KAROL MARKOWICZ: THEY TRIED TO CANCEL SYDNEY SWEENEY. IT BACKFIRED. They came after Sydney Sweeney over the American Eagle “genes” ad. They came after the brand. And according to @​karol, the part that really drives her critics crazy is simple: it didn’t work. Sweeney is still thriving, still landing campaigns and still on billboards — and Karol says her critics “can’t stand it.” ▻