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   > On 08 Jun 2021, Ted  posted some   
   > news:almarsoft.4565207519254787864@news.easynews.com:   
   >   
   > > Budweiser can go fuck themselves.  They crossed the line to promote   
   > > faggotry and pedophilia.  Boycott Budweiser.  There are far superior   
   > > products on the market today.   
   >   
   > The country-rock performer is among those apparently triggered by the beer   
   > giant's decision to partner with Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender activist   
   > and influencer   
   >   
   > If you?ve spent any time on the internet this week, you?ve probably seen   
   > the viral video of Kid Rock ? near a lake and wearing a gray ?MAGA? cap on   
   > backward ? shooting at a table topped with a stack of Bud Light cans with   
   > an assault-style rifle.   
   >   
   > ?Let me say something to all of you and be as clear and concise as   
   > possible,? he says in the short clip, which has been viewed nearly 50   
   > million times since it was posted to Twitter on Tuesday night. He then   
   > opens fire on the beer cans and adds: ?F*** Bud Light. And f*** Anheuser-   
   > Busch.?   
   >   
   > So, you might be wondering, why is Kid Rock shooting Bud Light cans with   
   > an assault-style rifle and cursing out the beer and its parent company?   
   >   
   > Well, the answer, as it turns out, is fairly simple and has nothing to do   
   > with the country-rock performer?s taste in domestic beer.   
   >   
   > What triggered Kid Rock?   
   > Kid Rock fires an assault-style rifle at Bud Light cans in an anti-trans   
   > protest. ( Kid Rock via Twitter)   
   > Kid Rock fires an assault-style rifle at Bud Light cans in an anti-trans   
   > protest. ( Kid Rock via Twitter)   
   > On Saturday, Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender actress, activist and   
   > influencer, posted a video to Instagram promoting Bud Light as part of a   
   > sponsored partnership with the brand.   
   >   
   > In the video, Mulvaney appears dressed as Holly Golightly, Audrey   
   > Hepburn?s character in ?Breakfast at Tiffany?s,? showing off a custom Bud   
   > Light can with her face on it. The company sent it to her, she said, to   
   > help her celebrate one year of ?girlhood? ? a milestone she recently   
   > reached in her transitioning.   
   >   
   > Right-wing media figures, including some on Fox News, quickly called for a   
   > boycott of Bud Light and Anheuser-Busch, the St. Louis-based company that   
   > produces over 100 beer brands, including Budweiser, Busch, Michelob Ultra   
   > and Stella Artois.   
   >   
   > Who else is boycotting Bud Light?   
   > Travis Tritt in 2005.   
   > Travis Tritt performs at the Silver Star Casino in Choctaw, Miss., in   
   > 2005. (Kyle Carter/Reuters)   
   > On Wednesday, country music star Travis Tritt announced a boycott of all   
   > Anheuser-Busch products.   
   >   
   > ?I will be deleting all Anheuser-Busch products from my tour hospitality   
   > rider. I know many other artists who are doing the same,? Tritt wrote on   
   > Twitter. ?Other artists who are deleting Anheuser-Busch products from   
   > their hospitality rider might not say so in public for fear of being   
   > ridiculed and cancelled. I have no such fear.?   
   >   
   > ?In full disclosure, I was on a tour sponsored by Budweiser in the ?90s,?   
   > he continued. ?That was when Anheuser-Busch was American owned. A great   
   > American company that later sold out to the Europeans and became   
   > unrecognizable to the American consumer. Such a shame.?   
   >   
   > Tritt also posted a photo of a Jack Daniels ad campaign featuring   
   > contestants from the ?Ru Paul?s Drag Race? reality series.   
   >   
   > ?All the @JackDaniels_US drinkers should take note,? Tritt tweeted.   
   >   
   > Why is Mulvaney so popular?   
   > Dylan Mulvaney attends the 2023 Queerties Awards in Los Angeles on Feb.   
   > 28.   
   > Dylan Mulvaney attends the 2023 Queerties Awards in Los Angeles on Feb.   
   > 28. (Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images)   
   > Mulvaney is one the most visible trans activists on the internet, amassing   
   > more than 1.7 million followers on Instagram and nearly 11 million on   
   > TikTok.   
   >   
   > Her popular TikTok series "365 Days of Girlhood" ? in which she   
   > meticulously chronicles her experience of transitioning ? has attracted   
   > sponsorships from other high-profile brands, including Nike.   
   >   
   > Anheuser-Busch, for its part, defended its collaboration with Mulvaney.   
   >   
   > ?Anheuser-Busch works with hundreds of influencers across our brands as   
   > one of many ways to authentically connect with audiences across various   
   > demographics,? the company said in a statement. ?From time to time we   
   > produce unique commemorative cans for fans and for brand influencers, like   
   > Dylan Mulvaney. This commemorative can was a gift to celebrate a personal   
   > milestone and is not for sale to the general public.?   
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