Bud Light Partnership With Trans Star Dylan Mulvaney Prompts Backlash From Conservative Artists
Thania Garcia Beer conglomerate Anheuser-Busch has found itself at the center of a controversial debate surrounding its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who was recently recruited to promote the brand’s March Madness contest.
The conversation escalated into a highly publicized online protest when Kid Rock posted a video of himself shooting three cases of Bud Light with an assault rifle — all while sporting a MAGA hat. “Fuck Bud Light and fuck Anheuser-Busch,” he declared in the video, which now has over 50,000 re-tweets and 200,000 likes.
Country singer Travis Tritt also vocalized his displeasure, tweeting that he would no longer support Anheuser-Busch, the company that produces Budweiser and Bud Light. “I will be deleting all Anheuser-Busch products from my tour hospitality rider,” the singer stated, referring to the amenities (including snacks and drinks) that an artist receives backstage when they’re scheduled to perform at a venue. “I know many other artists who are doing the same.”I will be deleting all Anheuser-Busch products from my tour hospitality rider.
I know many other artists who are doing the same. When some commenters on the post requested he reveals those names, Tritt responded: “Other artists who are deleting Anheuser-Busch products from their hospitality rider might not say so in public for fear of being ridiculed and canceled.
