Anheuser-Busch has responded after transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney posted a video to social media excoriating the brand for allegedly abandoning the TikTok and Instagram star following immense backlash to the Bud Light brand deal featuring Mulvaney.
“I took a brand deal with a company that I love,” Mulvaney opened, finally addressing the controversy. “They also sent me one can with my face on it, you might have seen it,” the transgender star said, “I feel like it needs to go in a museum, preferably behind bulletproof glass.”
“I am bringing it up because what transpired from that video was more bullying and transphobia than I could have ever imagined,” said Mulvaney. “I should have made this video months ago.”
Mulvaney ultimately said the delay in publishing the video was caused partially by “waiting for the brand to reach out to me, but they never did.”
Mulvaney later complained, “For a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse in my opinion than not hiring a trans person at all because it gives customers permission to be as hateful and transphobic as they want.” The transgender influencer insisted, “We’re customers too, I know a lot of trans and queer people who love beer.”
A 2022 survey reported that about 1.6 million people in the United States identify as transgender, or about 0.004% of the total population.
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Now, Anheuser-Busch responded to the allegations in a statement to far left website The Daily Beast, with a spokesperson telling the outlet the conglomerate remains “committed to the programs and partnerships we have forged over decades with organizations across a number of communities, including those in the LGBTQ+ community,” but neglecting to mention Mulvaney by name.
That statement came only days after Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to minimize the Mulvaney brand deal as “a gift” and “one can” of beer. He said the company understands it waded into “a big social conversation” and that “Bud Light doesn’t belong in this divisive conversation.”
Still, Whitworth promised the company “will continue to support the communities and organizations that we have supported for decades,” including those that are pro-LGBT.
Days before that, however, Anheuser-Busch chief marketing officer Marcel Marcondes made similar comments about the “controversial and divisive debates” but said the company needs to better “understand our consumers.”
Kurt
June 30, 2023 at 3:32 pm
Bud Light never should have dealt with Mulvaney. Thing I think is so stupid is they probably had stupidhead consultants who didn’t have the sense enough to advise that catering to a “weird” minority is going to have a backlash from the mainstream majority. Period. That’s it.
Rattlerjake
June 30, 2023 at 6:50 pm
They knew exactly what they were doing, as d all of the others who are going “woke”. If you think that their profits mean anything, you’d be wrong, because this agenda, when (not if) it succeeds, is the goal. ALL of these major corporations are part of “Blackrock”, and the agenda is the eventual take-down of this nation to the one world government. Once that is done, all of these special groups will be expendable, especially those who do not contribute to the NWO. Perverts currently serve a purpose but will be dead weight when the goal is accomplished.
jerry1944
June 30, 2023 at 4:23 pm
well that 0.oo4% fag can drink all the bud that is made for all i care But no bud in my house are truck Abd dont care to hang out with Bud drinkers That would show stupidly on my part I guess since then then have givin another 200000 to th fag group as a ay of telling them how sorry they was they said something about it Now hie that fag back they let go to really show how great yall are
Rattlerjake
June 30, 2023 at 7:00 pm
You’re obviously one of those fine and accomplished students coming out of public education; hope you framed that fourth grade graduation certificate.
Jon Martin
July 1, 2023 at 3:36 am
I agree with you. Good comment.
rottenrollin
June 30, 2023 at 5:01 pm
I have always depended upon the kindness of Stupids……..
I’m Dylon what’s my name and I approve this message.
Darrell Denton
July 1, 2023 at 3:33 am
Big mistakes all around. You’ve lost my money for life. Your apology is moot. You are going to continue to use the money we pay for your products and spend it on gay groups. You’ve lost me for life.
Paul4756
July 1, 2023 at 12:17 pm
The queer beer apologizes to the sex deviant and pervert, but will NOT apologize to their customers who were deeply offended by their huge advertising mistake CONTINUE the boycott of the queer beer. GO WOKE, AND GO BROKE!!!
Bruce Stanton
July 4, 2023 at 1:31 pm
Anheuser-Busch is now trying to play both sides of the fence.