Cancel Bud Light! Maga Hissy Fit!

[5-Points 3,530]

1 hour ago, Hawkeye21 said:

It’s not the fact that they changed their beer, it’s the hypocrisy that I’m calling out. It doesn’t bother me, I think it’s ridiculous, childish and comical. It’s more for entertainment than anything.

This. The same people who railed against cancel culture for years are now celebrating an iconic American company suffering the same fate over something so insignificant. 

Tearing down statues =

Tearing down businesses =

It's ridiculous. 

[Hawkeye21 2,399]

3 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

That people would be so stupid that they would still be buying bud products so it wouldn’t matter. A bit Fockin arrogant if you ask me.  

Why would it be stupid to buy Bud Light right now?  It’s the best time ever for people who actually like to drink it. It hasn’t been this cheap in over 20 years.

If I actually drank it I would be stocking up right now. 

[Hawkeye21 2,399]

3 hours ago, seafoam1 said:

Why do you constantly insist people requote you?

Well, when people make claims against me I would like to see the evidence behind it. Otherwise it just means you’re full of crap. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,106]

2 hours ago, 5-Points said:

This. The same people who railed against cancel culture for years are now celebrating an iconic American company suffering the same fate over something so insignificant. 

Tearing down statues =

Tearing down businesses =

It's ridiculous. 

The problem is that if there is no pushback, then this shiat gets foisted upon you.  The only way companies like Bud/AB are going to learn is thru the wallet.  As consumers, that's the only leverage we have.

And just to be clear, Bud/AB had no issues foisting it upon.  Why is it okay for them to push shiat like this on the consumer but it's not okay for the consumer to push back?

[Hawkeye21 2,399]

1 minute ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

The problem is that if there is no pushback, then this shiat gets foisted upon you.  The only way companies like Bud/AB are going to learn is thru the wallet.  As consumers, that's the only leverage we have.

And just to be clear, Bud/AB had no issues foisting it upon.  Why is it okay for them to push shiat like this on the consumer but it's not okay for the consumer to push back?

I honestly do get your opinion on this. The same with HT and everyone else, I get it. I hope you all see my point as well. You have to see some form of hypocrisy in all of this though. There are more major brands that support the LGBTQ community than most know.  

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,106]

2 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I honestly do get your opinion on this. The same with HT and everyone else, I get it. I hope you all see my point as well. You have to see some form of hypocrisy in all of this though. There are more major brands that support the LGBTQ community than most know.  

This was especially egregious with that tranny.  TBH, Companies need to stay away from that type of stuff to begin with.  IMO, we should not be promoting, supporting or celebrating that lifestyle.

[Hawkeye21 2,399]

1 minute ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

This was especially egregious with that tranny.  TBH, Companies need to stay away from that type of stuff to begin with.  We should not be promoting, supporting or celebrating that lifestyle.

I agree that it would be best if they didn’t. It’s very obvious now. I do understand why companies try to reach different demographics though. It’s a slippery slope. If I were a major business like InBev I would just play it safe. I mean, you’re already at the top. 

[Cruzer 1,995]

Played in a golf tournament last weekend, was paired with a couple young 20-year-olds.

Popped open a Miller Lite on the back nine.. The 2 kids started giggling, said, "Thank Gawd it's not a B-Light." 

I said to them (basically), that shiit really matters to you, you'd stop drinking your fav beer just bcoz of a commercial? They said, 'Hell yea, Fk that shiit.' I just smirked and said, 'I'm 53-years old. I'm well past the point of giving 2 shiits what people think. Luckily I'm not intimidated by some dude in a dress - and luckily I'm not simple minded and can think for myself.'

The stopped giggling and didn't mention it again. 

[5-Points 3,530]

45 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

The problem is that if there is no pushback, then this shiat gets foisted upon you.  The only way companies like Bud/AB are going to learn is thru the wallet.  As consumers, that's the only leverage we have.

And just to be clear, Bud/AB had no issues foisting it upon.  Why is it okay for them to push shiat like this on the consumer but it's not okay for the consumer to push back?

I'm pretty sure the point was made and taken. 

If this had been a national campaign, if they'd had this dude driving the team of Clydesdales in a Super Bowl commercial or something like that, it would be different. 

This was a one off social media stunt initiated by a single woke exec. who is no longer with the company. And it pales in comparison to the years and years of support AB has given to organizations like Folds of Honor. If a single can of Bud Light means more than the $22+ million AB has raised for military families over the years then, by all means, keep up with the pitchforks and torches. Just know it isn't only AB you're hurting in the process. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,106]

27 minutes ago, 5-Points said:

I'm pretty sure the point was made and taken. 

