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Budweiser tweet promotes grey-asexuals,demi-sexuals and non-asexual allies

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  • 03-06-2019 1:35pm
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    splashuum
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    In what seem to be a bizarre tweet,
    https://twitter.com/BudweiserUK/status/1134491737920065536

    Budweiser are promoting "sexualities" that I have never heard off. Am I old fashioned or are these sexual preferences just created by extreme attention seekers?


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    #2
    TheValeyard
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    Budweiser is sh1te.

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



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    AndrewJRenko
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    splashuum wrote: »
    In what seem to be a bizarre tweet,
    https://twitter.com/BudweiserUK/status/1134491737920065536

    Budweiser are promoting "sexualities" that I have never heard off. Am I old fashioned or are these sexual preferences just created by extreme attention seekers?

    OP, do you spend your days looking for things on Twitter to get offended by?


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    AndrewJRenko
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    TheValeyard wrote: »
    Budweiser is sh1te.

    I'd have thought that p1ss might be the better analogy.


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    #5
    FTA69
    Registered Users Posts: 9,252 ✭✭✭FTA69


    Oh f*ck off. This woke sh*t has f*ck all to do with challenging the system in which we live and everything to do with forming a circular firing squad and people making themselves feel important. The concept of black and gay liberation etc has now been taken over by people who sound like something out of a whacky American college campus.

    And the final proof that this nonsense is no threat to the status quo? The fact it's being commercialised by large scale corporations.

    As a mate of mine said once; ask corporations to stick a few black or female faces on the board and they will do so, ask them to pay more tax and they'll fight you to death. It's clear enough to see where power lies.

    This absolutely poisonous nonsense is actively destroying the left's ability to relate to people or to organise effectively. It all needs to go in the bin.


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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,092 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    splashuum wrote: »
    Budweiser are promoting "sexualities" that I have never heard off. Am I old fashioned or are these sexual preferences just created by extreme attention seekers?

    They've always been there, you (and me and millions of others to be fair) just weren't aware of them. Chances are people with the preferences weren't even aware that there was such a thing and that there were others.

    There are attention seekers, though, I'll admit - but that doesn't mean EVERYONE is an attention seeker.

    Budweiser? They're just doing it to sell more beer. Pity they didn't put the same effort into changing the recipe.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    #7
    OldMrBrennan83
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    Loike focking macro shoishe maan.


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    AlphabetCards
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    This is just the corporate side of business finding a political home to leach PR from. Big corporations got mileage from the patriotic flag waving stuff, now they have the support of the Guardian commentariat (and the safe PR that comes with it) and they are milking it.


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    Hedgelayer
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    Alright boooddd are you saying I'm none the wiser....

    Bud always reminded me of soapy cheap beer with a spoon full of sour milk....


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    Allinall
    Registered Users Posts: 6,562 ✭✭✭Allinall


    I like Budweiser.


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    Augme
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    Im alwalys amazed how people have such a meltdown over things in a television advert. Bunch of snowflakes tbh.


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    jay1988
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    Allinall wrote: »
    I like Budweiser.

    Definite troll. 😂


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    Sonny noggs
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    Is there a colour in there for people who are sexually attracted to themselves? If not, Budweiser can go **** themselves.


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    Ave Sodalis
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    I genuinely could not give damn what people call their sexuality. It doesn't impact me in the slightest and there are bigger things to worry about.


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    Hedgelayer
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭Hedgelayer


    Augme wrote: »
    Im alwalys amazed how people have such a meltdown over things in a television advert. Bunch of snowflakes tbh.

    Well we're all talking about bud now, bud actually reminds me of Christmas time, horse's for courses and all that flakey shnow stuff


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    Captain Red Beard
    Registered Users Posts: 871 ✭✭✭Captain Red Beard


    Berties_Horse wrote: »
    Orange is for Jacinta.

    Ordinj.


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    Hedgelayer
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭Hedgelayer


    Ave Sodalis wrote: »
    I genuinely could not give damn what people call their sexuality. It doesn't impact me in the slightest and there are bigger things to worry about.

    My sexuality has lost its calling.


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    Sonics2k
    Registered Users Posts: 8,239 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    Alien Gods wrote: »
    'Why doesn't everyone worship the lgbtpxyzqrstyuibgh movement like I do?'.

