Bud light drowning in drama

All the drama between Dylan Mulvaney and Bud light “scandal”

by Serinity Bishop reporter

On April 1 Dylan Mulvaney posted a video on her Instagram account to promote a Bud Light contest. Bud Light in return sent a handful of beers to Mulvaney, one of those cans had her face on it. It was part of a paid sponsorship deal and promotion for some sort of sweepstakes challenge where people can win $15,000 from Bud Light by sending videos of themselves carrying a lot of beers. This action from Bud Light led to a scandal between Bud Light and its supporters.

Dylan Mulvaney is popular on TikTok, and through TikTok has been documenting her transition. She has been sharing her journey on TikTok from the very beginning, bringing new insight and a new light to those part of the LGBTQ+ community, especially the transgender community. Mulvaney has very recently celebrated her 365 days of being a woman and is continuing to share her life with others through social media.

Unfortunately, many of Bud Lights’ supporters started boycotting Bud Light due to the fact that Bud Light is support- ing a transgender woman. It also led the executive of Bud Light Alissa Heinerscheid to be replaced by Todd Allen, vice president of global marketing for Budweiser. Bud Light ended up changing their commercial to two men enjoying a Bud Light beer together happily. Bud Light claims that their brand is made for people to share happy memories together. Bud Light did not mean for this situation to happen and for the hate to be created toward Mulvaney and trans-gender people in total. Bud Light and Mulvaney have received a lot of controversy, this hate toward a member of the transgender community has escalated to the point where Mulvaney has taken a break from social media altogether.

It isn’t just Mulvaney facing this prejudice, transgender hate occurs in more situations than just this one. Texas lawmakers this year are considering several bills that could bring major changes to the lives of gay and transgender Texans. Republicans have filed bills that would restrict when sexuality and gender identity are taught in schools, where people can perform in drag, and what kind of healthcare is available to transgender children. Many people in the LGBTQ+ community have reported stating that because of all the bills being passed their mental health is being affected. Showing another example of unfair prejudice against the LGBTQ+ community.

This situation lies deeper than what went down with Mulvaney. It highlights the importance of respecting people for how they choose to live their lives while still having a different opinion. e