Bud Light Slammed for Sponsoring Toronto Pride—'They Deserve to Go Broke'
Video footage from the event has gone viral. One of the acts is seen performing on the Bud Light stage featuring what seem to be drag queens and scantily clad dancers dressed in leather and fishnet clothing.
Twitter users who've seen the footage, shot by The Post Millennial, are furious with the brand. Bud Light has faced backlash and boycotts for almost three months now.In early April, the company sent transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney a personalized can to help her celebrate "365 Days of Being a Girl." The move angered many, with musician Kid Rock posting a viral video of himself shooting crates of Bud Light with a machine gun.
Customers then started boycotting products made by the parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev, which has led to the brand facing billions in losses.Bud Light has never explicitly directly addressed the situation, though it released a statement in response, saying it "never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people." Bud Light added that "we are in the business of bringing people together over a beer," Brendan Whitworth, CEO of Anheuser-Busch, wrote in a public statement on April 14.As recently as June 19, former Bud Light drinkers criticized the company for continuing not to issue an apology for the Mulvaney collaboration.
More than two months later, Bud Light has sparked more fury with its Toronto Pride sponsorship.Twitter user Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis brought the video to the attention of her almost half-a-million Twitter followers. "Bud Light has a stage at Toronto Pride.
