{"id":1953977,"date":"2023-06-22T10:16:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T14:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-call-bud-light-gets-worst-news-from-popular-gay-bars\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T10:18:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T14:18:20","slug":"wake-up-call-bud-light-gets-worst-news-from-popular-gay-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-call-bud-light-gets-worst-news-from-popular-gay-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Bud Light Receives Devastating News from Popular LGBTQ+ Bars&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwake-up-call-bud-light-gets-worst-news-from-popular-gay-bars%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1953977&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Wake-Up Call: Bud Light Gets Worst News from Popular Gay Bars<\/h2>\n<p>After choosing to alienate its conservative customer base by partnering with a man who claims to be a woman, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bud-light-teams-up-with-iconic-american-company-in-desperate-attempt-to-win-back-customers\/\" title=\"Bud Light partners with iconic US company to regain customers.\">struggling brand<\/a> Bud Light is now facing pressure from another direction.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, The Saloon, a Minneapolis gay bar, became the latest business to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-russia-has-violated-ceasefire-agreement-in-two-cities\/\" title=\"Ukraine Says Russia Has Violated Ceasefire Agreement in Two Cities\">stop selling products<\/a> from Anheuser-Busch, Bud Light\u2019s parent company, while its owner criticized Anheuser-Busch for failing to double down on support for transgender actor and model Dylan Mulvaney.<\/p>\n<p>According to Saloon owner John Moore, \u201cAnheuser-Busch had an opportunity to support a marginalized community in a way that few other corporations have attempted, but they abandoned that direction. We view that as unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2Bears Tavern Group, which owns four gay bars in Chicago, made a similar decision in May.<\/p>\n<p>Anheuser-Busch has failed to apologize to its customers for its partnership with Dylan Mulvaney, but has put the marketing executive responsible for the partnership on leave along with her boss and put out an empty statement in response to outrage.<\/p>\n<p>In response, conservatives have continued to boycott Bud Light, bringing the stock of AB-InBev, the conglomerate that owns Anheuser-Busch, down from $65.57 per share on April 3 (when the controversy began) to $56.73 as of Wednesday\u2019s closing, according to Yahoo Finance, a plunge that has cost the company billions.<\/p>\n<p>Bud Light sales are down considerably, according to both sales data and anecdotes from sellers.<\/p>\n<p>According to the New York Post, not even Memorial Day weekend could help the struggling brand:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemand for Bud Light over the crucial Memorial Day weekend \u2014 the official kickoff of the summer beer buying season \u2014 was lukewarm with many store shelves still holding cases of the once mighty beer, Williams said after a spot check of local stores,\u201d the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>At an advertising conference in Cannes, France, on Monday, an advertising executive for the AB InBev, called the situation a \u201cwake-up call\u201d for the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn times like this, when things get divisive and controversial so easily, I think it\u2019s an important wake-up call to all of us marketers first of all to be very humble,\u201d said Marcel Marcondes, AB InBev\u2019s global chief marketing executive, according to AdAge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re doing, being very humble, and really reminding ourselves of what we should do best every day, which is to really understand our consumers. Which is to really celebrate and appreciate every consumer that loves our brands \u2014 but in a way that can make them be together, not apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matt Walsh and other conservatives continue to support the boycott, as Bud Light has reportedly offered to buy back expired beer from wholesalers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The goal is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-bud-light-and-now-target-matt-walsh-goes-viral-with-tweet-about-making-pride-toxic-for-brands\/\" title=\"Matt Walsh's tweet about making 'Pride' toxic for brands is going viral after his previous success with Bud Light. Now, he's targeting Target.\">make \u201cpride\u201d toxic<\/a> for brands. If they decide to shove this garbage in our face, they should know that they\u2019ll pay a price. It won\u2019t be worth whatever they think they\u2019ll gain. First Bud Light and now Target. Our campaign is making progress. Let\u2019s keep it going.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1661333191951613952?\">May 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In light of this epic collapse of a once-dominant company, the decisions of a few gay bars in the middle of the country may not seem very significant. However, it is important to consider the incentives in place for Anheuser-Busch, which go beyond the hubris of a leftist marketing executive.<\/p>\n<p>Anheuser-Busch recently lost its perfect Human Rights Campaign\u2019s Corporate Equality Index rating. As USA Today reported in May, the group, which calls itself \u201cthe nation\u2019s largest LGBTQ advocacy group\u201d said the company\u2019s response to the Mulvaney controversy showed it \u201cdoes not stand up for the values of diversity, equity and inclusion it espouses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The opinion of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-christmas-ratings-crash-to-near-historic-lows-crushed-by-nfl-games\/\" title=\"NBA Christmas Ratings Crash to Near Historic Lows, Crushed by NFL Games\">radical leftist organization<\/a> like the Human Rights Campaign matters to companies like Anheuser-Busch because some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-call-bud-light-gets-worst-news-from-popular-gay-bars\/\" title=\"'Bud Light Receives Devastating News from Popular LGBTQ+ Bars'\">large investments firms rely<\/a> on such ratings for environmental, social, and governance investing, known as ESG. Radicals like Larry Finke, CEO of the huge investment firm BlackRock, openly brag about seeking to \u201cforce behaviors,\u201d through ESG investing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cYou have to force behaviors. If you don\u2019t force behaviors whether it\u2019s gender, or race, or just any way you want to say the composition of your team, you are going to be impacted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock<\/p>\n<p>Via @TheRabbitHole84<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R15iR6zen7\">pic.twitter.com\/R15iR6zen7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Francisco de Miranda (@Ernestonewage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ernestonewage\/status\/1669660328433532937?\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bud Light is trapped between its conservative customer base and radical groups like the Human Rights Campaign, as Anheuser-Busch engages in damage control that satisfies neither side.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wake-call-bud-light-gets-worst-news-popular-gay-bars\/\">Wake-Up Call: Bud Light Gets Worst News from Popular Gay Bars<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bud Light, already alienating conservatives by partnering with a transgender individual, now faces new pressure. Minneapolis gay bar, The Saloon, joins others in refusing to sell Anheuser-Busch products. Struggling brand faces challenges from both ends. 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