Dylan Mulvaney leaves the US over Bud Light debacle: 'I had to leave my country to feel safe'



Transgender TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney claimed to have left the United States in order to feel safe after the controversy related to the Bud Light debacle.

“Okay, surprise,” said the 26-year-old in a TikTok video. “I’m in Peru! I’m at Machu Picchu. Isn’t this so beautiful?”

Critics on the right lambasted Bud Light and Mulvaney after the transgender influencer posted a video to his social media channel celebrating a partnership with the beer giant to celebrate March Madness. Conservatives began a campaign to boycott Bud Light and its parent company.

"I’ve seen a lot of llamas. The people here are so kind. I feel very safe here. It’s a little sad that I had to leave my country to feel safe, but that will get better eventually," Mulvaney continued.

The boycott against Bud Light has led to a precipitous drop in sales in the U.S. A poll showed that a majority of Americans supported the boycott while only 30% said that they opposed the boycott.

The company has distanced itself from Mulvaney, leading the influencer to criticize them for not standing with the LGBTQ political agenda.

"I’ve been scared to leave my house, I have been ridiculed in public, I’ve been followed, and I have felt a loneliness that I wouldn’t wish on anyone," said Mulvaney in a previous statement. "And I’m not telling you this because I want your pity, I am telling you this because this is my experience from a very privileged perspective, know that it is much, much worse for other trans people."

In the influencer's latest TikTok video, Mulvaney touted the benefits of Peruvian shaman ceremonies.

"I came here to feel something. And I definitely have. I have done shaman ceremonies that were, like, 10 years' worth of therapy," Mulvaney concluded. "It was wild."

Here's the video of Mulvaney's announcement:

Dylan Mulvaney doesn’t ‘feel safe’ in US over Bud Light backlash, travels to South Americawww.youtube.com

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Joe Rogan & Ice Cube’s BRUTALLY honest conversation + Bud Light costs less than WATER?!



Dave Rubin plays a clip of Joe Rogan and Ice Cube’s blunt conversation about how woke companies have become.

Unsurprisingly, Bud Light and Target dominated their discussion.

“I think about the companies that own these companies,” Ice Cube says. “Why would they let a decision like that take the company down?” he asks in reference to Bud Light’s marketing campaign featuring trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

“I don’t think they thought it was going to,” Rogan responds. “They just pushed too far, and people went f**k you.”

“So why did Target do the same thing?” Ice Cube asks.

“I think that’s an ESG thing,” Rogan says.

For those who don’t know, ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance score and is a way to essentially measure how woke a company is. That score then determines funding and what companies can and can’t do.

In short, it’s a way for the government to control corporations and ensure their agendas are being pushed.

But it’s clearly not going over well with consumers.

“Target lost billions of dollars … because people are sick of this sh*t,” Rogan says.

“They’re sick of social things like that – that are controversial – getting stuffed in your face and you have to accept it,” he continues.

“It’s not that people aren’t accepting of different lifestyles,” Rubin adds.

“When you walk into Target, you’re there to buy something, right? ... I don’t need to walk in and be bludgeoned with stuff that will have kids tucking their genitals so that they can pretend to be the other gender,” he explains.

As frustrating as these woke campaigns have been, there is some encouraging news: The backlash is working.

“The average person decided to put their money, use their wallet, elsewhere,” Rubin says.

“What that does,” he explains, is “make it so that you actually have some power.”

And that power is perhaps nowhere better displayed than in Bud Light’s “$20B Dylan Mulvaney disaster” that has resulted in the lager costing less than water at certain retailers.

Watch the full conversation here.


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Anheuser-Busch just WON’T apologize for its partnership with Dylan Mulvaney



Anheuser-Busch has finally broken its silence on the Bud Light marketing collaboration with Dylan Mulvaney that sent sales crashing nearly overnight.

The company lost over $6 billion in market cap in just six days.

The global CEO of Anheuser-Busch, Michael Doukeris, told investors in a letter that “Anheuser-Busch did not intend to create controversy or make a political statement. In reality, the Bud Light can posted by a social media influencer that sparked all the conversation was provided by an outside agency without Anheuser-Busch management awareness or approval.”

