Article continues below advertisementTed Cruz defended Sydney Sweeney's controversial American Eagle jeans ad, and while he surely had good intentions, his comments about the drama sparked backlash from social media users.Some people have accused the campaign of supporting eugenics - a practice that tries to improve the genetic quality of a population, which has been linked to the Nazis - due to the actress' blonde hair and blue eyes. Others felt the advertisement over-sexualized the movie star.