've never lived in a time where women have been picked apart more, and scrutinized in every capacity. I'm not just talking about me. I'm talking about every female artist that is making art right now,' she said. 'We're in such a weird time where you would think it's girl power, and women supporting women, but in reality, the second you see a picture of someone wearing a dress on a carpet, you have to say everything mean about it in the first 30 seconds that you see it.' She further explained how constant criticism can negatively effect artists. 'What people probably don't realize is the more eyes you have on you, the harder it is to love what you're doing, and you have to keep fighting to still love making things and to still love performing,' she says. 'Because the critical sides start to taint it, and they start to make things less fun. They start to make friendships and relationships less fun and enjoyable. [But] there's still so much light and goodness in this, if you're doing it for the reason of you love it and can't live without it.' This is a complicated one, to be honest. There's no denying that there's been a noticeable shift in cultural depictions of women since Trump's second presidential elections, with pre-MeToo era marketing techniques returning in full force as the current administration lays siege to women's rights and reproductive rights (as well as the rights of trans people, people of color, and immigrants, of course). That being said, I'm not sure Carpenter's album art belongs in that conversation. Do I think we need more blatant imagery of women being held down and subservient to men? Not particularly, though I'd argue Carpenter expresses a lot more agency in this image than people are suggesting. Regardless, does the art itself reflect themes Carpenter regularly explores in her music? Absolutely. Just look at 'Please Please Please,' a song she wrote about purposefully ignoring red flags in the hopes her partner will prove her instincts wrong. As we then learn from 'Manchild,' they never do. (No, I'm not implying that 'Manchild' is about her ex, Barry Keoghan.) 'Most of the lyrical content is about disappointment in relationships and all the different shapes it takes,' Carpenter's producing partner Jack Antonoff said of the upcoming album. 'I think it's a celebration of those who let you down.' As one fan joked about the cover art on 'sabrina carpenter is your friend who cries to you about how horrible her man is, you coach her through the breakup and they're back together by morning.' I think it would be in bad faith to assume Carpenter's album art was designed to appeal to a male audience over the fans who already love and know her music. There's also something eerily puritanical about the way some commenters are critiquing Carpenter's sexual expression—or is sex positivity only for women who express it in a specific way? In any case, I'll leave you with one final question: Should Sabrina Carpenter and other women in the entertainment industry cater their artistic vision to the internet's version of the ideal feminist or do we still crave authenticity and challenging, complex art? You can't really have it both ways. Entertainment Is 'Manchild' by Sabrina Carpenter About Barry Keoghan? Here's What She Said About the Lyrics Some fans think the pop star wrote 'Manchild' about her ex. Not so fast\! Originally Appeared on Glamour
