Sydney Sweeney Rejects Claim She Was ‘Objectified’ in Rolling Stones Music Video: ‘I Find Empowerment Through Embracing’ My Body
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Sydney Sweeney’s starring role in the Rolling Stones‘ music video for “Angry,” the lead single off their most recent album “Hackney Diamonds,” led to some claims that she was sexualized during the nearly four-minute clip.
The video features Sweeney wearing black studded chaps and dancing in the back seat of a convertible as it speeds down Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
The street is lined with animated billboards showing the history of the Rolling Stones. One of the most prominent critics of the music video was Blur frontman and Gorillaz co-creator Damon Albarn, who told French press: “I listened to their new song and watched this horrible music video showing them at different stages of their lives on billboards.
And this young woman objectified. What the hell is this? There’s something completely disconnected.” Sweeney just doesn’t agree.
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