<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What is a woman?</a> It looks like the tampon maker Always doesn&#8217;t even want to use that word anymore, let alone answer that question.
On Friday, the Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12130231/Leading-sanitary-products-brand-accused-erasing-girls-new-guide-periods.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that one of the world&#8217;s top suppliers of menstrual and other sanitary products released its annual pamphlet used to help young girls learn about their changing bodies. Except this year, the pamphlet didn&#8217;t mention women or girls even once. Instead, they were labeled &#8220;people with female sex organs.&#8221;
Why? Well, under leftist lunacy, women can become men. Which means that teenage girls can become teenage boys. Ergo, using the word &#8220;woman&#8221; or &#8220;girl&#8221; is a no-no. What makes this all especially creepy is that this pamphlet, titled, &#8220;Puberty and Confidence Guide for Everyone&#8221; is meant for middle schoolers and high schoolers. In other words,  Always, which is owned by Procter &amp; Gamble, is endorsing and supporting teenagers undergoing sex rejection and gender-denial procedures and abuse.
Per the Daily Mail, multiple teachers were mortified when they opened the pamphlets that they were supposed to provide to their pupils.
One educator said that the literature was obviously confusing.
&#8220;I think girls will struggle to understand how this relates to their own body and their own experience,&#8221; the teacher told the outlet.
For example, in one section it says, &#8220;Every month, bodies with female sex organs prepare for pregnancy.&#8221;
“‘Bodies with female sex organs&#8217; may not be immediately identifiable as a girl according to a child&#8217;s understanding, particularly if English isn&#8217;t their first language or a child has additional learning needs,&#8221; the teacher added.
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Another anonymous teacher also said, &#8220;Sadly, this is yet another example of companies attempting to erase women and disregarding their needs in a rush to appease trans activists.&#8221;
In Always&#8217; case, the company quite literally <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/transgender-activists-force-menstrual-products-brand-always-to-remove-woman-symbol-from-packaging" target="_blank" rel="noopener">erased</a> the word &#8220;woman&#8221; from their packaging in 2019.
Perhaps it is time that Always, and its parent company Procter &amp; Gamble, get the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-issues-challenge-to-corporate-america-warns-they-could-be-next-following-bud-light-target-boycott" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bud Light treatment</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

LGBTQ Flag, Always

‘People With Female Sex Organs’: Major Feminine Product Maker’s Latest Attack On Girls And Women

'People With Female Sex Organs': Major Feminine Product Maker's Latest Attack On Girls And Women

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Two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/high-school-track-star-signals-her-dismay-after-being-ousted-from-championship-by-boy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">male</a> high school athletes who claim to be female were no-shows at the California State preliminary Track and Field Championship on Friday.
The two athletes — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/high-school-track-star-signals-her-dismay-after-being-ousted-from-championship-by-boy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Athena Ryan</a>, from Sonoma Academy, and Lorelei Barrett of Sherman Oaks Buckley — were set to compete in the girls&#8217; 1,600-meter run after qualifying in sectionals.
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) seemed to take the side of Ryan and Barrett, taking issue with critics, whom CIF suggests &#8220;harassed&#8221; the trans athletes.
“The CIF is disappointed for two of our student-athletes and their families because due to the actions of others, they found it necessary to withdraw from the State Track and Field Championships out of concern for the student’s well being,” the governing body <a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2023-05-26/cif-state-transgender-athletes-withdrawing-track-championships" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Los Angeles Times.
CIF added in its statement that the group &#8220;strongly denounces discriminatory or harassing behaviors that impact our student-athletes&#8217; opportunities to participate in interscholastic competitions.”
CIF&#8217;s own guidelines permit male athletes who identify as female to compete in the female category. “All students should have the opportunity to participate in CIF activities in a manner that is consistent with their gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on a student’s records,&#8221; the group&#8217;s rules <a href="https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/high-school/article275843101.html#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">state</a>.
Ryan&#8217;s sectional win made headlines earlier this month when the girl who was edged out by Ryan expressed her dismay at the unfair situation.
Adeline Johnson, a senior at Branson High School, finished fourth in the girls’ 1,600-meter run at the North Coast Meet of Champions of California finals, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/high-school-track-star-signals-her-dismay-after-being-ousted-from-championship-by-boy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported. Ryan finished second, and since only the top three finishers qualify for the California Interscholastic Federation State Track &amp; Field Championships, Johnson was barred from moving on.
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Parents, female athletes, and political figures have voiced outrage over such rules regarding trans-identifying athletes, arguing the biological advantages male athletes have over women. Riley Gaines, a leading collegiate swimmer, has been one of the most influential voices on the matter. She was edged out in NCAA competition last year by an athlete named Lia Thomas, a male swimmer who claims to be female. Thomas notably swam against males with mediocre results, before switching to female competitions, where the athlete has cleaned up.
&#8220;Both boys (Athena Ryan and Lorelei Barrett) who qualified for the girls high school track and field state championship in California didn&#8217;t not compete in prelims today,&#8221; Gaines posted to Twitter on Friday. &#8220;Did they realize they clearly possess an unfair advantage? Or is that too optimistic?&#8221;
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Both boys (Athena Ryan and Lorelei Barrett) who qualified for the girls high school track and field state championship in California didn&#39;t not compete in prelims today. 
Did they realize they clearly possess an unfair advantage? Or is that too optimistic? <a href="https://t.co/7zNMeYcNqg">pic.twitter.com/7zNMeYcNqg</a>
&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1662278991359647745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pathetic-cheating-male-social-media-rips-high-school-boy-who-dominates-girls-track-and-field-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Pathetic Cheating Male’: Social Media Rips High School Boy Who Dominates Girls’ Track And Field Championship</a>

Running Track

Trans Athletes Competing Against Girls Are No-Shows At State Event; Governing Body Blames Critics

Trans Athletes Competing Against Girls No-Shows At State Event; Governing Body Blames Critics 