“Since that time,” Doukeris continued, “the lack of oversight and control over marketing decisions has been addressed and a new VP of Bud Light marketing has been announced. We need to clarify the facts that this was one camp, one influencer, one post, and not a campaign.”

While Bud Light has released several ads apologizing to its drinkers, BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales of "The News & Why it Matters wonders whether or not we should be “punishing Bud Light” for the crimes of an outside agency.

Jaco Booyens, who has been involved in many marketing campaigns himself, has an answer.

He says that “it’s just not quite how it works,” adding, “Someone in the company has to say yes.”

While he is not forgiving of Bud Light, he believes the widespread backlash against the company is a good sign.

“So, society actually does agree with us. They are not into this kid trans, crazy, insane — you know, psychosis movement.”

Chad Prather jumps in to add, “And for the record, Anheurser-Busch is lying.”

He says that there was more than one post and that obviously someone had to create the can with Dylan Mulvaney’s face on it.

“My point is,” he continues, “Dylan Mulvaney didn’t do this for free.”


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The Secret Reason Why Bud Light Chose Dylan Mulvaney | Guest: James Lindsay | Ep 791

The Secret Reason Why Bud Light Chose Dylan Mulvaney | Guest: James Lindsay | Ep 791

Breaking: Woke Bud Light marketing chief takes leave of absence after transgender influencer disaster



Alissa Heinerscheid, the marketing director of Bud Light, has taken a leave of absence and has been replaced after a damaging marketing disaster promoting the transgender agenda.

The development was first reported by Beer Business Daily.

Heinerscheid will be replaced by Todd Allen, the global marketing VP for Budweiser, the company confirmed to Ad Age.

Bud Light infuriated many when transgender TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney announced a partnership with the company to celebrate Mulvaney's "365 days of girlhood" as part of its March Madness marketing campaign. Some have even called for a complete boycott of Bud Light beer and other Anheuser-Busch products.

A statement from a spokesperson for Anheuser-Busch InBev said the company would also streamline marketing “so that our most senior marketers are more closely connected to every aspect of our brand’s activities.”

The spokesperson added, “These steps will help us maintain focus on the things we do best: brewing great beer for all consumers, while always making a positive impact in our communities and on our country.”

Heinerscheid came under fire after a video resurfaced showing her deriding the sense of humor that the brand had been known for and saying that they needed to pivot into diversity in order to gain a greater audience.

Here's more about the Bud Light trans controversy:

How We Can FORCE Bud Light (& Others) to End Its WOKE TRASH www.youtube.com

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Yuengling Brewery appears to take a swipe at Bud Light on social media, and it's a viral hit



The social media account for Yuengling Brewery, the oldest brewery in the U.S., scored a viral hit against Bud Light with an understated jab.

Anheuser-Busch infuriated many of its fans when transgender TikTok activist Dylan Mulvaney announced a partnership with Bud Light to celebrate Mulvaney's gender transition for the March Madness basketball tournaments.

Yuengling took advantage of the controversy by tweeting a simple message with a photograph of the U.S. flag and a bottle of its beer.

\u201cYuengling, The Oldest Brewery In America. Independently Owned and Family Operated since 1829 because we make good beer.\u201d
— Yuengling Brewery (@Yuengling Brewery) 1681505335

The tweet garnered more than 4.8 million impressions despite having only about 89k followers on the social media account.

"Yuengling, The Oldest Brewery In America. Independently Owned and Family Operated since 1829 because we make good beer," the tweet read.

Many on social media applauded Yuengling for issuing the patriotic advertisement while Bud Light fought with its critics.

"HELL YEAH MURICA RISE UP! Stars and Stripes forever! F BUD LITE! SALUT YUENGLING!" replied comic book creator Ethan Van Sciver.

"Thank you for supporting AMERICA. I’m a real woman and your beer is the beer for me. Real women, and now real men, don’t drink Bud Light," responded GOP activist Sarah Fields.

"This is the only way to not go woke. Privately owned and operated business," read one response.

"Thank you @yuenglingbeer. You're the beer we didn't deserve but everyone needed in 2023," read another tweet.

The Yuengling Brewery made headlines in 2016 when its owner, Richard Yuengling Jr., publicly endorsed then-candidate Donald Trump for president. Some on the left were outraged at his endorsement, and the controversy led to some gay bars banning Yuengling from being served.