If this had been a national campaign, if they'd had this dude driving the team of Clydesdales in a Super Bowl commercial or something like that, it would be different. 

This was a one off social media stunt initiated by a single woke exec. who is no longer with the company. And it pales in comparison to the years and years of support AB has given to organizations like Folds of Honor. If a single can of Bud Light means more than the $22+ million AB has raised for military families over the years then, by all means, keep up with the pitchforks and torches. Just know it isn't only AB you're hurting in the process. 

Why don't you call out a.b for hurting their employees? Why is it the consumer's fault?

They're the ones that literally did the campaign, not the consumers. So when I hear executives crying about their employees then maybe they should make better decisions, should they not?

[Blue Horseshoe 348]

4 hours ago, 5-Points said:

This. The same people who railed against cancel culture for years are now celebrating an iconic American company suffering the same fate over something so insignificant. 

Tearing down statues =

Tearing down businesses =

It's ridiculous. 

 

Would you continue to give your hard earned money to frequent a restaurant where you got bad service? Or the food was prepared without sanitation and you got sick. Or you simply didn't agree with many of the things the owner did in public in your local community? 

None is denying Anheuser Busch any of their rights as a business. Individuals are simply are exercising what they believe is good consumerism in boycotting it. Boycotts are nothing new in the business world. However tearing down statues is part of a larger methodology to change history and change the language. That's a common tactic in authoritarian regimes all throughout recorded human history. Apples to oranges. 

What happens when your children and/or grandchildren grow up and they don't fit into a very very very narrow box of what's considered socially acceptable and "right think" by the identity politics agenda? You've somehow conflated basic consumerism with a pathway to actual tyranny. How is that possible? How did you find a way to stretch your premise that far and that wide for that long? 

It might be "insignificant" to you. But others might feel differently. You demand empathy and you give none. You demand tolerance and you give none. You have already decided what "wrong think" and 'right think" should be or not.  Do you want to know what "tearing down businesses" actually looks like?

 

 

[Blue Horseshoe 348]

 

 

"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every painting been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date altered. And that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped"  - George Orwell

[Blue Horseshoe 348]

5 hours ago, 5-Points said:

This. The same people who railed against cancel culture for years are now celebrating an iconic American company suffering the same fate over something so insignificant. 

Tearing down statues =

Tearing down businesses =

It's ridiculous. 

 

 

"The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists." - Winston Churchill

[5-Points 3,530]

1 hour ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

Why don't you call out a.b for hurting their employees? Why is it the consumer's fault?

They're the ones that literally did the campaign, not the consumers. So when I hear executives crying about their employees then maybe they should make better decisions, should they not?

I just told you it wasn't a campaign. It was a one off and they fired the person responsible for it. What more would you like them to do? 

 

[5-Points 3,530]

59 minutes ago, Blue Horseshoe said:

 

Would you continue to give your hard earned money to frequent a restaurant where you got bad service? Or the food was prepared without sanitation and you got sick. Or you simply didn't agree with many of the things the owner did in public in your local community? 

None is denying Anheuser Busch any of their rights as a business. Individuals are simply are exercising what they believe is good consumerism in boycotting it. Boycotts are nothing new in the business world. However tearing down statues is part of a larger methodology to change history and change the language. That's a common tactic in authoritarian regimes all throughout recorded human history. Apples to oranges. 

What happens when your children and/or grandchildren grow up and they don't fit into a very very very narrow box of what's considered socially acceptable and "right think" by the identity politics agenda? You've somehow conflated basic consumerism with a pathway to actual tyranny. How is that possible? How did you find a way to stretch your premise that far and that wide for that long? 

It might be "insignificant" to you. But others might feel differently. You demand empathy and you give none. You demand tolerance and you give none. You have already decided what "wrong think" and 'right think" should be or not.  Do you want to know what "tearing down businesses" actually looks like?

 

 

If you opposed cancel culture before but support it now, you're a hypocrite. Plain and simple. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,106]

2 hours ago, 5-Points said:

I just told you it wasn't a campaign. It was a one off and they fired the person responsible for it. What more would you like them to do? 

 

AFAIK, They have not publicly announced that they fired her.  All they said was something about stepping away for a while.

Also, they have not apologized at all for this blunder.  At least I haven't seen anything.  All I'm seeing is the CEO crying about how this is hurting his own employees without taking any real responsibility.