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A pro-<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump</a> rap group&#8217;s single, titled &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-tide-is-turning-prominent-christians-talk-effective-target-and-bud-light-boycotts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boycott Target</a>,&#8221; has exploded online, racking up nearly three million views and climbing to <a href="https://www.popvortex.com/music/charts/top-rap-songs.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">number #6</a> on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-the-conservative-country-singer-who-turned-down-woke-record-labels-and-is-still-topping-the-charts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iTunes</a> Charts.
Forgiato Blow, Jimmy Levy, Nick Nittoli, and Stoney Dudebro created the hit song, boasting lyrics about retail giant <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/target" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a> &#8220;targeting&#8221; your children with Satanic and sexualized goods.
&#8220;There&#8217;s a cleanup on every aisle/Target is targetin&#8217; your kids,&#8221; the song&#8217;s lyrics open. &#8220;This agenda&#8217;s gotta stop, they know we gonna win.&#8221;
&#8220;Target, Target, yeah they targetin&#8217;/Target, Target, yeah they target kids,&#8221; the song goes, continuing on to lyrics about the LGBT agenda going &#8220;too far.&#8221;
The video for the song appears to have been shot at a Target store, where LGBT Pride goods are on display for sale.
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Why Is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Target?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Target</a> Targeting Our Kids? 
Retweet If You Support <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoycottTarget?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BoycottTarget</a> <a href="https://t.co/z9cEkLoShi">pic.twitter.com/z9cEkLoShi</a>
&mdash; Trumps Nephew (@ForgiatoBlow47) <a href="https://twitter.com/ForgiatoBlow47/status/1661861660351516674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Patriots We Are Currently #6 On iTunes Let’s Get <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoycottTarget?src=hashtag_click">#BoycottTarget</a> To #1,&#8221; Forgiato Blow posted on his Twitter account Friday. 
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Patriots We Are Currently #6 On iTunes Let’s Get <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoycottTarget?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BoycottTarget</a> To #1 
Click Here Now 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻<a href="https://t.co/lDv2fPiBST">https://t.co/lDv2fPiBST</a> <a href="https://t.co/XiGb66NmkB">pic.twitter.com/XiGb66NmkB</a>
&mdash; Trumps Nephew (@ForgiatoBlow47) <a href="https://twitter.com/ForgiatoBlow47/status/1662223701650333696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Republican Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wow-ok-marjorie-taylor-greene-leaves-60-minutes-host-speechless-with-assessment-of-democrat-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marjorie Taylor Greene</a> (GA) boosted the song online. &#8220;American Conservatives are once again showing who has the real buying power,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It’s not the woke mob, they only bully and riot.&#8221;
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American Conservatives are once again showing who has the real buying power.
It’s not the woke mob, they only bully and riot. <a href="https://t.co/x490RKdBVA">https://t.co/x490RKdBVA</a>
&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1662120869353734144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;There is now a rap song about the Target Boycott. It’s not just an online movement anymore — it’s fully enmeshed in culture,&#8221; wrote Rogan O&#8217;Handley, a.k.a. D.C. Draino. &#8220;And Target’s stock price is at its lowest point in a year and falling fast. When will these Woke companies learn? LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE.&#8221;
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There is now a rap song about the Target Boycott
It’s not just an online movement anymore &#8211; it’s fully enmeshed in culture
And Target’s stock price is at its lowest point in a year and falling fast
When will these Woke companies learn?
LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE <a href="https://t.co/4CaMJW9wHQ">https://t.co/4CaMJW9wHQ</a>
&mdash; DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) <a href="https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1662109553297612804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Target faced criticism after social media users pointed out that the store offered “tuck-friendly” and “extra crotch coverage” female swimsuits for sale. In response to the controversy, <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/target" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a> announced that it has also removed some <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/targets-stock-market-value-takes-6-billion-hit-since-backlash-over-pride-collection">products</a> from its stores, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gavin-newsom-blasts-target-ceo-for-selling-out-lgbtq-community-after-retailer-pulls-trans-themed-merchandise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly include</a> a sweater that read “cure transphobia not trans people” and a “too queer for here” tote bag.
The backtracking comes amid a devastating boycott against beer brand Bud Light over that company’s decision to team up with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dylan-mulvaney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dylan Mulvaney</a>, a 26-year-old transgender activist.
Bud Light’s parent company, Anheuser-Busch has reportedly lost nearly $16 billion in market value since the backlash started last month. Target has witnessed a $6 billion decrease in its market <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/stock-market" target="_blank" rel="noopener">capitalization</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/targets-stock-market-value-takes-6-billion-hit-since-backlash-over-pride-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported Thursday.
Target’s stock price has declined from $152.28 on May 19, to $139.39 on May 25, marking an 8.5% decrease over the course of a single week. The firm’s market capitalization, which refers to the total value of a publicly traded company’s outstanding shares, fell from $70.4 billion to $64.4 billion over the same time period.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-tide-is-turning-prominent-christians-talk-effective-target-and-bud-light-boycotts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Tide Is Turning: Prominent Christians Talk Effective Target And Bud Light Boycotts</a>

“Boycott Target”

‘Boycott Target’ Song Racks Up Millions Of Views, Takes Off On iTunes

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Daily Wire Editor Emeritus <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-rips-white-house-correspondents-dinner-dc-elites-all-part-of-the-same-blob" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Shapiro</a> issued a challenge to corporate America and warned that they could be next following the boycott of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/first-bud-light-and-now-target-matt-walsh-goes-viral-with-tweet-about-making-pride-toxic-for-brands" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bud Light</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fans-urge-chip-and-joanna-gaines-to-cut-ties-with-target-amid-pride-collection-backlash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a> over their promotion of issues like transgender ideology.
&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/the-ben-shapiro-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ben Shapiro Show</a>&#8221; podcast host on Thursday discussed the current boycott against companies like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-situation-target-makes-emergency-calls-after-backlash-to-tuck-friendly-female-swimwear-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a>, which he said is &#8220;getting ripped up by a lot of their customer base&#8221; over the store&#8217;s &#8220;Pride&#8221; collection with &#8220;tuck-friendly&#8221; female swimwear and &#8220;transing of kids.&#8221;
&#8220;The problem is, once you engage, you cannot disengage the pride, the Pride Progress team will not allow you to disengage,&#8221; Shapiro said. &#8220;You&#8217;ll be forced to reengage. And so now you&#8217;re forced to play this two-step. You got to take one side or another, you know, be neutral and just provide products to people to buy them.&#8221;
&#8220;Or you can take a clear demarcation line on issues of the day,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So all you corporate brand leaders out there preparing for Pride month. Just remember, this could be you. If you decide to step into this minefield and then you get blown up. Ain&#8217;t no sympathy for you over here. And in fact, some of us are quite happy to make an example of you if you decide to become the bleeding edge of the Pride Progress team attempting to foster a societal viewpoint that damages children and wrecks traditional morality.&#8221;
&#8220;So here&#8217;s what you guys can do. Don&#8217;t play the game,&#8221; Shapiro continued. &#8220;Just sell the products and stop trying to proselytize on behalf of left wing crap. Not that tough. Don&#8217;t vomit rainbows everywhere during Pride Month. Just sell pants. I know this is real tough stuff here.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-dissects-durhams-report-absolute-madness-doj-needs-to-put-some-heads-on-pikes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">host</a> talked about how The Daily Wire launched <a href="https://www.jeremysrazors.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy&#8217;s Razors</a> and later <a href="https://www.jeremysrazors.com/collections/jeremys-chocolate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy&#8217;s Chocolate</a> &#8220;on the back of woke brands.&#8221; Shapiro said that if companies want to keep polarizing, The Daily Wire will be &#8220;happy to take money from people who feel scorned and upset because there are brands who hate their guts.&#8221;
&#8220;But you know what? I prefer an America where you just go back to selling your product and stop trying to promote the idea that Rachel Levine is a moral exemplar to us all,&#8221; Shapiro said. &#8220;It&#8217;s very simple. Go back to neutral and every, all weapons go away.&#8221;
The host said that the Left has been &#8220;leveraging brands&#8221; for decades. He said conservatives up until now have just ignored it and continued to shop at those businesses, but said &#8220;those days are over because you have pushed too far.&#8221;
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&#8220;You have decided that it is imperative that you become the loudspeaker for a system of morality that disdains traditional institutions like the nuclear family, that disdains the natural necessity of heterosexual relationships, and pretends that all sexual activity is morally equivalent and equally fulfilling,&#8221; Shapiro added.
&#8220;And there should be moral apathy about all this stuff,&#8221; the host concluded. &#8220;That&#8217;s you. You did it. So now you have a choice. You can go back to neutral and stop with this garbage, or you can continue to walk down this primrose path. And I am more than happy to take my business elsewhere.&#8221;

