Discussion: Bud Light: On St. Patrick's Day Pinch Those Who Aren't 'UpForWhatever'

system1 · March 17, 2015, 5:30pm

Discussion for article #234394

sonsofares · March 17, 2015, 6:09pm

We would not have these problems if we could keep women out of the innocent gaze of men who then become tempted by their soft bodies to sin, sin, sin, when we could be solving the world’s problems. Shameless she-devils!

trumpdog · March 17, 2015, 6:17pm

This has got to be one of the dumbest ad campaigns I’ve seen promoted by a company.

Wow. Whoever approved this needs to have his/her examined.

austin_dave · March 17, 2015, 6:18pm

People who are “UpForWhatever”, and settle for Bud Light are up for “whatever,” I guess.

ralph_vonholst · March 17, 2015, 6:20pm

Bud Light: Breakfast of boors, made by Busch, not by Coors, best disposed of in sewers.

dyrnych · March 17, 2015, 6:25pm

It was an idiotic tweet and I despise Budweiser, but where does the tweet direct action specifically towards women? Is that a reasonable inference to draw?

counter_coulter · March 17, 2015, 6:40pm

Probably because the tweet included a picture with a bunch of women in it?

avattoir · March 17, 2015, 6:40pm

Uh, alcohol.

You’re right it’s not RESTRICTED to assaulting women. But, again: alcohol + “pinch”? I’m guessing they considered “punch” for zero time, given Irish (Hey, I’m Irish: punch me, and find out quick.), tho probably spent a bit more time seriously contemplating ‘goose’, concluded, well, that’s just inviting a different kind of lawsuit than the first one, so let’s go with “pinch”.

And alcohol just HAD to have been involved.

lestatdelc · March 17, 2015, 7:01pm

Why did Ahiza Garcia change the word “people” to “women” and make it about women?

angry_pilgrim · March 17, 2015, 7:01pm

I would only use Bud Light to put out a camp fire but honestly, did the tweets ever ACTUALLY say pinch women? Just because it showed some women rather than some generic image of a drunk Irishman is this actually a campaign advocating sexually assaulting women? Are we really that sensitive?

lestatdelc · March 17, 2015, 7:04pm

FYI, pinching people who don’t wear green is a looooong time St. Paddy’s “tradition” (started in the early 1700s) and the “up for whatever” is the long running Bud Light ad campaign where they have this flash mob parties, (on a pirate ship, inside a mocked up real-live video game, etc)

This is a manufactured bunch of nothing.

This shit is getting worse than TMZ meets the HuffPo.

lestatdelc · March 17, 2015, 7:15pm

And is actual news:

Senate Democrats block anti-trafficking bill over abortion fight

counter_coulter · March 17, 2015, 7:16pm

I don’t think the history of either “tradition” has anything to do with what Bud’s implying in their tweet. They’re encouraging people to do some pretty stupid stuff all in the name of getting drunk on St. Paddy’s Day (preferably on Bud Light) and being up for “whatever”. The only bigger idiot would be the one who takes Bud up on their idea.

EDIT: I do agree about it being sensationalized. On a scale of “meh” to OMG, it’s definitely on the “meh” side.

bd2999 · March 17, 2015, 7:25pm

I think this is something of an overreaction. Not saying it is a good marketing pitch but given that they have been using it for a while and it does not have sexual connotation in how they are using it, I just do not think it is meant the way it is being taken here.

fargo116 · March 17, 2015, 7:28pm

How did the Teabagger motto get attached to beer?

pluckyinky · March 17, 2015, 7:28pm

Agreed. It’s always been a thing to pinch people who aren’t wearing green on St. Patty’s day. I remember doing this as a little kid. Of course, you don’t go around pinching strangers, but you might go up to a friend and say, “Aww you’re not wearing green, gotta give you a pinch”. The fact that women are in the picture doesn’t mean a damn thing since they’re all wearing green. This is beyond silly.

fargo116 · March 17, 2015, 7:29pm

It’s probably the same creative force behind discussing race at Starbuck’s.

ottnott · March 17, 2015, 7:33pm

Agreed that the tweet is stupid even though it doesn’t display gender bias.

Gays and horny hetero ladies can pinch their fun-time partner if he isn’t up for whatever. Better get those blue pills ready.

rosie · March 17, 2015, 7:34pm

Does that mean that the Bud brand is ‘whatever?’

lestatdelc · March 17, 2015, 7:35pm

You mean a beer company is trying to encourage people to party and drink beer on a holiday that is often associated with drinking beer?

Those bastards.

FWIW, I don’t drink Budweiser products at all.