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NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley expressed his frustration with many Christian and conservative Americans who are boycotting Bud Light and its parent company Anheuser-Busch over its decision to promote controversial transgender activism in its marketing.
During an appearance at Lake Tahoe, California for a celebrity golf tournament, Barkley told the crowd, “All you rednecks or a**holes who don’t want to drink Bud Light – F*** y’all.”
Barkley even offered to buy everyone in the room a Bud Light at the bar.
“Hey, y’all can’t cancel me,” Barkley continued. “I ain’t worried about getting canceled.”
Barkley says he will continue to drink Bud Light and support its transgender activism on Americans. “If you’re gay, bless you. If you’re trans, bless you,” Barkley said.
“And if you have a problem with that, f*** you,” Barkley added.
Charles Barkley has too many Bud Lights and decides to re-up his liberal subscription.
He must have been told he was using too much common sense the past couple years.
Charles goes all in for gay and trans.#blah pic.twitter.com/pur7GQjtLl— Justin Theory (@realJustATheory) July 17, 2023
In April 2023, Bud Light sponsored transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney and celebrated Mulvaney’s one-year anniversary of “womanhood” after transition from male to female.
Bud Light initially defended the partnership, but later distanced itself from Mulvaney.
The controversy led to calls for a boycott of Bud Light. Some bars even pulled Bud Light from their menus.
Bud Light sales have decreased significantly, according to data from Bump Williams Consulting. Sales of Bud Light in the United States fell by 21.4% in the week ending April 22, 2023, compared to the same week the previous year. In the four weeks to June 3, 2023, sales were down by almost a quarter.
It is very clear that the controversy has had a negative impact on Bud Light’s sales, costing the company billions of dollars.
The controversy has raised major questions about the role of corporations in promoting controversial left-wing propaganda on Americans.
