« I’m so sick of the ‘trans community’ pretending they are black people surviving the klan in the 1920’s, » conservative commentator Owens tweeted.
Conservative commentator Candace Owens has lashed out at Dylan Mulvaney, after the actress accused Bud Light’s parent company, Anheuser-Busch, of turning « a blind eye » to the transphobic attacks she endured after her collaboration with the brand.
Since early April, Bud Light has been subjected to a relentless backlash for a branded partnership it had with transgender influencer Mulvaney. In a video posted to Instagram on April 1, Mulvaney said the beer brand had sent her a can with her face on it to commemorate her 365 days living as a woman.
Mulvaney’s partnership with Bud Light drew condemnation and boycott calls from several conservative figures, including U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican. Musicians Kid Rock, Travis Tritt and John Rich were also among those who expressed aversions to the beer brand after the collaboration.
Since the calls for a boycott began almost three months ago, Bud Light has seen a drop-off in domestic sales. Revenue remains consistently below what it was the same time in 2022. The company has also lost its crown as America’s most popular beer, with Mexican rival Modelo Especial now in the top spot.
Mulvaney addressed the backlash on Thursday in a TikTok post captioned « Trans people like beer too. » In the video, Mulvaney accused Anheuser-Busch of not reaching out to her during the height of the criticism.
« I was waiting for the brand to reach out to me, but they never did. And for months now, I’ve been scared to leave my house, » she said. « I have been ridiculed in public. I’ve been followed. And I have felt a loneliness that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. If this is my experience from a very privileged perspective, know that it is much, much worse for other trans people. »
While not directly naming Anheuser-Busch, she continued: « 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 transphobic and hateful as they want.
