Trans woman Dylan Mulvaney urged companies serious about progressive activism to be true allies to diverse talent and not abandon them “when the going gets tough.”
In one of his first major interviews since the Bud Light boycott, Mulvaney demanded companies get more serious about their diversity initiatives.
The social media influencer said companies need to forge strong bonds with their progressive allies instead of promoting them in a “performance” way.
Mulvaney made the remarks in a recent interview at the Forbes 2023 CMO Summit in Miami on Tuesday. They include what appears to be a veiled dig at Bud Light, which he accused in June of refusing to support him when he received backlash for a marketing partnership that began last April.
Speaking to Seth Matlins, managing director of Forbes’ CMO Network, Mulvaney cited his own experience of being burdened with “hate and resentment” after the Bud Light partnership to call on companies to take their relationships with progressive activists and diverse workers more seriously.
“If you’re going to ask us to take advantage of our vulnerability and trauma, at least be patient when the going gets tough,” Mulvaney declared at the summit.
Mulvaney was at the center of controversy over Bud Light earlier this year.Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows
Advising marketing executives and business leaders at the event on how to foster that commitment, Mulvaney said that companies must build “relationships between partners and brands.”
Forbes’ coverage of the event noted how Mulvaney argued that companies should not just hire diverse or progressive spokespeople for marketing campaigns, but “encourage diversity in their boardrooms and consulting staff.”
The transgender TikTok star stated, “If you’re not sitting at the table, you’re on the menu.”
He also urged companies that hire trans workers not to back down when the backlash occurs: “Supporting and hiring trans workers shouldn’t be political, and the people who make it so— they’re bigots. And we shouldn’t let them win.”
Mulvaney gives his thoughts on what a more inclusive Bud Light campaign could look like.REUTERSMulvaney accused Bud Light of refusing to support him while he received criticism and ridicule following a boycott of the beer brand.Christopher Sadowski
Also during the summit, Mulvaney gave his thoughts on what a more inclusive Bud Light campaign could look like. Forbes reports that he depicted “his own idea for a commercial set in a western saloon.”
“She said she envisioned a trans woman on the other side of the saloon as a famous cowboy walked in, and the camera zoomed in as high heels and cowboy boots each walked toward each other. As the camera pans out, they crack beers along with the line ‘There’s room for all us beer drinkers in this town,’” the outlet wrote.
In June, Mulvaney accused Bud Light of refusing to support him while he received criticism and ridicule following his boycott of the beer brand.
Mulvaney argues that companies shouldn’t just hire diverse or progressive spokespeople for marketing campaigns.Instagram/@dylanmulvaney
In a social media video shared that month, she said, “For a company to hire trans people and then not publicly support them is worse in my opinion than not hiring trans people at all, because it gives the client permission to be transphobic.” and hate as much as they want.”
Mulvaney’s team did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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