Sophie Cunningham says what other gaslighting female athletes won't about the naked Sydney Sweeney ad

And, to the surprise of approximately nobody, the WNBA's most sane player offered up the most sane take of this entire, silly ordeal."Why are girls mad?" Cunningham asked on her newly revamped, "No Hesitation" podcast."That is literally what she does.
Why is anyone mad? It is a gambling ad: men, sports, naked women.Of course, that’s going to draw attention."Do I agree with it? Morally, I think it’s kind of weird, but each to their own.
Go do your thing, sis."SYDNEY SWEENEY FIRES BACK AT TROLLS AFTER FACING CRITICISM ONLINE FOR PROVOCATIVE SPORTS ADSydney Sweeney faced the wrath of online critics after posing in provocative new sports betting campaign.(Carlo Paloni)Shockingly, it's another home run for Sophie Cunningham.
She just doesn't miss.What a run!Look, Cunningham's right.
This is what Sweeney does.She likes to take her clothes off, if you haven't noticed.
It's sort of her shtick.In fact, the whole ad campaign was her idea, according to Novig CEO Jacob Fortinsky!Sweeney literally came up with the whole thing.SYDNEY SWEENEY LEAVES LITTLE TO THE IMAGINATION IN PROVOCATIVE NEW CAMPAIGNActress Sydney Sweeney poses nude in a promotional billboard ad for the sports-prediction market app Novig in Times Square, New York, on Sept.
16, 2026.Sweeney has received online backlash for the ads featuring her nude with strategically placed sporting equipment in Novig's first national ad campaign.
(Anthony Behar/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect)"It really was Sydney who was driving a lot of the visuals and the messaging," he said during a panel earlier this week."We're hugely supportive of women's sports.
I think it's a huge component of our platform.We never intended to portray female sports."Correct.
This ad had nothing to do with women's sports.It was about gambling.
Aren't they all nowadays? Seems like it.Sweeney was catering to one very specific audience, as her and new podcast partner, Drew Hanlen, pointed out.Drew, who wouldn't stop talking, figured around 75% ...