Budweiser Commercial to Make You Forget About Trans-Women

This Bud’s for you, unless you identify as a they/them, in which case this Bud’s for… thee? Thus? Y’all? No one knows what to call anyone anymore but one thing’s for sure, Anheuser-Busch really stepped in some clydesdale horse sh#% when famous transwoman Dylan Mulvaney announced that Bud Light made a can with a Dylan face on it. The can isn’t available to the public, it was just a commemorative one-off to help Dylan celebrate the 365th day as a woman. Meanwhile, actual women have been women for their entire lives… where’s their special can, Bud!?

Someone will probably get canned for this and I don’t mean their face on a beer can. Nor do I mean “in the can” like these ironic Bud Light ads that haven’t aged well. Of course, CEO Brendan Whitworth won’t lose his job because apparently top execs didn’t know about anything about it! Someone in lower level marketing made the mistake. Riiiiiiiiiight. OK. In other words, people who make six figures at Anheuser-Busch don’t want to make no figures at Anheuser-Busch so they’re playing dumb. Real dumb.

I guess those high level managers really DO care because there’s already a new ad out calling attention to Budweiser’s old-fashioned roots and, of course, there’s a clydesdale horse to make us feel all warm and fuzzy and not transphobic.

As as stand-alone ad, nothing’s wrong with it. I love horses and this is a beautiful spot with gorgeous backdrops. But releasing it within weeks of the Dylan disaster and after Bud Light reportedly lost a trillion billion dollars seems like a beggar begging for mercy, groveling at the feet of customers they apparently underestimated. I don’t think this commercial (which also probably cost a few hundred thousand) will do anything to erase the memory of Dylan’s face on their can. As it’s often said about things we wish we never saw, “We can’t unsee that.”

Bud Light isn’t losing my business because I didn’t buy their product to begin with. So I don’t have a dog in the fight but it’ll be interesting to hear updates about this story as it continues to unfold. I’m guessing there might be a few sacrificial martyrs adding their resumes to LinkedIn soon.

I wonder how this is affecting Bud Light seltzer sales, too, after Bud released this colorful commercial a while back. Not to mention, they had one of the better Super Bowl commercials with Top Gun actor Miles Teller.

Horses are beautiful creatures so here are a few favorite photos from my travels around the country. And for anyone who just got fired from Budweiser, you’ve got plenty of time on your hands to check out more horses and other animals in my Wildlife Gallery!

-Out of the Wilderness

The KIA Seltos Commercial – The Actress, Vaping Moms, and More!

Besides the fact that KIA’s upgraded logo isn’t symmetrical, as pointed out here, and I haven’t found an explanation why, they DO have nice-looking vehicles. But what’s with the crooked ‘A’, huh? TELL US NOW, KIA!

One of KIA’S latest ads is for the compact SUV model called Seltos. Take a look at the ad, named “Drop Off,” then scroll down for more info.

The Daughter. Playing the part of daughter and school-dropper-offer is actress and fashion designer Ciara Riley Wilson. You might recognize her from shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Quantum Leap, or the Netflix show Freeridge. It appears she’s on the way up, so let’s all cheer her on! Check out more of her accomplishments and projects on her Instagram: @CiaraRileyWilson.

The School. Because of the twist in the commercial, it’s obvious the Dad must be taking college courses. Or IS IT so obvious? They drive up to a school called “North Mount University,” which my research says doesn’t exist at all. My theory is the Dad is lying about needing to go back to college so he can get out of chauffeuring his spoiled daughter around to her keggers and running errands for his wife who just stays home vaping all day. It’s just a theory.

Do you like the twist in the commercial? In all seriousness (moms who like to vape, aside), I enjoyed the ad and the color of the KIA is pretty nice! Chime in below with your thoughts…

-Out of the Wilderness

Nothing could make me like NIKE less

It’s a fact that a talented high school kid shaved a Nike swoosh in my haircut when I was a freshman in high school and it was completely on purpose. But things got really real when my brother and I were joking (but half-heartedly serious) about getting Nike tattoos in college. Thank the Lord we didn’t! I did, however, make other questionable decisions in college– practically incinerating my hair to make it blond like Justin Timberlake and Lance in the *NSYNC era– that haven’t aged well.

My blond hair is long gone and another thing that’s long gone? Any fond feelings I had of Nike. I should’ve cut them off completely when they were caught exploiting children for labor in the manufacturing of their products.

But then they completely lost me around 2014 when they blindsided Florida State fans with a lame explanation for changing the school logo. I’ll never get over that. Since then, I don’t even like my alma mater, Florida State. Talk about ruining tradition, the exact opposite of the message they were promoting back then!

Nike’s latest move is not going over well with a lot of people. Kind of like Hershey’s hiring a man to promote women’s history month, Nike has sponsored a trans-woman to promote their women’s athletic wear. Which idiotic Oregonian thought that would be a good idea!? Whoever that person is (man, woman, they, them, he, she, we, us, 2SLGBITMD+ person) should, at the very least, be demoted if not fired. But why fire them? Well, they failed to realize there are humans out there who would be perfect for promoting women’s athletic clothes. They’re called WOMEN!! That advice was free, Nike.