Ben Shapiro

Ben Shapiro Issues Challenge To Corporate America, Warns They Could Be Next Following Bud Light, Target Boycott

Bud Light

Entertainment

Wokeness

In &#8220;Monty Python and the Holy Grail,&#8221; a filthy peasant who is being throttled by King Arthur at the time, yells: &#8220;Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help! Help! I’m being repressed!&#8221;
So it is with another of the British comedy troupe&#8217;s movies, &#8220;Monty Python’s Life of Brian.&#8221;
Comedian John Cleese revealed last week that a scene for his revival of the irreverent stage show, during which &#8220;Stan&#8221; declares he wants to be a woman named &#8220;Loretta&#8221; and have babies, is set to be cut from the play &#8212; for woke reasons.
&#8220;According to Cleese, the ‘Loretta’ scene, in which a male member of the People’s Front of Judea demands his right to have babies, raised eyebrows at a read-through in New York last year,&#8221; Spiked <a href="https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/05/24/the-neutering-of-monty-python/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on Wednesday. “‘We love the script, but you can’t do that stuff about Loretta nowadays,&#8217; the Americans told Cleese.&#8221;
The scene is a brilliant bit of surreal comedy in which Stan declares &#8220;it’s every man’s right to have babies if he wants them.&#8221;
In the scene, Stan and three others do a rat-a-tat-tat exchange that made Monty Python famous. For the record, Cleese plays Reg, Michael Palin is Francis, Sue Jones-Davies plays Judith, and Eric Idle plays Stan. Just enjoy the timing:
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<blockquote>Judith: I do feel, Reg, that any anti-imperialist group like ours must reflect such a divergence of interests within its power base.
Reg: Agree. Francis?
Francis: Yeah, I think Judith&#8217;s point of view is very valid, Reg. Provided the movement never forgets that it is the unalienable right of every man  &#8212;
Stan: Or woman.
Francis: Or woman to rid himself &#8212;
Stan: Or herself.
Francis: Or herself.
Reg: Agreed.
Francis: Thank you, brother.
Stan: Or sister.
Francis: Or sister. Where was I?
Reg: I think you finished.
Francis: Oh, all right.
Reg: Furthermore, it is the birthright of every man &#8212;
Stan: Or woman.
Reg: Why don&#8217;t you shut up about women, Stan, you&#8217;re putting us off.
Stan: Women have a perfect right to play a part in our movement, Reg.
Francis: Why you always on about women, Stan?
Stan: I want to be one.
Reg: What?
Stan: I want to be a woman. From now on, I want you all to call me Loretta.
Reg: What?
Stan: It&#8217;s my right as a man.
Judith: Why do you want to be Loretta, Stan?
Stan: I want to have babies.
Reg: You want to have babies?!
Stan: It&#8217;s every man&#8217;s right to have babies if he wants them.
Reg: But you can&#8217;t have babies!
Stan: Don&#8217;t you oppress me.
Reg: I&#8217;m not oppressing you, Stan. You haven&#8217;t got a womb. Where&#8217;s the fetus going to gestate? You gonna keep it in a box?
Judith: Here, I&#8217;ve got an idea. Suppose you agree that he can&#8217;t actually have babies not having a womb, which is nobody&#8217;s fault, not even the Romans, but that he can have the right to have babies.
Francis: Good idea, Judith. We shall fight the oppressors for your right to have babies, brother &#8212; sister. Sorry.
Reg: What&#8217;s the point? What&#8217;s the point of fighting his right to have babies when he can&#8217;t have babies?
Francis: It is symbolic of our struggle against oppression.
Reg: Symbolic of his struggle against reality.</blockquote>
When &#8220;Life of Brian&#8221; &#8212; listed in the IMDB&#8217;s top 250 movies &#8212; came out in 1979, it faced an onslaught from the Catholic Church. But that might be a simple foe when weighed against the LGBTQ+ community.
Cleese has grumbled before about the plight of the modern comedian. When asked in July of 2022 if they still have the unfettered freedom to be funny, he said, &#8220;No. I think it&#8217;s particularly worrying at the moment because you can only create in an atmosphere of freedom where you&#8217;re not checking everything you say critically before you move on.&#8221;
“A lot of comedians now are sitting there and when they think of something, they say something like, &#8216;Can I get away with it? I don&#8217;t think so. So and so got into trouble, and he said that, oh, she said that.&#8217; You see what I mean? And that&#8217;s the death of creativity,&#8221; Cleese said.
This new onslaught will be tantamount to the Spanish Inquisition. And as the boys of Monty Python have always said: “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!&#8221;
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The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’ Stage Revival Forced To Remove Jokes About Man Who Wants To Be A Woman, Have Babies

 Monty Python's 'Life of Brian' Stage Revival Forced To Remove Jokes About Man Who Wants To Be A Woman, Have Babies

John Cleese

Woke Culture

An Indiana doctor who performed an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abortion</a> on a 10-year-old girl and then shared details about the procedure with the media has been reprimanded by the state medical board.
The Indiana State Medical Licensing Board <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/indiana-doctor-reprimanded-performing-10-year-olds-abortion-telling-reporter-egregious-violation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> Thursday to reprimand Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis doctor, and fine her $3,000, saying she violated privacy laws and medical ethics standards, Fox News reported.
Bernard was also accused by Indiana&#8217;s Republican attorney general, Todd Rokita, of violating state law by not reporting the 10-year-old&#8217;s pregnancy as evidence of child sexual abuse, but the medical licensing board rejected that accusation.
The attorney general called Bernard an &#8220;abortion activist acting as a doctor&#8221; and also wanted the board to suspend Bernard&#8217;s license, but they refused to do so, according to Fox News.
Deputy Attorney General Cory Voight spoke to the board and argued Bernard committed an &#8220;egregious violation&#8221; of patient privacy by <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2022/07/01/indiana-abortion-law-roe-v-wade-overturned-travel/7779936001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sharing</a> details about the child&#8217;s situation with the media. Also, Bernard&#8217;s failure to report the child abuse immediately to police or Indiana&#8217;s child protective agency resulted in &#8220;a child returning to live with her rapist for five days in Ohio,&#8221; Voight said.
&#8220;Everyone – the country – learned about her patient. Learned a 10-year-old little girl was raped and had an abortion,” Voight <a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2023/05/26/indiana-abortion-doctor-violated-privacy-law-medical-board-rules/70259794007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, adding that &#8220;no physician has been as brazen in pursuit of their own agenda.&#8221;
Bernard accused the deputy attorney general of pulling a &#8220;political stunt&#8221; with the situation.
Bernard insisted she had followed Indiana&#8217;s reporting requirements, notifying an Indiana University Health social worker and confirming the child abuse was already being investigated in Ohio, where the girl lived.
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The 10-year-old traveled to Indiana from Ohio for the abortion <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/25/caitlin-bernard-indiana-abortion-rape-victim/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">less than a week</a> after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in June last year. The court&#8217;s decision triggered a six-week abortion ban to take effect in Ohio, and the girl was reportedly six weeks and three days pregnant.
The girl&#8217;s family initially <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2022/07/01/indiana-abortion-law-roe-v-wade-overturned-travel/7779936001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took her</a> to an Ohio doctor, who called Bernard and asked if Bernard could help by performing the girl&#8217;s abortion in Indiana instead.
Bernard&#8217;s legal team argued that she did not give identifying information about the girl to the Indianapolis Star reporter who wrote the initial story about the 10-year-old&#8217;s abortion. She and her legal team emphasized that Bernard did not expect the story to go viral in the way it did.
Asked why she had shared details of the girl&#8217;s situation with the reporter, Bernard said, &#8220;I think that it’s incredibly important for people to understand the real-world impacts of the laws of this country about abortion.&#8221;
&#8220;I think it’s important for people to know what patients will have to go through because of legislation that is being passed, and a hypothetical does not make that impact,&#8221; Bernard said.
The president of the medical licensing board, Dr. John Strobel, called Bernard “a good doctor” during the 14-hour board hearing. He said he is &#8220;certain that Dr. Bernard has learned a lot about privacy.&#8221;
Besides being an OB/GYN, Bernard is an assistant professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

