Are we wrong about Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney Scandal?

Wassup with Budweiser?

The beer brand has found itself at the center of controversy, and it stems from an advertising campaign featuring trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney. In March, the social media star celebrated the first anniversary of coming out as trans and “day 365 of girlhood.”

So, Budweiser sent her Bud Light to celebrate and the brand gave her a custom can with her face on it. To be clear, this can was not publicly available — it was a one-off. This wasn’t some major publicity campaign, though there was a $15,000 social media contest attached to the post.

Then — perhaps predictably — conservative media figures like Ben Shapiro, Kid Rock, and Travis Tritt have sworn off Budweiser after seeing them working with an openly trans influencer.

But this isn’t the issue; it’s the sales. During its lowest week in June 2023, Bud Light’s sales were down 28.5% compared to the same week in 2022. This type of decline made Bud Light lose its title of America’s best-selling beer, and the problems keep rolling in.

What’s the real issue here?

The fact that Budweiser (and its parent company Anheuser-Busch) would support a trans social media star should not be a surprise to anyone. The brand has incorporated LGBTQ+…