Simone Biles shut naysayers down via her Twitter account after appearing in an UberEats commercial with Queer Eye actor Jonathan Van Ness. The athlete’s appearance in the commercial sparked backlash from the conservative group One Million Moms, CBS News reported.
Biles clapped back at everyone who criticized her and Van Ness for appearing in the ad.
“The world we live in makes me sad, but I’d do x1000000 more commercials with you just to piss everyone off!” Biles wrote on Twitter. “The LGBTQIA will always have my support and feel welcome on my socials.”
the world we live in makes me sad, but I’d do x1000000 more commercials with you just to piss everyone off! The LGBTQIA will always have my support and feel welcome on my socials🤎 https://t.co/CMOrz0nxFZ
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) November 3, 2020
The conservative group blasted UberEats for casting Van Ness in the commercial claiming the ad was inappropriate for young viewers and posted a scathing review on its website.
“Casting a cross-dresser in its ads screams liberal agenda and turns off potential Uber Eats customers,” the organization said.
“Shame on Uber Eats for attempting to brainwash viewers with an agenda instead of focusing on providing a helpful service, especially during a pandemic,” the statement continued. “Potential customers have plenty of other food delivery options to choose from instead of doing business with Uber Eats and its parent company Uber. Uber Eats and Uber are actually pushing consumers to the competition with their propaganda.”
Source: Simone Biles Shuts Down Homophobic Backlash After Appearing In Ad With LGBTQ+ Actor
