As Twitchy reported, Anheuser-Busch’s statement expressing disappointment and concern over “recent incidents that have overshadowed this NFL season” didn’t exactly score with everyone.
Some people can’t help but find the statement somewhat ironic:
https://twitter.com/nfltalentstaff/status/511959398106021888
A beer company is upset about the NFL's moral code. Hmm… RT @darrenrovell Anheuser-Busch issues strong statement pic.twitter.com/3QwUo6e01a
— David Just (@davidjustCST) September 16, 2014
They have a moral code? Lol “@darrenrovell: NFL beer sponsor, Anheuser-Busch, issues strong statement pic.twitter.com/FrFtDiDvhA”
— TheAngrySociologist (@SankofaBrown) September 16, 2014
Lol coming from an alcohol company RT @darrenrovell: NFL beer sponsor, Anheuser-Busch, issues strong statement pic.twitter.com/nj1PjBR0cF
— Jide (@JideThinks) September 16, 2014
@darrenrovell The same brand that tries to make a living getting college students drunk has a moral concern? #glasshouse
— David Benjamin (@DaveBenjamin) September 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/MOWaterhouse/status/511961292018425858
https://twitter.com/AndrewWuest/status/511961432657629185
keep drinking our beer though “@darrenrovell: NFL beer sponsor, Anheuser-Busch, issues strong statement pic.twitter.com/oiCZs2317t”
— AKahn (@akahnnyc) September 16, 2014
@darrenrovell @mikevukkdka Trying to get ahead of PR curve, before people make the obvious link between beer and bad behavior.
— Max Beegle (@max_arater) September 16, 2014
Count Houston Texans running back Arian Foster among those not impressed by Anheuser-Busch’s “moral code”:
Lol ok, alcohol company. RT @darrenrovell: NFL beer sponsor, Anheuser-Busch, issues strong statement pic.twitter.com/TCEbA4s5Q1
— feeno (@ArianFoster) September 16, 2014
Selling poison on that high horse.
— feeno (@ArianFoster) September 16, 2014
Domestic violence and alcohol damn near synonymous.
— feeno (@ArianFoster) September 16, 2014
Ok. RT @SpoonFedSports: @ArianFoster that is not the cause of domestic violence. Educate yourself
— feeno (@ArianFoster) September 16, 2014
I forgot this was twitter.
— feeno (@ArianFoster) September 16, 2014
Ok. RT @jwhojrev: @ArianFoster I dont think you really understand what synonymous means. You're saying that people who drink are abusers.
— feeno (@ArianFoster) September 16, 2014
You need a company to tell you dv is wrong? RT @eddieb2: Finally a BIG time company taking a public stance AGAINST and you rip them? Huh?
— feeno (@ArianFoster) September 16, 2014
Everybody is just riding the media wave. There has been tons of dv cases throughout the years where was all this support then? Its political
— feeno (@ArianFoster) September 16, 2014
Anytime it's starts to tinkering with their bottom line, then they act. Now they're concerned.
— feeno (@ArianFoster) September 16, 2014
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