By Stephen M. Lepore for Dailymail.Com Updated: 05:38 28 August 2023
- Mulvaney, 26, who was recently embroiled in a controversy over a partnership with Bud Light, presented the award for best comedy in a red satin mini dress
- She gave an acceptance speech aimed at her critics and briefly touched on the excitement she caused earlier in the year
- “I love you so much, thank you, thank you, I’m going for a beer and… I love you!” she said
Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney warned against transphobia and said she will celebrate with a beer after being celebrated at the 2023 Streamy Awards on Sunday night.
Mulvaney, 26, who has been embroiled in controversy over her partnership with Bud Light for much of the first half of the year, wore a red satin mini dress and matching sparkly kitten heels to the Streamies, which was dubbed “the highest recognition within the YouTuber community.” apply.
She gave an acceptance speech, addressing her critics and briefly citing the excitement she caused by winning the Breakthrough Creator award earlier this year.
“My life has changed for the better, but there has also been an extreme level of transphobia and hatred, and I know my community feels it, and I know even our allies feel it.”
“Looking around this space I just see so many great allies that have platforms and I think the alliance needs to look different now.” “You have to support trans people openly and with pride,” she added to applause .
“I love you so much, thank you, thank you, I’m going for a beer and… I love you!”
Mulvaney, 26, who was embroiled in a controversy over a partnership with Bud Light for much of the first half of the year, wore a red satin mini dress to the Streamies, which is described as “the biggest recognition within the creator community” of transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney applied to calling out transphobia and citing she would be celebrating with a beer after being feted at the 2023 Streamy Awards on Sunday night
Previously, she presented the best comedy award alongside actor and digital creator Chris Olsen with a pre-planned play that looked like an attack on the haters.
Olsen began, “The most important thing when it comes to comedy is…” and Mulvaney immediately cut him off, “Don’t ever look at the comments!”
Her co-host joked, “Maybe it’s the timing?” and she replied, “Yeah, yeah, timing seems important.”
The influencer sported a long blonde wig, false lashes and a crimson lip to match her outfit as she posed on the red carpet on Sunday, showing off her waistline in her low-cut dress.
Mulvaney’s comment at the awards ceremony may have been a dig at her critics after her disastrous bud-light ad cost the company $40 billion, prompted corporate layoffs and stripped the company of its long-held title as America’s Favorite Beer.
Since the April fiasco, Anheuser-Busch has struggled to maintain its reputation as an all-American company without distancing itself from the LGBTQ groups it has long supported.
The brand hasn’t apologized for the campaign, nor has it doubled its pace, with CEO Brendan Whitworth walking a diplomatic tightrope in the few interviews he’s agreed to since the episodes began.
The Bud Light can featuring Dylan Mulvaney’s faceDylan Mulvaney
He also managed to anger Mulvaney for not being able to help out when the wheels came loose.
She shot an Instagram video complaining about the brand.
Marketing director Alissa Heiner Schneid was largely blamed for the ill-fated social media campaign, which saw Mulvaney receive a special, one-off can of beer with her face on it.
Heiner Schneid was put on leave after the scandal.
Bud Light’s popularity has plummeted since the Anheuser-Busch brewery teamed up with 26-year-old Mulvaney in April and gave her a personalized promotional tin.
In a statement, the company attributed the drop in sales to the backlash it faced when it partnered with 26-year-old Mulvaney and gifted her a one-of-a-kind can.
The tin was gifted to Mulvaney to “be a girl” for 365 days, the phrase she uses to describe her transition from male to female.
But it sparked outrage among drinkers, who accused Bud Light of trying to impose progressive beliefs on them and their favorite brand.
Marketing director Alissa Heiner Schneid was largely blamed for the ill-fated social media campaign, which saw Mulvaney receive a special, one-off can of beer with her face on it. In a new YouGov poll that asked 1,468 people for public approval, Alissa Heiner Schneid was largely blamed for the beer plummeting so badly that it dropped out of the top ten to 15th place. Anheuser-Busch profits plummeted after the first scandal. Overall, the company is down $40 billion
The transgender rights debate is the hottest topic in the United States right now.
Gender critical feminists oppose allowing transgender women into areas reserved for women, such as domestic violence shelters.
There is also widespread opposition to trans women competing against biological women in sports for fear that male puberty gives them an unfair advantage.
While Mulvaney has largely stayed aloof from these issues, her collaboration with Bud Light seemed like a lightning rod for people concerned about progressive ideologies, giving them a direct tool to hurt a brand they supported .
In April, shortly after the brand’s partnership with Mulvaney, Rock declared on Instagram, ‘F**k Bud Light! F**k Anheuser-Busch!’
He sent his message in an Instagram video that showed him firing a semi-automatic rifle at a crate of beer.
His fans were delighted, as were others who were upset by Beer’s decision to work with a transgender activist like Mulvaney.
However, Rock was spotted drinking from a can of the stuff at a concert in Nashville in early August, four months after he spearheaded a voracious boycott of the beer brand.
April: An enraged Kid Rock shoots bullets into a box of Bud Light in an act of war on Anheuser-Busch. April: An enraged Kid Rock fires bullets into a crate of Bud Light in an act of war on Anheuser-Busch
Bud Light was also surpassed as the top drink by Modelo Especial – another Anheuser-Busch brand – and achieved a market value of more than US$27 billion.
Many Americans viewed the partnership with Mulvaney as the last straw that tipped the scales for corporate integration of politics with consumerism.
After the bud-light ad, Target was besieged for its enthusiasm for Pride month, which saw stores prioritize LGBTQ displays and market items like “tuck-friendly swimsuits.”
Most recently, Mulvaney was auditioned for the upcoming Broadway revival of Cabaret, which is expected to be starring Eddie Redmayne.