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Fortune
Christiaan Hetzner

Bud Light only has itself to blame for sales plunge after caving to 'extremist bullies,' argues main LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD

GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis believes Anheuser-Busch should not have backed down to "extremist bullies". (Credit: Emma McIntyre—WireImage)

Anheuser-Busch can only blame itself for the ongoing boycott of Bud Light after caving to “extremist bullies,” according to the main U.S. advocacy group for LGBTQ people.

Following consumer retaliation against Bud Light for hiring a transgender influencer to promote in April what its former marketing boss called an increasingly “fratty” and “out of touch” brand, group management kowtowed to the pressure, leaving them vulnerable and without support from either side.

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