[Sean Mooney 1,983]

8 hours ago, 5-Points said:

I'm pretty sure the point was made and taken. 

If this had been a national campaign, if they'd had this dude driving the team of Clydesdales in a Super Bowl commercial or something like that, it would be different. 

This was a one off social media stunt initiated by a single woke exec. who is no longer with the company. And it pales in comparison to the years and years of support AB has given to organizations like Folds of Honor. If a single can of Bud Light means more than the $22+ million AB has raised for military families over the years then, by all means, keep up with the pitchforks and torches. Just know it isn't only AB you're hurting in the process. 

Not to mention that in the midst of this boycott they ran their thing again with Busch Light where they do the John Deere cans with money going to farmers in America. 

4 hours ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

AFAIK, They have not publicly announced that they fired her.  All they said was something about stepping away for a while.

Also, they have not apologized at all for this blunder.  At least I haven't seen anything.  All I'm seeing is the CEO crying about how this is hurting his own employees without taking any real responsibility.

The guy who does nothing but make gay jokes on a fantasy football message board really wants that apology. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,106]

26 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

Not to mention that in the midst of this boycott they ran their thing again with Busch Light where they do the John Deere cans with money going to farmers in America. 

The guy who does nothing but make gay jokes on a fantasy football message board really wants that apology. 

Which, is funny, because you don't know math.  But you do know how to move goal posts and create strawmen!!!

Dumb m'fers like you support going after anyone that doesn't tow the propaganda, but the second it happens to you then you clutch your pearls and lose your bacon.  You're literally in here 24/7 doing it - almost as if it's your real job.

GTFO, you purple-haired, nipple ring loser. 

[avoiding injuries 1,580]

9 hours ago, Cruzer said:

Played in a golf tournament last weekend, was paired with a couple young 20-year-olds.

Popped open a Miller Lite on the back nine.. The 2 kids started giggling, said, "Thank Gawd it's not a B-Light." 

I said to them (basically), that shiit really matters to you, you'd stop drinking your fav beer just bcoz of a commercial? They said, 'Hell yea, Fk that shiit.' I just smirked and said, 'I'm 53-years old. I'm well past the point of giving 2 shiits what people think. Luckily I'm not intimidated by some dude in a dress - and luckily I'm not simple minded and can think for myself.'

The stopped giggling and didn't mention it again. 

I can assure you the 20yo’s were laughing at the old man lecturing them on beer the rest of the round. 

[Sean Mooney 1,983]

32 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

Which, is funny, because you don't know math.  But you do know how to move goal posts and create strawmen!!!

Dumb m'fers like you support going after anyone that doesn't tow the propaganda, but the second it happens to you then you clutch your pearls and lose your bacon.  You're literally in here 24/7 doing it - almost as if it's your real job.

GTFO, you purple-haired, nipple ring loser. 

I've never made a stand against a company because they do something I agree or disagree with. 

But I'm also not a pissy pants baby like you. 

I get why you hate facts and everything- you aren't intelligent enough to understand them. And declaring that I create strawmen after you basically spent pages arguing against things I never said in the Disney thread is pretty rich. 

[seafoam1 3,025]

26 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

I've never made a stand against a company because they do something I agree or disagree with. 

But I'm also not a pissy pants baby like you. 

I get why you hate facts and everything- you aren't intelligent enough to understand them. And declaring that I create strawmen after you basically spent pages arguing against things I never said in the Disney thread is pretty rich. 

What a whiner. Jeez, take a break dude. Emotionally stunted.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,433]

AB should have  thought about their workers before they decided to piss off their customers. Same as Disney. I guess people should have still kept buying Disney products to protect their workers as well. Typical libtards, always using people they really don’t care about as a shield. When a coal minor losses their job they tell them to get another one. Fockin phony as they come. 

[seafoam1 3,025]

8 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

AB should have  thought about their workers before they decided to piss off their customers. Same as Disney. I guess people should have still kept buying Disney products to protect their workers as well. Typical libtards, always using people they really don’t care about as a shield. When a coal minor losses their job they tell them to get another one. Fockin phony as they come. 

Liberals are the least caring, most radical  nutcase agenda driven people on the planet. All of them are psychopaths.

[JustinCharge 2,397]

13 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

Liberals are the least caring, most radical  nutcase agenda driven people on the planet. All of them are psychopaths.

liberals:  republicans want to take away your social security!
also liberals: fock you stupid lazy americans, learn to code!

[5-Points 3,530]

6 hours ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

AFAIK, They have not publicly announced that they fired her.  All they said was something about stepping away for a while.

