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Joe Rogan slammed for saying 'who gives a s***t' about Bud Light's tie-up with 'goofy' Dylan Mulvaney

People are boycotting the Bud Light's parent company, Anheuser-Busch, after a personalized can of the beer was sent to influencer Dylan Mulvaney

LOS ANGLES, CALIFORNIA: UFC color commentator and former television presenter, Joe Rogan, known for speaking on controversial issues on his podcast, seemed to have put an end to the drama surrounding Bud Light by dismissing the issue. The Spotify star's fanatical fan base turned bitter after he said the controversy surrounding Dylan Mulvaney’s partnership with Bud Light was much ado about nothing. 

Many people are boycotting the beer's parent company, Anheuser-Busch, after a personalized can of Bud Light was sent to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Mulvaney is a social media influencer who amassed millions of followers during the pandemic as she chronicled her transition from a male to a female online. The ad partnership led to a furious backlash, with people destroying cans of Bud Light, including Kid Rock, who shot crates of the beer with a machine gun.

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Rogan, a fierce critic of “cancel culture,” angered LGBTQ activists in 2020 when he hosted author Abigail Shrier, who wrote a book called “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters.” The podcaster also triggered protests for his comments about the Covid vaccine and pandemic-era lockdowns and has also hosted controversial figures such as Jordan Peterson and others who have been critical of trans culture. 

What did Joe Rogan say?

On Tuesday's episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan and his guest, comedian Sam Tallent, opened up on the Bud Light controversy. "Here's my take," Rogan began. "What they're doing is just spreading the brand to an extra group of people. Why, if something is good, do you give a f*** who's got it?" He suggested there was too much outrage over the Mulvaney ad campaign since she is a “goofy” person. “The thing is about this Dylan Mulvaney thing is like, it’s just someone who wants a lot of attention and you’ve given someone a lot of attention and you’re trying to reach someone from another audience,” Rogan said. “I saw it and was like ‘what the fuck is this?’ was my initial reaction. It’s like this is silly.”

Rogan added, “But it’s also, your typical Bud Light fan is NASCAR or sports, like that’s most of the people are drinking Bud Light.” He continued, “How is that the big deal?” “I think it’s goofy because I think that person’s [Mulvaney] goofy,” Rogan said. “But if you want to hire a goofy person, who gives a s–t? It’s kinda hilarious when somebody says ‘365 days of womanhood.' It’s also just a can with that person’s face on it. That’s all that was. It wasn’t like stuff they were selling.”

Rogan said, “But it’s kinda funny…it doesn’t make me mad. It just makes me like, ‘what?’”

'Wonder how much Bud paid him for that'

Joe Rogan's remark soured a lot of Twitter users. “Wonder how much Bud paid him for that,” one Twitter user commented. “Because cultural degradation matters but Joe has never cared about that,” another Twitter user wrote. “Joes still got a long way to go on understanding the deeper issues,” a Twitter user commented. Another Twitter user accused Rogan of “sitting on the fence” while he “plays it safe.” One user tweeted, "This guy blows every which way. Strike that. He just blows." 

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