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Medical Board Reprimands Indiana Doctor Who Performed Abortion On 10-Year-Old, Shared Details With Media

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Maine lawmakers in the state House Judiciary Committee <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2023/05/23/maine-lawmakers-back-bill-to-allow-16-and-17-year-olds-access-to-gender-affirming-care-without-parents-consent/?fbclid=IwAR2L_nMgBW6gCcGLQ07wzfHchfeeTOazcMmOX0Yzf2rLbFFQOLvovc9di18&amp;mibextid=Zxz2cZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> a piece of legislation that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to undergo hormone therapy to get gender hormone therapy without the consent of their parents. 
Only one Democrat on the Judiciary Committee opposed the bill, which passed through the committee by a vote of 7-1 and is sponsored by Rep. Erin Sheehan D-Biddeford. The bill, <a href="https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0340&amp;item=1&amp;snum=131" target="_blank" rel="noopener">L.D. 535</a>, would allow minors aged 16 and 17 to receive cross-sex hormone therapy without the approval of their parents if they have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria. 
&#8220;The goal of this proposal is to protect the lives of young trans people who will certainly be harmed in a delay of gender-affirming care,&#8221; Rep. Sheehan <a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/legislature-looks-at-growing-gender-affirming-care-in-the-state-of-maine-politics-lgbtq/97-e0d59d8b-96f1-4599-bf88-c28142a228f6#:~:text=AUGUSTA%2C%20Maine%20%E2%80%94%20Maine%20House%20Democrats,have%20permission%20from%20their%20parents." target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarked</a>.
She also argued that medical transitions are being “politicized and stigmatized in the press and on social media” before adding “transgender people, including youth, are being explicitly vilified and branded a threat to their peers by grownups – even by leaders in their communities.”
The lone Republican who was present, Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, voted in support of the legislation. The other Republican on the 13-member committee left before the vote. Meanwhile, the one dissenting vote came from Rep. Stephen Moriarty D-Cumberland. Although Rep. Moriarty isn’t opposed to the medical transition of minors, he believes that parents should be made aware. 
A number of pro-trans organizations, including OUT Maine, Equality Maine, MaineTransNet, and others, testified in support of the legislation. Meanwhile, others testified in opposition to the legislation, asserting that lawmakers were waging a “war on children” and stripping parents of their rights. 
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A second bill, <a href="https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1114&amp;item=1&amp;snum=131">L.D. 1735</a>, would protect medical providers who provide medical transitions from prosecution by authorities in other states. The bill is being proposed by Rep. Laurie Osher, D-Orono, who <a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/legislature-looks-at-growing-gender-affirming-care-in-the-state-of-maine-politics-lgbtq/97-e0d59d8b-96f1-4599-bf88-c28142a228f6#:~:text=AUGUSTA%2C%20Maine%20%E2%80%94%20Maine%20House%20Democrats,have%20permission%20from%20their%20parents." target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>, &#8220;That&#8217;s why we call it a shield because we&#8217;re protecting Mainers and the people they treat should also be protected.”  
One physician <a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/legislature-looks-at-growing-gender-affirming-care-in-the-state-of-maine-politics-lgbtq/97-e0d59d8b-96f1-4599-bf88-c28142a228f6#:~:text=AUGUSTA%2C%20Maine%20%E2%80%94%20Maine%20House%20Democrats,have%20permission%20from%20their%20parents." target="_blank" rel="noopener">testified</a> against the legislation, remarking, &#8220;As physicians, we know that the brain development is ongoing in adolescence into early adulthood.”
Next week, the Judiciary Committee is set to hear other bills concerning the LGBT movement, including a piece of legislation that would prevent teachers from referring to students with different pronouns without parental consent and one that would ban males who identify as girls from playing in girls’ sports.
Maine&#8217;s <a href="https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/#:~:text=The%20Maine%20House%20consists%20of%20151%20individuals%2C%20(81%20Democrats%2C,Houlton%20Band%20of%20Maliseet%20Indians." target="_blank" rel="noopener">state House of Representatives</a> has 81 Democrats and 67 Republicans, as well as 2 Independents and one vacancy. Meanwhile, the <a href="https://legislature.maine.gov/senate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">state Senate</a> is comprised of 22 Democrats and 13 Republicans.

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Maine Lawmakers Back Bill To Allow 16-Year-Olds To Receive Gender Hormone Therapy Without Parental Consent

