**Woke Bar Loses Customers Defending Bud Light Transgender Ad Campaign**
Woke Bar Loses Customers Defending Bud Light Transgender Ad Campaign
A dive bar in southern Indiana is begging for more customers after **defending Bud Light** **and booting anyone being 'intolerant'** following Anheuser-Busch's partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvnaey.
The beer maker has received enormous backlash since the "365 Days of Girlhood" ad campaign featuring custom-made cans featuring Mulvaney's face. In response, **millions of Americans have boycotted Bud Light and other Anheuser-Busch brands**.
The **Fairfax Bar & Grill in Bloomington, Indiana**, however, is now hurting for customers after it hypocritically declared that it supports free speech - except for anyone who criticizes Anheuser-Busch or Bud Light.
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"We are tired of all of the hate. We are very open to debate and discussion and it’s truly a shame that we can’t have open conversations about this important political and cultural topic. Bars, in our opinion, exist as public spaces where ideas should be exchanged," the establishment wrote on Facebook. "Unfortunately due to all of the bigotry and hatred that has surfaced around the Bud Light controversy any patron wanting to voice their concerns about the issue will be immediately asked to pay their bill and leave our establishment."
The post was featured next to an image of a statement claiming the Bar & Grill welcomes "ALL people," except those who are "intolerant."
"We are all aware of the controversy surrounding Bud Light. We support ALL people in this establishment no matter who you are of how you identify. We will continue to sell Anheiser \[sic\] Busch products because we don’t care who they make special cans for," reads the statement. "If you are intolerant of other humans of any kind, we ask that you keep your opinions to yourself. Should you feel the need to discuss this matter in public you will be asked to leave. We will not tolerate intolerance here."
Bar owner McKinley Minniefield told _WISHTV_ (https://www.wishtv.com/news/bloomington-bar-owner-cracks-down-on-hate-speech/): " **We were just dealing with a lot of hate speech, and people being uncomfortable. My bartenders were aggravated and we had customers that were leaving**."
"We’re a local dive bar in southern Indiana, there’s a lot of ideas that tossed around here, but I’ve never dealt with anything recently that was so overtly hateful."
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As _Fox News_ (https://www.foxnews.com/media/bar-loses-customers-warning-patrons-tolerate-intolerance-among-guests-bud-light) notes, however, on Wednesday the bar's Facebook page posted a follow-up statement to the backlash.
"While the response here has been overwhelmingly positive and supportive, it's time to reiterate why we took a stand against hate speech. In the last two weeks since sharing a post stating that we will not tolerate intolerance, our social media has been flooded with blatantly transphobic, homophobic and racist comments," adding "We are all inclusive and welcome all kindhearted customers. After making that post, the comments on every post since include hate speech saying that transgender people are mentally ill, biological women are being erased, and showing a plethora of disgusting memes."
"Hate speech has no place at The Fairfax," the statement continues, **before admitting that they're hurting for customers.**
"Thank you to all of you for supporting our establishment. With the departure of some of our regulars, **we have needed new clientele, and you have answered. I'm not gonna lie, we still need more of you right now,**" reads the page. "Please continue to consider supporting us. It's gonna be a great year of friendship, food, drinks and live music!"
As _Jonathan Turley notes_ (https://jonathanturley.org/2023/04/29/bar-ban-indiana-owner-declares-anyone-criticizing-bud-light-will-be-thrown-out/),
According to his policy, “playing nice” means not voicing an opposing view on this controversy. Yet, being tossed out of the bar is not considered censoring an opinion.
**Notably, the ban is not on those who are shouting or engaging in disruptive conduct. It is anyone who “voices their concerns” about the transgender campaign.**
**Clearly, the bar has a free speech right to set such standards.** Heck, we just discussed a bar (https://jonathanturley.org/2023/03/05/merlins-beard-pub-profusely-apologizes-for-allowing-the-harry-potter-video-game-to-be-shown-on-pub-screen/) that faced a…