Anti-trans right-wingers are calling for a boycot of Kellogg's because Frosted Flakes mascot Tony the Tiger took a photo with trans influencer and activist Dylan Mulvaney.
Tony is a cartoon tiger occasionally played by an actor in a tiger suit for public appearances.
The right boycotted Bud Light for having Mulvaney post a 49-second Instagram ad for the company earlier this year. This time there is no collaboration taking place.
The offending photo took place at last weekend's Tony Awards when Mulvaney almost ran into Tony the Tiger on the red carpet.
The two then posed for photos together, as seen below.
Truly awful stuff, isn't it?
Imagine, Dylan Mulvaney existing in the same astral plane as a cereal mascot and the two daring to take a photo together. Really diabolical stuff.
Anyway, soon after Mulvaney posted the photo and footage to her Instagram account, conservatives jumped on the outrage bandwagon. Right-wing political strategist Joey Mannarino wrote a novel-length tweet full of slurs and what can only be his personal fantasies about how this incident—Tony the Tiger consorting with Dylan Mulvaney—is specifically the line in the sand for him.
You can see his unhinged semen-obsessed rant here:
@JoeyMannarinoUS/Twitter
Mannarino tweeted:
"That’s always been my line. You associate with Dylan Mulvaney and you’re done with me."
Dylan Mulvaney has only been a household name for about a year.
Anyway, like clockwork other right-wing pundits and influencers jumped on the bandwagon with various "Go woke, go broke" tweets and others spewing the right's latest anti-LGBTQ+ groomer rhetoric.
Right-wing newspapers like the Washington Examiner and the New York Post quickly followed suit too, the latter of which queried in a headline, "Is Kellogg's next?" referring to the damage the right-wing boycott of Bud Light has done to Anheuser-Busch.
Twitter had other things to say about Tony and Dylan's red carpet moment, focusing on Mulvaney's Christian Siriano gown and new blond look.
\u201c@tomandlorenzo This is gorgeous and shows fashion at its best. Kudos to both of them! (Also, that necklace is ideal for this dress.)\u201d— Tom and Lorenzo (@Tom and Lorenzo) 1686666578
\u201c@vulture Dylan is a knockout as a blonde!\u201d— Vulture (@Vulture) 1686523650
\u201c@vulture that dress is incredible\u201d— Vulture (@Vulture) 1686523650
Others mocked conservatives' absurd outrage.
\u201c@JoeyMannarinoUS I think this is funny because so many brands support Pride that you guys are going to be struggling to eat. I think the only thing you're going to be able to find is the Goya brand that supported trump. Know how to cook Mexican? How ironic! \ud83e\udd23\u201d— Joey Mannarino (@Joey Mannarino) 1686534188
\u201c@JoeyMannarinoUS Dylan breathes...boycott air...hold your breath\ud83d\ude44\u201d— Joey Mannarino (@Joey Mannarino) 1686534188
\u201c@JoeyMannarinoUS What do you mean that\u2019s always been your line?!?!?\nHow old are you, 2???\nI just heard about this individual earlier this year. How is it you\u2019ve had known about him for your whole existence? Were you a fan?\u201d— Joey Mannarino (@Joey Mannarino) 1686534188
\u201c@JoeyMannarinoUS This is so low on the list of meaningful issues in America. Fictional cereal characters and shooting beer cans is now on the top of the list of priorities. I can walk and chew gum but teetering between cereal, foreign policy, classifies clearances seems like a stretch\u201d— Joey Mannarino (@Joey Mannarino) 1686534188
\u201c@JoeyMannarinoUS Add water to the boycott asap! I saw Dylan drinking a glass of water \ud83d\ude2b\u201d— Joey Mannarino (@Joey Mannarino) 1686534188
\u201c@JamieSetter @DC_Draino \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 Honestly\u2026 just boycott life. Get yourself down into your bunker with all your provisions and we\u2019ll give you a knock and tell you when it\u2019s safe to come out again \ud83d\ude2d\u201d— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) 1686176158
Maybe someday a conservative will actually be outraged about something that matters like livable wages, childhood poverty and the unhoused.
That'd be grrrreat!