Garth Brooks Doubles Down After Bud Light Backlash: ‘I Love Diversity’
etcanada.comGarth Brooks isn’t backing down in the face of anti-trans backlash — in fact, he’s pushing back. The country music superstar caused a firestorm last week when he announced his new Nashville, Tenn., bar would serve “every brand of beer,” referencing last month’s saga that saw Bud Light face backlash and vitriol from conservative critics in the U.S.
for partnering with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney for an Instagram ad. Brooks first made it clear that he does not stand for the transphobic boycotts of the Anheuser-Busch brand of beer last week in a conversation with Billboard. “I want it to be a place you feel safe in.
I want it to be a place where you feel like there are manners and people like one another,” Brooks told the outlet. “And yes, we’re going to serve every brand of beer.
We just are.” He also had strong words for anyone who objects to the beers on tap in the Friends In Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk. “Our thing is this: if you [are let] into this house, love one another.
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