Also, they have not apologized at all for this blunder.  At least I haven't seen anything.  All I'm seeing is the CEO crying about how this is hurting his own employees without taking any real responsibility.

"Augustus Anheuser III says he had no idea the marketing department at Anheuser Busch approved a campaign that promoted LGBTQ behaviors and lifestyles. As the company’s current CEO, he issued a formal apology to his customers.

“To anyone offended by the campaign, I am truly sorry,” he said in a statement obtained by the DKT, “I was unaware that the people entrusted to promote our brand were so out of touch with our customer base.”

Anheuser says his company will strive to do better in the future and that the new marketing director has already been told in no uncertain terms that rainbows on beer cans are not going to stand."

 

He calls it a campaign here but it really wasn't. Nevertheless, they did officially apologize. 

Also, you're right that the responsible individual has not technically been "fired." But she has been removed from her position and has no new responsibilities at the company. So the outcome is the same. 

 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,433]

18 minutes ago, 5-Points said:

"Augustus Anheuser III says he had no idea the marketing department at Anheuser Busch approved a campaign that promoted LGBTQ behaviors and lifestyles. As the company’s current CEO, he issued a formal apology to his customers.

“To anyone offended by the campaign, I am truly sorry,” he said in a statement obtained by the DKT, “I was unaware that the people entrusted to promote our brand were so out of touch with our customer base.”

Anheuser says his company will strive to do better in the future and that the new marketing director has already been told in no uncertain terms that rainbows on beer cans are not going to stand."

 

He calls it a campaign here but it really wasn't. Nevertheless, they did officially apologize. 

Also, you're right that the responsible individual has not technically been "fired." But she has been removed from her position and has no new responsibilities at the company. So the outcome is the same. 

 

He ain’t the boss no more. He’s a figurehead , like Robert Dunder. Meaningless. 

[seafoam1 3,025]

Suffer the consequences bltches. Hopefully this becomes a landmark case study of what happens when you push abnormal lifestyles on normal people. 

[League Champion 1,911]

31 minutes ago, 5-Points said:

To anyone offended by the campaign, I am truly sorry,” he said in a statement obtained by the DKT, “I was unaware that the people entrusted to promote our brand were so out of touch with our customer base.”

Go F yourself, your beer sucks anyway! 

[5-Points 3,530]

20 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

He ain’t the boss no more. He’s a figurehead , like Robert Dunder. Meaningless. 

"They haven’t apologized"

"Here is an apology"

"Bah! That apology is meaningless@#$!"

 

What do you want? Should the CEO commit seppuku on the lawn of company headquarters? Would that be an acceptable mea culpa?

They apologized, they removed the responsible individual and they've suffered significant financial losses. You guys really want a 165 year old American company to go out of business over this stoopid sh!t? You're no better than the lefties who started all this cancel culture buIIshit. 

[Cruzer 1,995]

2 hours ago, avoiding injuries said:

I can assure you the 20yo’s were laughing at the old man lecturing them on beer the rest of the round. 

I can assure you, like them, you don't what you're talking about. 

I shot 74 that round, beat both of them - so yea not much laughing by the kids end of round. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,106]

51 minutes ago, 5-Points said:

"Augustus Anheuser III says he had no idea the marketing department at Anheuser Busch approved a campaign that promoted LGBTQ behaviors and lifestyles. As the company’s current CEO, he issued a formal apology to his customers.

“To anyone offended by the campaign, I am truly sorry,” he said in a statement obtained by the DKT, “I was unaware that the people entrusted to promote our brand were so out of touch with our customer base.”

Anheuser says his company will strive to do better in the future and that the new marketing director has already been told in no uncertain terms that rainbows on beer cans are not going to stand."

 

He calls it a campaign here but it really wasn't. Nevertheless, they did officially apologize. 

Also, you're right that the responsible individual has not technically been "fired." But she has been removed from her position and has no new responsibilities at the company. So the outcome is the same. 

 

Thank you.  I had not seen that at all from Augustus Anheuser.  What I saw was the CEO of AB USA making excuses and trying to guilt customers into buying their products again because - "My Employees!".  So, his boss apologized on his behalf didn't make the AB USA CEO come clean?  

The other thing that bothers me is the the CEO of AB USA is a former Marine - one of MY fellow Devil Dogs.  I can't believe a Marine wouldn't own up to his mistake and instead make excuses. 

[seafoam1 3,025]

1 minute ago, 5-Points said:

"They haven’t apologized"

"Here is an apology"

"Bah! That apology is meaningless@#$!"

