Joe Rogan slammed by fans over controversial act during podcast

The world-leading podcaster has swerved hard on his largely conservative fanbase with a move that has caused an uproar.

Joe Rogan’s rabid fan base soured on the Spotify star after he took a sip of Bud Light during his podcast and said the controversy surrounding transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney’s partnership with the beer company was much ado about nothing.

“Wonder how much Bud paid him for that,” one Twitter user commented.

Another Twitter user accused Rogan of “sitting on the fence” while he “plays it safe”.

“Because cultural degradation matters but Joe has never cared about that,” another Twitter user wrote.

“Well Joe, I give a “f – k! because they are shoving this crap down our throats!!!” a Twitter user commented.

Rogan dismissed the controversy over the Bud Light ad campaign featuring Mulvaney, 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 comments took many by surprise given that he has come under fire from liberals who view some of his past remarks as transphobic.

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, who has also ignited protests for his comments about the Covid vaccine and pandemic-era lockdowns, has also hosted controversial figures such as Jordan Peterson and others who have been critical of trans culture.

“Here’s my take,” Rogan said during Tuesday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience.

Rogan took a sip from a can of Bud Light on his “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast on Spotify on Tuesday. PowerfulJRE

“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 – ck who’s got it?” Rogan said.

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.”

Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney recently accepted a partnership deal with Bud Light. Dylan Mulvaney/Instagram

“From time to time, we produce unique commemorative cans for fans and for brand influencers, like Dylan Mulvaney. This commemorative can was a gift to celebrate a personal milestone and is not for sale to the general public,” a spokesperson from the company said. Dylan Mulvaney/Instagram

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

The ad campaign has prompted calls for a boycott from high-profile celebrities such as country music legend Travis Tritt as well as Southern rock rap crooner Kid Rock, who famously shot cans of Bud Light using an assault rifle.

Bud Light’s parent company, St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, has stood behind the ad campaign.

But there’s new speculation top executives may have been blindsided.

“No one at a senior level was aware this was happening,” an unnamed source told the Daily Wire, a conservative-leaning news site.

Marketing executives at Bud’s parent, Anheuser-Busch InBev, have allegedly “paused” additional campaigns so they can implement a more “robust” vetting process for future projects, according to the report.

The accuracy of the report couldn’t immediately be confirmed. The Post has sought comment from Anheuser-Busch.

“Some low-level marketing staffer who helps manage the hundreds of influencer engagements they do must have thought it was no big deal,” according to an unnamed source cited by the Daily Wire.

“Obviously it was, and it’s a shame because they have a well-earned reputation for just being America’s beer — not a political company.”

The source reportedly added: “It was a mistake.”

The Daily Wire also cited a tweet from conservative influencer Rogan O’Handley, who claimed to have spoken to sources who said that C-suite executives inside the company were “angered” over the marketing deal with Mulvaney.

This article was originally published by the New York Post and reproduced with permission