Maybe Nike was just looking for another way to make more money by using the trans-woman’s fame? Here’s the promo causing a stir…

The video is giving off serious Richard Simmons vibes but I can’t recall Nike ever sponsoring Mr. Simmons, who was so likable unlike Dylan Mulvaney, who is just plain embarrassing in this video. Such a mockery of women. It’s also the picture perfect dose of irony that Nike posted a pic on their “Nike Women” Instagram promoting women in sports, you know… equality, fairness, climate change (huh?). In part, the post said this…

“Nike exists to champion athletes and sport.”

…athletes and sport? Nike, NOTHING in Dylan’s video fits your post. Well, first of all he’s not a woman. He’s not an athlete. And he knows nothing about sports. It’s a man in a bra! Haha, I can’t even type this without shaking my head in disbelief.

Top level female athletes are speaking out, too. They’re pretty ticked off about Nike using a biological man to advance the cause of women’s sports. Truthfully, it’s something we used to just see on Saturday Night Live or something more current, The Babylon Bee. We’re living in crazy times, folks.

Women, does Dylan wearing clothes meant for you make you want to buy more of those clothes? Chime in below, let me know if I’m the crazy one.

-Out of the Wilderness

Mary and Mary Run From the Tomb

There’s a post I’ve written that gets a lot more views around Easter. Makes sense because it’s called How far Peter ran to the tomb of Jesus. I won’t spoil it, just click and you’ll find out it’s not a 5K and I bet he and John didn’t embarrass themselves like I did in a recent sprint triathlon.

How I probably looked during my sprint triathlon.

This past Easter, though, the pastor was preaching about Jesus being crucified and buried. That was on a Friday. On Sunday, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to the tomb to mourn. You probably know the story that they found the tomb empty. Well, guess what happened after that? They ran back to tell the disciples. How did I miss that when I was writing about Peter’s run?

So full credit goes to Mary and Mary for running the very first Jesus the Risen 1K. I probably focused on Peter (and John) because they’re guys and I’m a guy so it’s natural to imagine myself in their situation. However, as is often the case in life and in the Bible, women usually have “been there, done that” when it comes to things it might take guys a bit more time to understand, grasp, or believe.

Mary and Mary, I salute you as the first women to run between the tomb and the upper room or that general area.

Are there other stories in the Bible where women are a step ahead of the men? Share below and I’ll see you tomorrow…

-Out of the Wilderness

American Idol – Rules, What Rules?

I’ve been enjoying this season of American Idol. There are at least 10 great singers in the top 24. Scratch that, judges broke rules to keep another 2 so instead of 24 there are 26 going to the live shows. I love the singing and I’m not trying to be a party pooper but one of my pet peeves happened in yesterday’s final Showstoppers episode. I know, I know, here we go again with a pet peeve!

The judges mentioned a few times about “rules” and how they’ve been breaking them. One time they strayed from the normal format to let contestant Mariah Faith open a show for Noah Thompson and Huntergirl. Another broken rule was when the let Fire come back for a second audition.

But why stop there?

In the last 2 episodes, judges Lionel, Katy, and Luke mentioned more than a few times how it was so tough to whittle the group down to 24. They even said in order to keep Malik and PJ, they had to cut someone they planned on keeping. Remember that as we get to the surprise ending that wasn’t that surprising. There’s one spot left in the top 24 but 3 contestants sit in front of the judges waiting for their fate to be revealed. They tell Iam Tongi he made it through. As the other two rejects console each other, the judges announce the rejected pair actually made it, too. So instead of 24, there are 26. But what about that one they had to drop earlier in the episode to make room for PJ and Malik!? Why not just have 27 because if you can break the rule to have 26, then who cares if it’s 27 or 28 or 83?

Like I’ve said before, it doesn’t appear that any contestant needed this more than Fire so why not break another rule since rules don’t really seem to matter, and let her go to the live shows? American Idol is so lame. Ugh! But I’ll be watching next week because a handful of my favorites made it through.

As of now, since the top 24 top 26 have been named, my top 2 are Zachariah Smith and Megan Danielle. If I had to pick more favorites, I’d include Warren Peay, Lucy Love, and Iam Tongi. I guess it’s only natural to pick a bottom 3 as well. My least favorites are Michael Williams, Nutsa, and Matt Wilson.

My mom, sister, and I were keeping track of all the contestants chosen for the top 24 and even with the addition of 2 at the end, only 25 were named. You can do a search to find spoilers if you want, and I couldn’t resist, but apparently one singer dropped out which made room for a previously rejected contestant. I won’t name that person, but I suspect we’ll know next week when the show airs live from Hawaii.

How do you feel about the top 26 top 25? Should Fire have been given a green light for another chance to sing live on next week’s show? Chime in below!

-Out of the Wilderness