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Gay Water, a vodka soda that's a response to the Bud Light transphobia (www.cnn.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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[–] 2 points 3 years 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.

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    [–] 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    Why does food and consumables suddenly have to become political?

    When will my Steak have Trumps Face printed on it? Do my cornflakes need some jets and other kind of political messages on it? Fuck no.

    I just want to eat and drink. And the only thing I need to know from the packaging is what the product is about. Just stop making food political, what the hell is wrong with this world.

    Some stupid print on the package is not going to fix this world in any way.

    There is no driver of division to rival missionary behaviour.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I don't really think this is fundamentally different from how it's always been. Food and drink has always had branding, and I don't see how gay water is truly that much different from any other branding. The only difference I see is that republicans won't stop complaining about it

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    How would you react if someone prints Jesus Christ, hanging on the cross with bloody hands and feet onto your favourite beer. With a face of pure agony and some letters addressing charity?

    Or how would you react if some company prints advertisement of Scientology onto their products.

    The only thing that belongs onto a product is something to identify the brand, the expiry date, and what it actually contains.

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    [–] -1 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    There's no such thing as transphobia. Nobody's irrationally and disproportionately afraid of trannies. If anything, we have the opposite problem.

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