Allengang Entertainment CEO Stan Allen, who is also a professional drummer, shared several memes deemed transphobic and racist on his Facebook page. (Photo from Allengang Entertainment’s Facebook page)
SANFORD, Fla. | The owner of an entertainment group based out of Sanford, Florida has come under fire by LGBTQ+ activists and performers for controversial posts on social media seen as being transphobic and racist.
Stan Allen, president and CEO of Allengang Entertainment, was called out by several Central Florida entertainers Feb. 17 on a Facebook post in which Allen shared a meme stating there are only two genders.
The meme, which Allen shared on Feb. 3 to his Facebook page and appears to have now been removed, shows a picture of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren with the words “Climate change is proven by science. Why can’t you accept that?” Underneath Warren’s photo is a picture of actor Will Smith in a scene from the TV series “Fresh Prince of Bel Air with the words “Science proves there are two genders why can’t you accept that?”
Attention was also drawn to a meme Allen shared Feb. 14 which depicts President Joe Biden on the phone in a mock conversation with former President Donald Trump in which Biden is saying “…I’ve nearly slipped and broken my neck 4 times today because Kamala keeps dropping banana peels on the floor.”
Allen’s page has several posts which are flagged by the independent fact-checking website PolitiFact as containing false information including posts related to the Capitol insurrection, the Keystone Pipeline, photoshopped images of political figures and more.
“We are a family owned and operated business bringing you the best in entertainers, sound engineering, and DJ services,” the Allengang Entertainment website states. “Headed by Stan Allen, president and professional drummer, Allengang Entertainment LLC works from the unique perspective of entertainers promoting entertainers.”
According to its website, Allengang has worked with and promotes several performance groups and entertainers including The Queens of Broadway, The Edge Effect and several cover bands.
Watermark has reached out to Stan Allen for comment but he has yet to respond.
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