 

What do you want? Should the CEO commit seppuku on the lawn of company headquarters? Would that be an acceptable mea culpa?

They apologized, they removed the responsible individual and they've suffered significant financial losses. You guys really want a 165 year old American company to go out of business over this stoopid sh!t? You're no better than the lefties who started all this cancel culture buIIshit. 

Yeah. Let them go out of business. Stop pushing abnormal lifestyles on the American public. Every company can learn from this. It's not healthy and it's no way to treat the American people. 

Brand is a big deal for these long standing companies. Bullshlt that higher ups didn't know about what was being pushed on the people. 

[dogcows 1,030]

1 hour ago, 5-Points said:

"Augustus Anheuser III says he had no idea the marketing department at Anheuser Busch approved a campaign that promoted LGBTQ behaviors and lifestyles. As the company’s current CEO, he issued a formal apology to his customers.

“To anyone offended by the campaign, I am truly sorry,” he said in a statement obtained by the DKT, “I was unaware that the people entrusted to promote our brand were so out of touch with our customer base.”

Anheuser says his company will strive to do better in the future and that the new marketing director has already been told in no uncertain terms that rainbows on beer cans are not going to stand."

 

He calls it a campaign here but it really wasn't. Nevertheless, they did officially apologize. 

Also, you're right that the responsible individual has not technically been "fired." But she has been removed from her position and has no new responsibilities at the company. So the outcome is the same. 

 

Yep, they definitely underestimated how many Bud Light drinkers are bigoted snowflakes who meltdown at the sight of a transgender woman drinking beer.

[5-Points 3,530]

2 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

Thank you.  I had not seen that at all from Augustus Anheuser.  What I saw was the CEO of AB USA making excuses and trying to guilt customers into buying their products again because - "My Employees!".  So, his boss apologized on his behalf didn't make the AB USA CEO come clean?  

The other thing that bothers me is the the CEO of AB USA is a former Marine - one of MY fellow Devil Dogs.  I can't believe a Marine wouldn't own up to his mistake and instead make excuses. 

They put themselves in a terrible position.

If they come out and say "it was a mistake to partner with a divisive social media influencer who doesn't reflect our morals or values..." Then the woke mob comes for them. 

If they don't come out and say that, then the anti-woke mob keeps up the current assault. And, let's be honest, even if they do come out and say it, there will still be psychos out there that want to ruin them over this. 

Either way they stand to lose money and market share. I think they've put the situation behind them and are looking toward the future. They're taking their lumps and will deal with fallout. Which is pretty much all they can do at this point. 

[5-Points 3,530]

2 minutes ago, dogcows said:

Yep, they definitely underestimated how many Bud Light drinkers are bigoted snowflakes who meltdown at the sight of a transgender woman drinking beer.

Meh, I think most of the rabble-rousing is coming from people who didn't drink Bud Light to begin with. 

[seafoam1 3,025]

2 minutes ago, dogcows said:

Yep, they definitely underestimated how many Bud Light drinkers are bigoted snowflakes who meltdown at the sight of a transgender woman drinking beer.

There is no such thing as a transgender woman. No guy can change his sex to be a woman. 

How focking stupid do you have to be to keep thinking this? 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,106]

5 minutes ago, dogcows said:

Yep, they definitely underestimated how many Bud Light drinkers are bigoted snowflakes who meltdown at the sight of a transgender woman drinking beer.

GFY, loser.

That's a completely false mischaracterization of what is happening that only a simpleton like yourself would put forth because you have no functioning brain of your own.  Commies like you only know how to take the party propaganda.  I hope your masters are at least giving you a reach around while you're getting plowed with propaganda.  Back to your glory hole, fool.

[dogcows 1,030]

Just now, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

GFY, loser.

That's a completely false mischaracterization of what is happening that only a simpleton like yourself would put forth because you have no functioning brain of your own.  Commies like you only know how to take the party propaganda.  Back to your glory hole.

Triggered!

[seafoam1 3,025]

1 minute ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

GFY, loser.

That's a completely false mischaracterization of what is happening that only a simpleton like yourself would put forth because you have no functioning brain of your own.  Commies like you only know how to take the party propaganda without ever thinking on their own.  Back to your glory hole.

He thinks guys can be girls because they have their dlcks surgically removed. You can't really expect that  doosh to make any coherent points. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,433]

They acknowledged and celebrated her one year anniversary as a “woman”.  Shocking that some people find that offensive and a lie. So go ahead and claim snowflake all you want libtards,  but rejecting a lie and refusing to be ok with being offended is fine with me.