WATCH: Social media reacts after transgender influencer claims to partner with Bud Light
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Transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney posted an Instagram video on Saturday claiming that Bud Light has become the latest company to celebrate the star living as “a girl” for a full year by creating a special anniversary beer can.
Mulvaney is a biological man who identifies as a transgender woman.
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The influencer became known for the TikTok series “100 Days of Girlhood,” where the transgender rights activist detailed the daily life of learning what is like to be a transgender woman. The now-titled “Days of Girlhood” series hit its one-year anniversary in March, and the creator has over 10 million followers on TikTok and 1.7 million followers on Instagram. Mulvaney is a former Broadway musical theater actor who began transitioning to a woman during the pandemic.
“Happy March Madness!! Just found out this had to do with sports and not just saying it’s a crazy month! In celebration of this sports thing @budlight is giving you the chance to win $15,000! Share a video with #EasyCarryContest for a chance to win!! Good luck! #budlightpartner,” Mulvaney wrote in an Instagram post.
The 26-year-old’s latest video shows Mulvaney dressed like Audrey Hepburn from the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, wearing a black dress, black gloves, hair up-do, and necklace while carrying five blue Bud Light cans.
“Impressive carrying skills, right? I got some Bud Lights for us,” Mulvaney said at the beginning of the video.
The transgender social media star claimed to have just learned about “this thing called March Madness” and realized “it had something to do with sports.”
“I’m not sure exactly what sport, but either way, it’s a cause to celebrate,” Mulvaney said while drinking a Bud Light can.
“This month I celebrated my ‘365 Days of Womanhood,’ and Bud Light sent me possibly the best gift ever,” the social media sensation said.
The TikToker showed an up-close view of the special beer can made in Mulvaney’s honor, which features an image of the influencer on top of the Bud Light’s name and at the top of the can in gold letters. The can further says, “Cheers to 365 Days of Girlhood.”
The social media star told fans to check out Instagram to see how they can enjoy March Madness with Bud Light and win money.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Bud Light for confirmation and comment but did not receive a response.
“Yessss, you got the bud light sponsorship! Look at you making your dreams happen every day! Love this,” one Mulvaney fan wrote on Instagram in response.
“Yay!! Bud Light is an ally,” another social media user said.
Other social media users scoffed at the alleged partnership with Bud Light.
Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren asked her followers, “So who at @budlight thought this was the move? Do y’all really think a man pretending to be a woman (in the most demeaning manner possible) is how you sell beer?”
“This isn’t a parody. Dylan Mulvaney is now the face of Bud Light,” Ian Miles Cheong wrote.
Bud Light has been promoting their #EasyCarryContest as a chance for fans to win money but has not made any mention of Mulvaney in their social media posts.
The fashion design company Kate Spade recently partnered with Mulvaney to promote their clothes, shoes, and purses.
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Television host Drew Barrymore celebrated the transgender woman’s anniversary in a recent interview which turned into an emotional scene of the movie star kneeling on the floor in front of Mulvaney and hugging the social media star.
Mulvaney met with President Joe Biden at the White House last October, and Vice President Kamala Harris recently sent a heartfelt letter of congratulations on having spent a full year documenting the gender change on social media.
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