Posted on 04/06/2023 7:00:07 PM PDT by Morgana
First, it was Hershey's, then it was Bud Light, and now, Jack Daniel's is the latest brand this year to be facing a boycott over claims the company has "gone woke."
Social media users have taken offense to the whiskey brewer's "small town, big pride" campaign in which it teamed up with drag queens from Ru Paul's Drag Race—despite the campaign being nearly two years old.
The row over LGBTQ+ brand ambassadors is symbolic of a wider debate about drag shows and their exposure to children. Critics have expressed concerns over Drag Queen Story Hour, readings for children by drag performers at libraries. Tennessee, Jack Daniel's home state, was the first to pass a drag show ban in the presence of children over concerns about their sexualized content. The law has since been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.
Jack Daniels said in June 2021 that it had teamed up with three drag queens from the hit TV show to produce a series of videos called Drag Queen Summer Glamp, which was released during pride month. It features the participants completing challenges around the company's Lynchburg, Tennessee, distillery.
The whiskey makers said at the time that it was "a bold new experience—for both the queens and their hosts," while Lauren Richmond, then-brand manager for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Fire, noted the campaign "reaffirms our commitment to the LGBTQ+ community" despite being an "unexpected partnership."
"Jack Daniel's gets drag culture—which is all about celebrating individuality and inviting others to accept you as you are," Trinity the Tuck, one of the drag queens involved in the campaign, said in a statement.
"This is how Pride should be celebrated: with friends—new and old—in a place you would never expect," said Manila Luzon, another participant.
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Dear Jack Daniels.
You turned Ol’ Number 7 into a drag queen.
See ya.
5.56mm
Might as well call it “Jill Daniels”
cant wait to see kid rock shoot a case of JD
As someone else has mentioned on this or another thread tonight, you don’t ‘brew’ spirits.
But I remember a weird thread here from years ago, about ‘freeze’ or ‘ice’ distillation...
https://boozemakers.com/freeze-distillation-make-liquor-without-still/
OK, then run some.
The old fashion way is the best.
Look at ancient Greece and Rome.
This isn’t new
That was kind of funny.
I like his idea, but I’ve never believed much in boycotts. Not enough people actually follow through. I like ‘Procotts’, though, like we did with Goya.
On another note, I’d love to have Mulvaney offer me a tampon in a womens bathroom.
I’d look at him with my 68-year-old eyes, and say, “I don’t need that, dear. Like you, I don’t menstruate. Unlike you, I actually once did...and I had a place to stick them.”
(Frankly, I never used tampons very much. I found them uncomfortable, and then Toxic Shock came out in the news.)
Hopefully Evan Williams didn’t go woke
Jack Daniels was purchased by Brown-Forman, and this is the latest inn a long line of socialist initiatives undertaken by the brand. Just ask Clay Travis.
George Dickel is a far superior bourbon. More Jack Daniels is produced in one day than George Dickel produces in a month.
The company is Brown Foreman. Unfortunately, they make Woodford Reserve, one of my favorites. Never drinking it again F ‘em!
What isn’t new?
Homosexuality has been with us since the beginning of human history. Various cultures may have recognized and accepted it, but they drew certain ‘lines’ about it.
We seem to have decided to draw no more lines.
Jack Daniels is swill.
L
Leftists ruin everything.
I drink JD only if Makers Mark is not available.
Tagline.
I have a couple of friends who are going to struggle with this.
Jack Daniels is a sour mash bourbon that I am most fond of. I will never drink it again.
Oddly Evans Williams is as good as Jack Daniels and a bit cheaper. I recommend it highly.
The owners of Jack Daniels must be drunk to go woke.
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