Posted on 03/17/2015 10:52:11 AM PDT by C19fan
Starbucks is in hot water after launching a new campaign that encourages baristas to talk about race relations with customers. Critics have been lashing out at the company on social media, saying Starbucks is trying to capitalize on racial tension in the US.
Following the backlash, Starbucks' senior vice president of communications Corey duBrowa appears to have deleted his Twitter account, which has only added to critics' outrage.
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Let me say it again: With the exception of the pithy quote every five years or so, nothing you can say in only 140 characters will be worth the risk. People get fired over tweets all the time.
Don’t they know you can’t even talk about TALKING about race.
To two too....BUMP!
Tis better not to Tweet and be thought a fool, than to Tweet and remove all doubt.
I really don’t want some white liberal getting in my face, lecturing me about what a piece of trash I am simply because I’m white while I’m getting a cup of coffee.
Sorry.
The exec is a member of both the patriarchy and the white power structure. So no prisoners if he sliped up.
True. The only value I get from Twitter is “our server is down”, “our server is back up”, “here is a new blog post”, etc. from companies with products I am interested in.
An announcement aggregator for me.
This guy is clearly VERY bad at his job. Perhaps he should be fired.
here's the exec.
My response is “ Great! Lets sign up for the next marathon together and hold hands while crossing the finish line.”
What did this dumba$$ think the reaction would be?
Now that's funny! Somebody seriously thought that was a good idea?
Barista: “You are using too much coffee whitener. Are you ashamed of the natural shade of your coffee?”
This stupid stunt by Schultz will make me a Peet’s and Dunkin’ Donuts customer. Meanwhile, when will Howard give us a full audit of the scam he pulled with the jars in all his stores for $5 donations to “help President Obama create jobs”? One day the jars, full of money were there; next day they disappeared. Where’s the money, Howie?
Yes, this would be a dumbass thing for ANY business to do.
cause a whole bunch of Trayvons and ThugBrown types and cop shooter Jeffery go to Starbucks.....
Hey, Corey, why don’t you have your moonbat baristas discuss the knockout game....you know, where blacks smash unsuspecting whites and Asians in the head.....with your customers?
I wouldn’t go into Starsucks restaurants if their crappy overpriced coffee was free.
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