Dylan Mulvaney Speaks Out After Backlash Against Bud Light
A transgender influencer whose social media promotion of Bud Light drew attacks from conservatives and a boycott of the brand spoke directly about the controversy for the first time on Thursday, saying that she had been bullied and that the beer maker had failed to contact her in light of the hostility.
Since April, when the influencer, Dylan Mulvaney, featured Bud Light in an Instagram video, she has faced stalking and personal attacks, she said in videos she posted on social media. She has also been targeted with death and bomb threats, according to Alejandra Caraballo, a transgender rights activist who has received those threats directed at Ms. Mulvaney.
“What transpired from that video was more bullying and transphobia than I could have ever imagined,” Ms. Mulvaney, 26, said. “I’ve been followed, and I have felt a loneliness that I wouldn’t wish on anyone.”
Throughout the controversy, she continued, Bud Light has not reached out to her. She was scared to leave her home while the company failed to stand by her, she said.
Source: The New York Times