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How We Can FORCE Bud Light (& Others) to End Its WOKE TRASH www.youtube.com

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Budweiser releases patriotic 'heart of America' advertisement amidst Bud Light's Dylan Mulvaney controversy



Budweiser released a new advertisement on Friday that is patriotic and talks about the "heart of America." The ad arrived amidst the Bud Light controversy of partnering with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

On Friday, Budweiser released a new advertisement on all its social media platforms. The ad features one of the iconic Budweiser Clydesdale horses traveling across the United States – from dirt roads to sandy beaches. The horse ventures from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis to the Grand Canyon to New York City.

During the cross-country trek, the horse encounters Americans enjoying beer on a farm and friends sharing a handshake at a fire department. A man with a "Land of the Free" patch on his jacket raises the American flag with the help of a woman.

The narrator begins the advertisement by saying, "Let me tell you a story about a beer rooted in the heart of America."

The ad ends with the narrator saying, "This is a story bigger than beer, this is the story of the American spirit."

The advertisement has been widely needled by social media commentators in response to the recent Bud Light debacle.

\u201chttps://t.co/T3TVGEzIi0\u201d
— Budweiser (@Budweiser) 1681500570

The patriotic advertisement for Budweiser comes during the controversy with another Anheuser-Busch beer – Bud Light.

Earlier this month, Bud Light was a promotional partner with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The beer company reportedly sent Mulvaney a Bud Light can with Dylan's face on it.

Mulvaney promoted Bud Light while celebrating the influencer's "365 Days of Girlhood." The 26-year-old biological male claims to be a "girl" in the TikTok video series "Days of Girlhood."

Bud Light was mocked for promoting the beer with the transgender TikTok star.

There have been several high-profile boycotts of Bud Light since the transgender influencer promoted the Anheuser-Busch beer.

After posting on social media nearly every single day before the controversy, Bud Light stopped posting on social media for almost two weeks. Once returning to social media, the beer brand was lampooned online.

Making matters worse, a video of Bud Light's vice president went viral last week. In the video recorded last month, Alissa Gordon Heinerscheid talks about needing to move away from the beer brand's frat boy image and transform Bud Light into one of inclusion.

On Friday, Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth offered a milquetoast statement in regard to the Bud Light controversy.

"As the CEO of a company founded in America’s heartland more than 165 years ago, I am responsible for ensuring every consumer feels proud of the beer we brew," Whitworth said in the statement. "We're honored to be part of the fabric of this country. Anheuser-Busch employs more than 18,000 people and our independent distributors employ an additional 47,000 valued colleagues. We have thousands of partners, millions of fans and a proud history supporting our communities, military, first responders, sports fans and hard-working Americans everywhere."

"We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people. We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer," he added. "My time serving this country taught me the importance of accountability and the values upon which America was founded: freedom, hard work and respect for one another. As CEO of Anheuser-Busch, I am focused on building and protecting our remarkable history and heritage."

"I care deeply about this country, this company, our brands and our partners. I spend much of my time traveling across America, listening to and learning from our customers, distributors and others," Whitworth continued. "Moving forward, I will continue to work tirelessly to bring great beers to consumers across our nation."

The vanilla statement was panned by critics online – some saying it was "such mealy-mouthed nothingness."

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How we can FORCE Bud Light (and others) to end its WOKE TRASH



Bud Light recently hired social media influencer and trans activist Dylan Mulvaney to promote its beer, and the results — while profitable for Mulvaney — have been anything but profitable for others involved.

A Bud Light distributor took to social media to talk about how the sales of Anheuser-Busch products have plummeted.

He says, “I’ve never seen such little sales in this past few days on these products, and it’s sad because people don’t buy this beer, I don’t make money, and I can’t feed my family.”

The man continues, “They don’t know their clientele, so it’s kind of heartbreaking.”

Glenn Beck agrees.

“These soda and beer companies, beverage companies, they don’t really care about you because they’re not connected to you. It is the local bottling companies and distributors that make all of the difference.”

Beck refers to the man in the video, “He’s the guy that has to get it to the local stores, and he’s dying.”

