Friday, April 07, 2023

Listen To Them.

Take ten, twelve minutes and listen to them.


Now listen to him and tell me what is the difference between them?

Which one is saying to vote to settle your differences at the ballot box?

Which one is saying to grab a gun to setting your differences?

Do you see the differences between liberals and conservatives?


Nike flips the bird.

And joins Budweiser.

Nike teams up with trans activist Dylan Mulvaney following that buzzy Budweiser promo
Some critics like Kid Rock and Travis Tritt have called for boycotting Anheuser-Busch for partnering with the transgender actress, and Nike is catching some flack. But more brands are still supporting trans rights — and for good reason, marketing experts say.
Market Watch
By Nicole Lyn Pesce
April 6, 2023


Looks like Nike isn’t sweating the backlash Budweiser got over promoting Dylan Mulvaney.

The trans activist and actress created quite a buzz this week after she was featured in a Bud Light BUD promotion playing up the beer maker’s March Madness contest. The sponsored Instagram post showing Mulvaney, 26, dressed to the nines and toasting her followers with a six-pack of Bud Light prompted transphobic backlash from many conservative commentators and fans of the beer, including artists Kid Rock and Travis Tritt. It also spurred…

Looks like Nike isn’t sweating the backlash Budweiser got over promoting Dylan Mulvaney.

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So brands partnering with trans influencers and supporting trans rights have “made the calculations,” as Matthew Berman, the chief executive of the Emerald Digital marketing company, recently told MarketWatch. And they expect a payoff over time by being more inclusive.

That’s why companies like Hershey HSY , which also caught flack last month after its Canadian division featured a trans woman as part of an ad campaign, will continue working with transgender models.

In fact, marketing expert Thomas Donohoe, author of “The CEO’s Digital Marketing Playbook,” told MarketWatch that “in 20 years, concerns like this [backlash to promoting a trans activist] are going to be laughed at.”


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