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Endorsement of the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/lgbtq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LGBTQ</a> movement by hiring diverse suppliers is a prominent theme in the most recent <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/esg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESG</a> report from <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/target" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a>, a reality which emerges as the brand faces backlash for controversial moves surrounding a recent “Pride Month” apparel collection.
Conservatives have launched a boycott effort against Target after the retail behemoth <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-slammed-after-offering-female-swimsuits-that-have-extra-crotch-coverage-are-tuck-friendly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marketed</a> a female swimsuit as “tuck-friendly” and with “extra crotch coverage,” as well as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-faces-backlash-over-pride-collection-designer-behind-satan-respects-pronouns-shirts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hired</a> an artist who creates Satanic items to make various designs for the company. The company’s corporate sustainability <a href="https://corporate.target.com/_media/TargetCorp/Sustainability-ESG/PDF/2022_Target_ESG_Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>, which detailed the various efforts Target advances in order to ensure LGBTQ inclusion, boasted last year that the company sourced some 59% of items for “Pride Month” from “LGBTQIA+ creators and brands.” At least 51% of overall suppliers are “owned, controlled and operated by women, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, or people with disabilities.”
“We build relationships with such suppliers through multiple national business groups, including the National Minority Supplier Development Council and National LGBT Chamber of Commerce,” Target continued in the report. “We also host onsite and virtual summits to introduce Target merchants and others to potential new, diverse partners.”
Target was also ranked fourth in a list of “Top Companies for LGBTQ Employees” by DiversityInc, a company which promotes workplace diversity with respect to race and sex.
Target indeed hired Erik Carnell, a self-identified transgender artist who runs the company Abprallen, to design three items for the “Pride Month” collection marketed by the retailer: a mini messenger bag with the slogan “We Belong Everywhere,” a tote bag with the phrase “Too Queer For Here,” and a sweatshirt emblazoned with “Cure Transphobia, Not Trans People.” The company later received massive backlash after a conservative activist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-faces-backlash-over-pride-collection-designer-behind-satan-respects-pronouns-shirts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that the artist sells a number of items featuring the LGBTQ movement alongside imagery of Satan.
Other products featured on the artist’s website, which were not sold by Target, included a shirt with the phrase “Satan Respects Pronouns” and a design of a skeleton draped in rainbow colors that said “Trans Witches For Abortion.”
“Satanists don’t actually believe in Satan, he is merely used as a symbol of passion, pride, and liberty,” said the artist’s <a href="https://www.abprallen.co.uk/product/satan-respects-pronouns-tee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, which now appears to be shuttered due to high demand. “He means to you what you need him to mean. So for me, Satan is hope, compassion, equality, and love. So, naturally, Satan respects pronouns. He loves all LGBT+ people.”
Target is one of countless prominent firms to endorse the environmental, social, and corporate governance movement, also known as ESG. Skeptics of the movement contend that the business philosophy emphasizes political and social causes, such as decreasing carbon emissions or diversifying company leadership, in a manner that distracts from profitability.
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“I can see the benefits for our shareholders. I know that focus on diversity, inclusion, and equity has fueled much of our growth over the last nine years,” Target chief executive Brian Cornell said in a podcast <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-ceo-days-before-boycott-dei-is-a-great-thing-for-our-brand-creates-benefits-for-our-shareholders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> days before the controversy broke. “It’s adding value, it’s helping us drive sales, it’s building greater engagement with both our teams and our guests, and those are just the right things for our business today.”
Anheuser-Busch, the company which owns Bud Light and has effectively <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-situation-target-makes-emergency-calls-after-backlash-to-tuck-friendly-female-swimwear-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">become</a> a cautionary tale for firms which adhere to the ESG movement, likewise seeks to maintain robust corporate sustainability scores. Sales for Bud Light and other brands have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-sales-plummet-for-fifth-straight-week-as-customers-react-against-mulvaney-partnership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plummeted</a> in recent weeks after the company nodded toward self-described transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

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Target Had A Special Push To Hire LGBTQ Designers For ‘Pride’ Collection Ahead Of Backlash

Target Had Special Push To Hire LGBTQ Designers For 'Pride' Collection

Finally, multiple <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/catholic-church" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roman Catholic bishops</a> are fighting back against the Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217; sacrilegious decision to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dodgers-re-invite-queer-and-trans-nuns-troupe-with-an-apology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">re-invite a group of deviant drag queen &#8220;nuns&#8221;</a> to its Pride Night in June.
On Thursday, prominent Bishop Robert Barron tweeted, &#8220;Friends, it’s hard to imagine anything more offensive than some of the behavior of the &#8216;Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,&#8217; which I think can only be described as an anti-Catholic hate group.&#8221;
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Friends, it’s hard to imagine anything more offensive than some of the behavior of the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” which I think can only be described as an anti-Catholic hate group. <a href="https://t.co/VLZP28Soab">pic.twitter.com/VLZP28Soab</a>
&mdash; Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) <a href="https://twitter.com/BishopBarron/status/1661766243974610949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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As reported, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-non-binary-baggage-bandit-was-part-of-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-group-invited-by-dodgers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence&#8221;</a> are made up of adult men who dress as perverted nuns. In turn, they openly sexualize Jesus Christ and degrade Mary Mother of God while disparaging other key components of the Roman Catholic faith and encouraging &#8220;sexual liberation.&#8221;
&#8220;Anti-Catholicism is the last acceptable prejudice in America, and we shouldn’t tolerate it,&#8221; Barron added.
Indeed, it&#8217;s almost impossible to imagine the Dodgers ever honoring a group that did this to any other religion. Yet simply saying, &#8220;Wow! Imagine if this situation were reversed!&#8221; doesn&#8217;t accomplish much of anything. It&#8217;s a path toward cultural suicide and lets those who trample upon your way of life get away with it, eroding all sense of normalcy until you wake up in a world gone truly mad.
So, Barron called for fans to ditch the Dodgers.
&#8220;I’m a big baseball fan,&#8221; he noted. &#8220;I’ve even thrown out the first pitch at a Dodgers game. But I’d encourage my friends in LA to boycott the Dodgers. Let’s not just pray, but make our voices heard in defense of our Catholic faith.&#8221;
Barron also <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bishop-barron-calls-for-dodgers-boycott-citing-anti-catholic-drag-queen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News, &#8220;It&#8217;s not enough for the Catholic laity to experience a catharsis because a bishop has spoken up about this, they need to take action to let the Dodgers organization know that their position is not just disappointing, it is unacceptable.&#8221;
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I’m a big baseball fan. I’ve even thrown out the first pitch at a Dodgers game. But I’d encourage my friends in LA to boycott the Dodgers.
Let’s not just pray, but make our voices heard in defense of our Catholic faith.
&mdash; Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) <a href="https://twitter.com/BishopBarron/status/1661766246465937409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Barron isn&#8217;t alone. Bishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas, encouraged Catholics to contact the team and &#8220;Please speak against this evil being promoted at Dodger Stadium…&#8221;
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Please speak against this evil being promoted at Dodger Stadium… <a href="https://t.co/fyCUR1zRVA">https://t.co/fyCUR1zRVA</a>
&mdash; Bishop J. Strickland (@Bishopoftyler) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bishopoftyler/status/1661515117815635969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The LA Dodgers are going to honor these hateful freaks,&#8221; Steve Cortes tweeted. &#8220;Big Sports and Big Media don’t fear Christians is because too many pastors, bishops etc cower in fear of the Establishment. Also, &#8216;conservative&#8217; politicians side with Disney, Bud Light, etc.&#8221;
The following video is graphic, but this Twitter video is the sort of vulgarity that the Dodgers think is worth celebrating:
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The LA Dodgers are going to honor these hateful freaks.
Big Sports and Big Media don’t fear Christians is because too many pastors, bishops etc cower in fear of the Establishment.
Also, “conservative” politicians side with Disney, Bud Light, etc.<a href="https://t.co/oC6VvzO8ZI">pic.twitter.com/oC6VvzO8ZI</a>
&mdash; Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) <a href="https://twitter.com/CortesSteve/status/1661190968681398272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Indeed, it is gross, weird, and evil. Any Christian — not just those who are Catholic — should be repulsed by it. We&#8217;ll see how a Dodgers boycott will impact the ball club. Such pushback has impacted other companies that have engaged in similar behavior. Target <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/targets-stock-market-value-takes-6-billion-hit-since-backlash-over-pride-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently went</a> into &#8220;emergency mode&#8221; for also pushing radical gender theory and the LGBTQ agenda onto impressionable young kids.
The only reason businesses — which ultimately that is what the Dodgers are — think they can spit on the Christian religion is because they don&#8217;t think will face any consequences in their bank account. Time to prove them wrong. 
 
