Why Sydney Sweeney will get extra hate than different ladies

Contrary to popular belief, bigger may not always be better, according to a study – and it may explain why actress Sydney Sweeney gets so much hate. 

The 2024 study out of Texas A&M International University’s Department of Psychology and Communication found that women who have bigger breasts received more ‘rival derogation tactics’ aimed at them compared to those with small breasts.

The resurfaced study suggests that this aggression may be driven by the perception of women with bigger breasts as a threat.

‘Given the strong importance men place on women’s breast morphology, most notably size, women, in general, are attentive to this factor,’ the team wrote in the study at the time. 

The study set out to understand whether or not breast size influences aggression among women.

Writing in their study, published in Sexes, the team, led by Ray Garza, explained: ‘Physical traits that are desired by men can drive tactics of intrasexual competition in women.

‘We tested the role of breast morphology in impacting women’s likelihood of engaging in rival derogation tactics, such as verbal and indirect aggression.’

The team studied 114 white and Hispanic women. The group was shown various images of women’s breasts that had been manipulated for both size and sagginess (also known as ptosis).

Contrary to popular belief, bigger may not always be better, according to a resurfaced study – and it may explain why actress Sydney Sweeney gets so much hate

The images only included a view of the woman’s lower neck to her upper torso, meaning that their face was not taken into consideration.

For each image, the participants were asked how likely they were to be ‘indirectly aggressive’ against the woman.

‘For example: gossip maliciously about her, spread harmful rumors about her, or try to socially exclude her,’ the team explained. 

They also measured answers using the Intrasexual Competition Scale (ICS), an inventory of statements that read things like, ‘I can’t stand it when I meet another woman who is more attractive than I am.’

They were asked to rate those statements on a scale of one to seven, with one indicating a ‘strong disagreement,’ while seven meant ‘strong agreement.’  

An analysis of the results revealed a ‘significant’ link between aggression and breast size, but not sagginess.

While the reason for the findings remains unclear, the team suggests that the aggression may stem from the perception that women with bigger breasts are more of a threat. 

It may explain all the hate towards bigger-breasted celebrities, like Sweeney herself.

An analysis of the results revealed a ‘significant’ link between aggression and breast size, but not sagginess

Over the past year, the Euphoria actress has come under intense scrutiny.

In July, she starred in an American Eagle’s jeans campaign that was accused of promoting eugenics as the slogan read, ‘Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans.’

The phrase ‘great genes’ is ‘historically used to celebrate whiteness, thinness and attractiveness,’ which it said made ‘this campaign seem to be a tone-deaf marketing move,’ a Salon report on the backlash read.

Since then, the brand has come under fire, as well as Sweeney, who just recently launched her own lingerie brand, Syrn. 

In the wake of the furor, reports emerged that Sweeney was a registered Republican, prompting howls of condemnation from left-leaning fans while US President Donald Trump joked: ‘Now I love her ad.’

She was asked about it in a November GQ interview, but remained neutral.

When given the chance to address claims the ad condoned ‘genetic superiority,’ Sweeney simply replied, ‘I think that when I have an issue that I want to speak about, people will hear.’ 

In January, she posed on the cover of Cosmopolitan, and shared her view of the way the public has characterized her politically. 

‘I’ve never been here to talk about politics. I’ve always been here to make art, so this is just not a conversation I want to be at the forefront of,’ she insisted.

‘And I think because of that, people want to take it even further and use me as their own pawn,’ said the actress, who has been tagged by some as a refreshing antidote to political correctness and by others as a pernicious right-wing influence.

The way she has been described in partisan terms is ‘somebody else assigning something to me, and I can’t control that,’ Sweeney said.

When she was asked why she refuses to straighten out the record if she feels she is being falsely portrayed, she replied: ‘I haven’t figured it out. I’m not a hateful person. If I say: “That’s not true,” they’ll come at me like: “You’re just saying that to look better.” There’s no winning. There’s never any winning.’

She maintained: ‘I just have to continue being who I am, because I know who I am. I can’t make everyone love me. I know what I stand for.’