Doritos Cancels Campaign with Transgender Influencer in Spain Amid Backlash over Past Tweets and Family Comments
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Doritos ended a social media campaign in Spain with transgender influencer Samantha Hudson after backlash and boycott threats from right-leaning accounts.
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The backlash focused on alleged past offensive tweets Hudson made when she was 15 years old.
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Critics also took issue with Hudson's comments criticizing the "traditional monogamous nuclear family."
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Doritos stated it "strongly condemns words or actions that promote violence or sexism of any kind."
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The controversy echoes backlash Anheuser-Busch faced over a campaign with transgender TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney last year.