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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‘Boycott The Dodgers’: Catholic Bishops Finally Fighting Back Against ‘Anti-Catholic Hate Group’

'Boycott The Dodgers': Catholic Bishops Finally Fighting Back Against 'Anti-Catholic Hate Group'

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It has not been a great year so far for beer giant Anheuser-Busch or its conservative customers. Bud Light, one of the company&#8217;s flagship brands, ignited a national firestorm after it partnered with transgender activist and social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney back in April. Since the boycott began, Anheuser-Busch has reportedly lost almost $16 billion in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anheuser-busch-inbev-market-value-has-plunged-staggering-15-7-billion-since-mulvaney-fiasco-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">market value</a> as cases upon cases of the once-iconic beer languish on store shelves across the country. The situation is so bad that the company is practically <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/23/bud-light-giving-away-free-beer-for-memorial-day-following-dylan-mulvaney-disaster/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">giving away</a> 15-packs for Memorial Day in an effort to unload product.
Molson Coors, the producer of brands such as Miller Lite and Coors Lite, has profited significantly from Anheuser-Busch&#8217;s plummeting sales, but the company also suffered backlash after a feminist commercial, released in March to honor Women&#8217;s History Month, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/miller-lite-responds-to-backlash-over-woke-feminist-beer-commercial-appreciate-the-humor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resurfaced</a> online.
In response, many conservatives have switched to a less publicly woke brand of beer such as Yuengling, the nation&#8217;s oldest operating brewery, or to a different kind of alcoholic beverage entirely — liquor.
Anheuser-Busch&#8217;s parent company, AB InBev, and Molson Coors own the top 10 best-selling beer brands in the country, and a similar situation exists in the liquor market. You may see hundreds of different brands on display if you walk into a relatively large liquor store, but odds are the vast majority of them are owned by five companies.
And, perhaps unsurprisingly at this point, the biggest liquor companies in the world have used their brands to push transgender ideology and promote drag queens.
<h2>Diageo</h2>
Diageo, a British company created in 1997 by the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan, is the largest liquor company in the world not owned by the Chinese Communist Party. It produces 40% of the world&#8217;s Scotch whiskey and owns the world&#8217;s best-selling vodka (Smirnoff) and liqueur (Baileys Irish Cream).
One of Diageo&#8217;s top scotch brands, J&amp;B, <a href="https://www.out.com/transgender/2022/12/21/whiskey-viral-commercial-trans-acceptance-video-watch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> an ad in Spain around Christmastime last year featuring an elderly man who secretly learns how to apply makeup. He then uses his newfound skills to make up his trans-identifying grandchild. The grandfather then shows off the now-feminine grandchild to the rest of the family, who happily embrace the two and celebrate by imbibing J&amp;B.
A message in Spanish at the end of the commercial read, &#8220;The magic is not only in Christmas. It&#8217;s also in us.&#8221;
Another massive Diageo brand, Smirnoff, bragged about its &#8220;decades of commitment to the LGBTQUIA+ community&#8221; when it <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/smirnoff-calls-on-kings-queens-and-every-drag-performer-in-between-to-show-up-for-its-most-inclusive-drag-celebration-ever-301577247.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> its &#8220;Show Up. Show Off!&#8221; drag queen competition in June 2022. Shea Couleé, described by Smirnoff as &#8220;drag royalty,&#8221; kicked off the competition in Chicago, and the winner received a $50,000 talent contract with the brand as well as an invitation to serve as an ambassador at Smirnoff Pride 2023, according to the press release.
One participant in that competition, drag queen and transgender activist Maxine St. James LaQueene, <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/09/smirnoff-drag-queen-partner-flashes-bystanders-at-texas-capitol/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protested</a> in the Texas state capitol earlier this month against a bill that would ban transgender surgeries for minors. LaQueene allegedly exposed his backside and genitals to bystanders as he was being taken into custody for disrupting the legislature. Smirnoff <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/smirnoff-vodka-partners-trans-woman-recently-disrupted-texas-legislature-anti-trans-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denied</a> any official partnership with LaQueene in an email to Fox News.
Transgender actor Laverne Cox has also <a href="https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/laverne-cox-smirnoff-womens-history-month/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeared</a> in multiple Smirnoff ads over the years.
Diageo also <a href="https://www.diageo.com/en/news-and-media/stories/2022/baileys-puts-inclusivity-at-the-heart-of-a-global-campaign" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hired</a> &#8220;three of the UK’s most popular drag queens&#8221; as part of a Halloween ad campaign for Baileys Irish Cream.
Some of Diageo&#8217;s <a href="https://www.eater.com/drinks/2016/1/26/10830410/liquor-brands-hierarchy-diageo-beam-suntory-pernod-ricard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">best-known brands</a> include:
<ul>
<li>Whiskey: Johnnie Walker scotch, J&amp;B scotch, and Crown Royal Canadian whiskey</li>
<li>Vodka: Smirnoff, Ketel One, and Cîroc</li>
<li>Rum: Captain Morgan</li>
<li>Tequila: Don Julio</li>
<li>Gin: Aviation Gin, Gordon&#8217;s, and Tanqueray</li>
<li>Liqueur: Baileys Irish Cream</li>
</ul>
<h2>Pernod Ricard</h2>
Pernod Ricard is a French company founded in 1975 and second only behind Diageo based on overall production. Its premium vodka brand, Absolut, has frequently partnered with drag queens, including an annual event in Canada called Empire&#8217;s Ball <a href="https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/absolut-empire-s-ball-celebrates-toronto-pride-with-showstopping-grand-finale-881403065.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">featuring</a> drag queens from around the country. In the press release for the 2022 Empire&#8217;s Ball, the Absolut brand was described as a &#8220;long standing LGBTQ2S+ ally,&#8221; and the brand promised to donate money to LGBT organizations.
Pernod Ricard even <a href="https://www.just-drinks.com/news/pernod-ricard-releases-drag-queen-documentary-for-absolut-vodka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">produced</a> a documentary film in 2021 about the drag queen ball, entitled &#8220;Underneath the Empire.&#8221;
Absolut also collaborated with &#8220;drag icon&#8221; Tayce for a fashion campaign designed to create &#8220;a world where what you wear isn’t tied to the binds of gender, seasonal trends, religious expression, or function,&#8221; <a href="https://www.pernod-ricard.com/en/locations/uk/media/fashion-trio-serve-first-borntomix-collaboration-absolut" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a press release from Pernod Ricard.
Absolut has also <a href="https://toronadosd.com/absolut-vodkas-surprising-decision-to-stop-sponsoring-rupauls-drag-race/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sponsored</a> several seasons of the popular drag queen competition show &#8220;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race.&#8221;
Some of Pernod Ricard&#8217;s best-known brands include:
<ul>
<li>Whiskey: Chivas Regal scotch, Glenlivet scotch, Jameson Irish whiskey, Redbreast Irish whiskey, and Jefferson&#8217;s bourbon</li>
<li>Vodka: Absolut</li>
<li>Gin: Beefeater and Seagram&#8217;s</li>
<li>Rum: Malibu and Havana Club</li>
