Key takeaways:
- Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer and activist, broke her silence after her partnership with Bud Light prompted backlash from conservatives.
- Mulvaney posted a video statement on Instagram, explaining she had intentionally stayed offline for a few weeks after the controversy started.
- Mulvaney’s partnership with Bud Light has sparked a debate about the role of corporations in promoting LGBTQ+ rights.
Transgender influencer and activist Dylan Mulvaney has broken her silence after her partnership with Bud Light prompted backlash from conservatives.
Mulvaney had posted an ad for Bud Light on Instagram earlier this month, promoting a sweepstakes contest and sharing custom beer cans the company had given her with her face on them. The ad prompted high-profile conservatives like Kid Rock and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to boycott the beer brand and criticize the company’s decision to partner with a transgender woman.
In her first TikTok in roughly three weeks, Mulvaney said she’s been “having crazy deja vu” after her beer promotion deal became swept into GOP transphobia. She posted a video statement on Instagram, explaining she had intentionally stayed offline for a few weeks after the controversy started.
“I’ve always tried to love everyone, even the people that make it really, really hard, and I think it’s OK to be frustrated with someone or confused,” Mulvaney said. “But what I’m struggling to understand is the need to dehumanize and to be cruel.”
Mulvaney’s partnership with Bud Light has sparked a debate about the role of corporations in promoting LGBTQ+ rights. While some have praised the company for its support of the transgender community, others have criticized it for caving to pressure from the right.
The influencer has yet to comment on the controversy further, but her video statement has been widely shared across social media. It remains to be seen how the situation will unfold, but Mulvaney’s message of love and understanding has resonated with many.
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