Gay Water, a vodka soda that's a response to the Bud Light transphobia : mildlyinteresting

[-] fische_stix@reddthat.com 73 points 1 year ago

I like the idea. As a straight guy who drinks vodka and soda/tonic I get told my drink is gay from time to time. Now nobody will feel the need to inform me since it's printed right on the can.

[-] sirboozebum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This comment made me laugh out aloud at home.

[-] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago

They'll still point it out to you.

My husband gets told there are pronouns on his badge all the time, as if he didn't know they were there.

[-] DarkGamer@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The official beverage of getting drunk and trying stuff

[-] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 28 points 1 year ago

Well everyone, time to go fetch a frog and test something

[-] joklhops@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

How is the mascot not a gay frog?

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[-] _Sprite@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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[-] I_AnoN_I@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Grift water

[+] NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

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[-] Ertebolle@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I kind of hate that somehow refusing to buy shitty dishwater beer is now a conservative political statement.

[-] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The"statement"is a dumb as they are

[-] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'd rather drink goat piss than bud right.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Schmooze booze.

I'm fine with marketing to gay people, but this feels like pandering.

[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

All marketing is pandering. This company just saw a huge niche that hadn't yet been filled and jumped in. You're not wrong that it's somewhat exploitative, but all products are to some extent.

[-] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

Fair play to them, as a real ale drinking Brit, I wouldn't touch this or bud light with a bargepole, but if it a corp outwardly supporting LGBT rights then I hope it does well.

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Your ales taste great but I can't get used to the low carbonation.

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[-] rustyricotta@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

At first I read it as "Gray Water" and thought it was a terrible idea.

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Pro tip: always have at least two on hand. That way you drink one to turn gay and then you can drink another to become gay gay. It then cancels out to straight again.

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[-] Legendsofanus@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

A mildlyinteresting community but you can post with links? I love Lemmy

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Honestly I'm just glad to hear people recognizing that Anheuser-Busch isn't a trans icon or even queer friendly.

[-] mattd@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why did they add coconut? I miss original

[-] Ertebolle@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

SNL did it

[+] bilb@lem.monster 4 points 1 year ago

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[-] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Bi people like me, on the other hand, need constant validation. Where's my bi water???

[-] sebinspace@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Dr Pepper.

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[-] Stoneykins@lemmy.one 16 points 1 year ago

It's rainbow capitalism, sure, but if someone is going to make money selling rainbow cans with alcohol in them, at least this is outside of pride month and owned by an actual gay person. It's more genuine than rainbow cans of bud light, at least.

And the more successful Gay Water is, the more this can be an easy response to that dumbass "go woke go broke" shit.

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[-] Hyphlosion@donphan.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’d try some Gay Water out of curiosity (if it’s zero sugar), but last weekend when I had a Truly, I had an imploding headache five hours later that was so bad I wanted to die. I think I’ll pass on this and all hard seltzers, because I’m a super lightweight. Heh.

#HangoversSuck

[-] escaped_cruzader@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Probably it's just bottom shelf booze using the Bud Light controversy for sales

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