<li>Liqueur: Kahlúa coffee liqueur</li>
</ul>
<h2>Beam Suntory</h2>
Johannes &#8220;Jacob&#8221; Beam began selling his homemade whiskey in 1795 and became one of the earliest bourbon distillers in the U.S. The whiskey brand went through several names until it settled on Jim Beam in 1943 in honor of James Beauregard Beam — who led the company through Prohibition. Meanwhile, Suntory was founded in Japan as a wine shop before its founder opened the country&#8217;s first malt whiskey distillery in 1923. Beam Suntory was created after Suntory Holdings purchased Beam Inc. in 2011.
In 2020, Jim Beam <a href="https://www.iheartradio.ca/virginradio/kelowna/contests/bring-it-to-the-ballroom-1.13871131" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advertised</a> an event called &#8220;Bring It To The Ballroom!&#8221; that featured several drag queens, including &#8220;Jimbo the Drag Clown,&#8221; according to a post from iHeart Radio. The event was ultimately postponed due to concerns over COVID.
Beam Suntory brand Hornitos tequila <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lgbtq-activists-awarded-grants-from-hornitos-tequila-to-amplify-advocacy-work-301573280.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">awarded</a> a series of grants to LGBT activists in June 2022, including one to Maria Louise Roman-Taylorson of the TransLatin Coalition. Each of the grantees received $10,000, and Hornitos noted that it had already given over $100,000 to the LGBT advocacy group GLAAD.
Suntory hosts several Pride events around the world every year for Pride month, <a href="https://www.suntory.com/topics/2022/08/007901.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including</a> Drag Trivia Quizzes in its Auckland, New Zealand, and Sydney, Australia, offices last year.
Some of Beam Suntory&#8217;s best-known brands include:
<ul>
<li>Whiskey: Jim Beam bourbon, Maker&#8217;s Mark bourbon, Old Crow bourbon, Basil Hayden&#8217;s bourbon, Knob Creek bourbon, Ardmore scotch, Laphroiag scotch, Suntory brand Japanese whiskeys, and Canadian Club whiskey</li>
<li>Tequila: Sauza and Hornitos</li>
<li>Vodka: Pinnacle</li>
</ul>
<h2>Bacardi</h2>
Bacardi is the largest family-owned liquor company in the world. Founded in Cuba in 1862, Bacardi fled the country after communist guerrillas led by Fidel Castro overthrew the government in 1959. The executive of the company at the time, Jose Bosch, became an ardent <a href="https://businessinsider.mx/57-bacardi-and-the-long-fight-for-cuba/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opponen</a>t of the Castro regime.
Nevertheless, the company has become the proud sponsor of leftist social policies in recent years.
Chris Cabrera, a transgender activist and bartender who also identifies as nonbinary, <a href="https://www.liquor.com/inclusive-space-award-2022-6363120" target="_blank" rel="noopener">became</a> the New York City brand ambassador for Grey Goose vodka, owned by Bacardi, in 2018. Cabrera facilitated Grey Goose&#8217;s sponsorship of the annual drag queen pageant at the Stonewall Inn in 2019 — the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Bacardi then promoted Cabrera to the position of national LGBTQ+ ambassador in 2020.
Bacardi <a href="https://bacardilgfevents.com/e/bacard%C3%AD-inaugural-drag-ball" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hosted</a> its inaugural drag ball in New Orleans in July of last year, and the company <a href="https://m.facebook.com/events/582366663403012/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hosted</a> another drag queen event in Canada back in February dubbed &#8220;Cowboys Bacardi Carnival.&#8221;
Bacardi, along with Diageo, is one of the biggest <a href="https://www.drinkstrade.com.au/bacardi-diageo-proud-supporters-of-sydneys-big-gay-celebration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sponsors</a> of Sydney&#8217;s annual Pride celebration, with the main Bacardi brand and the company&#8217;s gin brand, Bombay Sapphire, hosting several drag queen events.
Some of Bacardi&#8217;s best-known brands include:
<ul>
<li>Rum: Bacardi and the U.S. rights to Havana Club</li>
<li>Whiskey: Dewar&#8217;s scotch</li>
<li>Tequila: Patrón</li>
<li>Gin: Bombay Sapphire</li>
<li>Vodka: Grey Goose</li>
</ul>
<h2>Brown-Forman</h2>
The Brown-Forman Corporation was founded as a whiskey company in 1870, but only became one of the world&#8217;s largest liquor companies after it acquired Jack Daniel&#8217;s Tennessee whiskey in 1956. More than the other companies in this article, Brown-Forman depends on a single brand for its high position in the liquor market — Jack Daniel&#8217;s is the second best-selling whiskey in the world after Diageo&#8217;s Johnnie Walker.
However, the company received increased scrutiny after a Jack Daniel&#8217;s ad campaign <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jack-daniels-drag-queen-campaign-faces-renewed-backlash-after-bud-light-and-dylan-mulvaney-brand-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">featuring</a> drag queens resurfaced in the wake of Bud Light&#8217;s Dylan Mulvaney debacle. Two years ago, the whiskey brand partnered with three drag queens for a series of videos promoting its Tennessee Fire brand. The partnership, referred to as “Drag Queen Summer Glamp,” showed the drag queens plan a Pride celebration.
“Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire is honored to partner with Bebe, Trinity, and Manila on a campaign that reaffirms our commitment to the LGBTQ+ community,” Jack Fire Brand Manager Lauren Richmond said in a <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jack-daniels-tennessee-fire-and-rupauls-drag-race-alums-celebrate-pride-301314390.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. “This series demonstrates our brand’s holistic approach to engaging the consumers we serve through culture and unexpected partnerships.”
One of the drag queens, who performs under the moniker Trinity the Tuck, <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/jack-daniels-whiskey-boycott-calls-lgbt-campaign-1792890" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;Jack Daniel&#8217;s gets drag culture—which is all about celebrating individuality and inviting others to accept you as you are.&#8221;
Jack Daniel&#8217;s Canadian branch also partnered with a drag queen to promote its apple-flavored whiskey.
Brown-Forman&#8217;s vodka brand, Finlandia, <a href="https://louisvilledowntown.org/event/drag-queens-on-ice-december-4th-7-to-9-p-m/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sponsored</a> a December 2022 event in Louisville, Kentucky titled &#8220;Drag Queens on Ice,&#8221; according to the Louisville Downtown Partnership.
Some of Brown-Forman&#8217;s best-known brands include:
<ul>
<li>Whiskey: Jack Daniel&#8217;s Tennessee whiskey, Woodford Reserve bourbon, Old Forester bourbon, and GlenDronach scotch</li>
<li>Vodka: Finlandia</li>
</ul>
These are by no means exhaustive lists of the brands owned by these companies or the trans- and drag queen-themed events they&#8217;ve sponsored. Well over 100 different brands are owned by these five companies combined.
There is slightly more competition in the liquor market compared to the beer market — just two companies own the top 10 best-selling beer brands in the country — but it is evident that there is no ideological competition in the alcohol industry. Practically every major company has expressed its support for transgender ideology and hosted drag queen events through one or more of its brands.
And while discerning consumers can turn to microbreweries as a non-woke substitute for corporate beer, the home production of liquor is still strictly illegal <a href="https://www.ttb.gov/distilled-spirits/penalties-for-illegal-distilling#:~:text=While%20individuals%20of%20legal%20drinking,26%20United%20States%20Code%20(U.S.C.)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Treasury Department&#8217;s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Producing your own liquor can result in a prison sentence of up to five years and a hefty fine.
The dominance of the liquor companies by a handful of firms ensures that consumers have only the illusion of choice in the market and that their dollars will go to supporting leftist social policies.