    Who's worshiping?

    Be like a sane person and don't give a crap about an advertising campaign.


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    #19
    Zorya
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭Zorya


    It looks silly, it is silly, but the pink euro must be valuable. The first and almost only thing I thought when I saw it earlier was what fecken hyperactive gobsh!te thinks we need more colourants, additives and e numbers in stuff. It could poison you just looking at it. :rolleyes:


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    TheDiceMan2020
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    When your beer tastes like piss you'll do anything to distract from it in your advertising


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    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,015 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    FTA69 wrote: »
    Oh f*ck off. This woke sh*t has f*ck all to do with challenging the system in which we live and everything to do with forming a circular firing squad and people making themselves feel important. The concept of black and gay liberation etc has now been taken over by people who sound like something out of a whacky American college campus.

    And the final proof that this nonsense is no threat to the status quo? The fact it's being commercialised by large scale corporations.

    As a mate of mine said once; ask corporations to stick a few black or female faces on the board and they will do so, ask them to pay more tax and they'll fight you to death. It's clear enough to see where power lies.

    This absolutely poisonous nonsense is actively destroying the left's ability to relate to people or to organise effectively. It all needs to go in the bin.

    I think it's an effort, (albeit tired) at changing public perceptions. The Trump era has people convinced it's the left/liberals trying to change things because of a hidden agenda. That's generally those on top trying to rile up lackeys. It's a company trying to take advantage of current trends is all.

    Also...

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    #22
    suicide_circus
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    stolen from those twitter comments

    D8Guf-rWwAEXtF1?format=jpg&name=900x900


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    Birneybau
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    AlphabetCards wrote: »
    This is just the corporate side of business finding a political home to leach PR from. Big corporations got mileage from the patriotic flag waving stuff, now they have the support of the Guardian commentariat (and the safe PR that comes with it) and they are milking it.

    I'm a Guardian reader and the majority of columnists detest 'woke' advertising.

    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/02/the-trouble-with-woke-ads-is-theyre-just-another-cliche

    https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jan/19/gillette-ad-campaign-woke-advertising-salving-consciences

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/06/progressive-advertising-fake-woke

    Even Owen Jones:

    https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/may/23/woke-washing-brands-cashing-in-on-culture-wars-owen-jones


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    #24
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Birneybau wrote: »
    I'm a Guardian reader and the majority of columnists detest 'woke' advertising.
    because it proves that the people who write for The Guardian (and their opinions) are now mainstream. They wish they were still edgy rebels fighting the establishment when in fact, they are the establishment.


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    Zorya
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭Zorya


    Ruh Roh , now Budweiser pissed of people who are Intersex by suggesting they are neither male nor female.
    They say....
    The circle symbolises wholeness and completeness, while purple and yellow were chosen as they don’t have male or female associations.

    D76KTGLWsAA1YoI.jpg

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D76KTGLWsAA1YoI.jpg


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    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users Posts: 15,176 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Zorya wrote: »
    Ruh Roh , now Budweiser pissed of people who are Intersex by suggesting they are neither male nor female.
    They say....
    The circle symbolises wholeness and completeness, while purple and yellow were chosen as they don’t have male or female associations.

    D76KTGLWsAA1YoI.jpg

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D76KTGLWsAA1YoI.jpg


    You can't please everyone.


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    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    Allinall wrote: »
    I like Budweiser.

    Perma banned for being wrong.:D


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    #28
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users Posts: 15,176 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    In fairness to Budweiser THEY ARE THE OFFICIAL BEER OF LONDON PRIDE AND THIS IS FOR LONDON PRIDE

    So ...


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    #29
    TuringBot47
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    I'd love to see Bud promote that ad in some bible belt region in America.

    It's clueless marketing people who think that by tapping into different market segments that they can keep their current market share AND gain more.

    But if you associate drinking that weak tasteless American beer with the LBGT community then imagine the slagging you'd get for drinking that on a lads night out.


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    #30
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users Posts: 15,176 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Nosnon wrote: »
    Perma banned for being wrong.:D


    Wish I had that power!


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    #31
    worded
    Registered Users Posts: 4,541 ✭✭✭worded


    There are two guys in my work and there is a rumour they are both heterosexuals


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