While it’s hurting men like him, Beck says this is the way to stop companies from going woke and ruining the lives of innocent hard-working men.

“When you as a business call them and say ‘You know what, I don’t think I want your stuff any more.’ You tell Anheuser-Busch ‘This is crazy. I don’t want it.’ You tell Coca-Cola ‘I don’t want their garbage any more.’”

He continues, saying that if distributors tell these companies, “'I know who the customers are and they’re not white racists. Coca-Cola and Bud Light, they’re not for transgender issues being pushed into everybody’s faces and certainly they’re not for transgender issues being pushed onto our children in schools. So, no thank you, Anheuser-Busch,’” meaningful change can be made.

“If we connected, smartly, we would be able to conquer these guys,” Glenn says.


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Joe Rogan defends Bud Light over transgender spokesperson controversy: 'Why ... do you give a f***?'



Joe Rogan weighed in on the controversy over Bud Light making a transgender TikTok personality its spokesperson on his podcast.

Rogan made the comments while talking to guest Sam Tallent, a comedian, who asked for a beer during the recording of the show.

"Get some Bud Lights, let's do this in support of Bud Light in their time of stress," said Rogan.

"Let's be allies, but I gotta get a little day drunk!" joked Tallent.

"We're gonna be allies, you know, because Kid Rock and Travis Tritt have put the f***ing hammer down!" Rogan added.

"Here's my take," said Rogan. "Like what they're doing is spreading the brand to an extra group of people."

"Yeah!" Tallent agreed.

"Why, if something is something is good, do you give a f*** who's got it?!" asked Rogan.

"Would we do this with cheesecake?" he joked. "You know what I'm saying? If there was a bomb-ass cheesecake and all of sudden, you know, some radical group like Antifa, really got into the cheesecake, would we be like, 'f*** this!' And if the Cheesecake Factory sent Antifa a cheesecake, 'for ten more years of chaos!'" he laughed. "You know, like celebratory!"

Rogan went on to drink a Bud Light beer with Tallent during the segment before he added that he also "loved" the video put out by Kid Rock criticizing Bud Light.

"I love that kind of thinking. Not even that I agree with it, I like wild people!" Rogan explained.

"I like a dude who take takes a machine gun to a stack of Bud Lights, who's like, 'F*** Anheuser-Busch!'" he laughed.

He pointed out that the Coors company had also supported the LGBTQ agenda.

Tallent was far more dismissive of the critics of Anheuser-Busch during the segment and went so far as to claim, "There is no woke agenda!"

Rogan returned to the topic later in the podcast and said that his initial reaction to the campaign was shock.

"What the f*** is this?" he said. "This is silly."

His guest had a different reaction.

"Also, she's pretty! I get it," said Tallent about transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney, to which Rogan made a dismissive sound.

"No, I mean, I see nothing wrong," he added.

"Good luck!" Rogan retorted.

Transgender activists and supporters of the LGBTQ agenda have excoriated Rogan for previous comments he made on his podcast questioning parents who push their children to transition too early.

Here's the video of his reaction to the trans controversy:

Joe's Take on the Bud Light Controversy www.youtube.com

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Steve Deace explains the new religion behind Bud Light and Dylan Mulvaney



Why do brands like Bud Light make marketing decisions — like promoting transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney — that will lose customers and money?

While it may seem like a mystery, Steve Deace has some answers.

He says people “still believe there’s this neutral mechanism in our culture called ‘the marketplace’ where eventually these things get sifted and filtered, right? And the people decide if they want this or they want that or they don’t want that and they do want this, right?”

He continues, “I don’t think that’s true any more.”

As worship of God wanes, a new religion has begun to take its place. Deace believes that this is why brands like Bud Light are completely ignoring the desires of their target demographics.

He says, “The idea that it will just be a religionless society — oh no, it will not. There will be another religion. Another religion will emerge to take the place of the one that vacated said space. Nature abhors a vacuum. Something will emerge to take that place.”

And according to Deace, the left’s new religion of wokeness is a tight-knit one.

“They have built a fellowship. May I say a church? They have each other’s backs. They go to the end. This is where the real religious commitment and conviction exists in America.”

“America is not devoid of real religious commitment and conviction. It is replete with the wrong religious commitment and conviction.”


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