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A Michigan man who shot an 84-year-old woman campaigning against abortion was sentenced to 100 hours of community service on Tuesday, <a href="https://www.9and10news.com/2023/05/24/michigan-man-gets-community-service-for-shooting-anti-abortion-campaigner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press.
Richard Harvey, 75, shot Joan Jacobson, 84, on September 20 when she came to his door in Odessa Township, about 130 miles northwest of Detroit.
Jacobson spoke with Harvey’s wife, Sharon Harvey, at the door and argued with her, urging her to vote against a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine legal abortion in Michigan&#8217;s constitution, Sharon told investigators.
“This lady comes up to me, knocks on my door, and says she’s from some coalition to save women and babies,” Sharon Harvey said. “She needed me to vote no on Proposal 3.”
“I told her I can’t do that and she says, ‘Well, you have to.’ I says, ‘No, I don’t. It’s not going to happen,&#8217;” she said. “I told her I had a four-and-a-half month tubal pregnancy, and she says, ‘Well, you survived, didn’t you?&#8217;”
The constitutional amendment <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/09/michigan-abortion-amendment-results-2022-00064778" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> in November.
Jacobson was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/01/michigan-man-charged-with-shooting-elderly-woman-in-abortion-altercation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">going</a> door-to-door volunteering with Right to Life, a national anti-abortion organization. Harvey&#8217;s wife, who is <a href="https://www.woodtv.com/news/ionia-county/man-who-shot-pro-life-volunteer-it-was-an-accident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pro-abortion</a>, said she asked Jacobson to leave multiple times, and eventually Jacobson stepped off their front porch.
Harvey said he heard a &#8220;bunch of screaming&#8221; and came out of the barn with a .22-caliber rifle and first fired a warning shot.
Harvey said he then accidentally shot Jacobson.
“She is still ranting and raving and she’s got this clipboard. She’s waving it around. I’m thinking she’s going to smack Sharon with it. So without thinking, I went to club it away with the rifle and my finger was still in the trigger guard. It went off and hit her about in here,” Harvey <a href="https://www.woodtv.com/news/ionia-county/man-who-shot-pro-life-volunteer-it-was-an-accident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> local News 8, pointing to his right shoulder.
“I shot somebody. It was an accident,” he said.
Jacobson said she believes Harvey shot her intentionally.
Right to Life said Jacobson was peaceful and was walking away when she was shot in the back. Harvey disputes that&#8217;s how the shooting unfolded. Jacobson suffered a shoulder wound and drove herself to a nearby police station. She was treated at a hospital and recovered.
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Harvey also received a suspended jail sentence of two months, meaning he will likely not serve time if he does not break the law. He also received a delayed sentence of one year on probation, and he must pay $347.19 in restitution. He is also barred from any contact with Jacobson.
Last month, Harvey pled no contest to felonious assault, careless discharge of a firearm causing injury, and reckless discharge of a firearm.
Without Michigan&#8217;s new constitutional amendment enshrining legal abortion, a 1931 law banning abortion with no exemptions for rape or incest could have taken effect. Planned Parenthood and Michigan&#8217;s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer challenged the 1931 law last year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that legalized abortion nationwide.

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/target" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a> CEO Brian Cornell said in an interview days before his <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">company</a> experienced massive backlash for “Pride Month” efforts that “woke capitalism” was beneficial to his firm.
Conservatives have launched a boycott against Target after the retail behemoth <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-slammed-after-offering-female-swimsuits-that-have-extra-crotch-coverage-are-tuck-friendly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marketed</a> a female swimsuit as “tuck-friendly” and with “extra crotch coverage,” as well as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-faces-backlash-over-pride-collection-designer-behind-satan-respects-pronouns-shirts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hired</a> an artist who formerly created Satanic items to make various designs for the company. Cornell was <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/073fLWE9Y9HTofAlIsiqiL" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> in a May 16 episode of Fortune’s &#8220;Leadership Next&#8221; podcast about how his firm has responded to “pushback” against “woke capitalism,” prompting the executive to tout various corporate diversity efforts at Target.
“I can see the benefits for our shareholders. I know that focus on diversity, inclusion, and equity has fueled much of our growth over the last nine years,” he commented. “It’s adding value, it’s helping us drive sales, it’s building greater engagement with both our teams and our guests, and those are just the right things for our business today.”
Target shareholders have nevertheless suffered in recent days as a result of backlash over the diversity efforts. Target’s market capitalization, which refers to the total value of a publicly traded company’s outstanding shares, has indeed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/targets-stock-market-value-takes-6-billion-hit-since-backlash-over-pride-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fallen</a> from $70.4 billion to $63.9 billion over the past week as consumers react strongly to the controversy.
Cornell added that diversity initiatives at Target are “good business decisions,” as well as “the right thing for society” and “a great thing for our brand.” Emphasizing efforts to hire females and members of racial minorities to work in company leadership, he remarked that he is “really proud of the work” his firm has done with respect to diversity and inclusion.
Erik Carnell, the self-identified transgender artist who runs the company Abprallen, designed three items for Target: a mini messenger bag with the slogan “We Belong Everywhere,” a tote bag with the phrase “Too Queer For Here,” and a sweatshirt emblazoned with “Cure Transphobia, Not Trans People.” She was later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-faces-backlash-over-pride-collection-designer-behind-satan-respects-pronouns-shirts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exposed</a> to have a number of items featuring the LGBTQ movement alongside imagery of Satan. Products featured on the artist’s website, which were not sold by Target, included a shirt with the phrase “Satan Respects Pronouns” and a design of a skeleton draped in rainbow colors that said “Trans Witches For Abortion.”
“Satanists don’t actually believe in Satan, he is merely used as a symbol of passion, pride, and liberty,” said the artist&#8217;s <a href="https://www.abprallen.co.uk/product/satan-respects-pronouns-tee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, which now appears to be shuttered due to high demand. “He means to you what you need him to mean. So for me, Satan is hope, compassion, equality, and love. So, naturally, Satan respects pronouns. He loves all LGBT+ people.”
Target executives made <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-situation-target-makes-emergency-calls-after-backlash-to-tuck-friendly-female-swimwear-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calls</a> to managers and senior directors last week amid the backlash against the company, reportedly telling leadership to make their “Pride Month” displays less prominent in order to avoid provoking another “Bud Light situation,” a reference to the beer brand’s rapidly declining sales which occurred after a partnership with Dylan Mulvaney. Target and Anheuser-Busch, the conglomerate which owns Bud Light, each have extensive corporate sustainability <a href="https://corporate.target.com/_media/TargetCorp/Sustainability-ESG/PDF/2022_Target_ESG_Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">efforts</a> which seek to advance inclusion and endorse the LGBTQ movement.

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