Sydney Sweeney is putting a Gen Z stamp on the sex symbol. Far from going for the dumb blonde construct, she combines her beauty with the committed attitude and intelligence of a businesswoman. She chooses complex, often gritty projects like Euphoria and White Lotus, and her frank, considered portrayals of flawed characters put a different, darker lens on sex itself. So how has Sydney deconstructed and rebuilt the sex symbol in a more serious way?
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00:00 Sydney Sweeney is the sex symbol of today
00:52 How Sydney deconstructs what a sex symbol means
05:17 How her performances capture this subversion
08:00 How Sydney is shaking things up behind the scenes