“said Briones Bedell, 17, who started the petition.”
This sums it all up. This whole cultural moment is the psyche of fragile, spoiled 17-year-0ld girls. Totally full of themselves and ready to tell us all how it is. Such wisdom. Such arrogance.
Yeah GEEZE Trader Joe’s better hop right to this request BECAUSE 17 year olds are their HUGE customer base!! What IDIOTS!!
Yes, and they're rewarded not only with no pushback but warp speed capitulation.
I don't understand why people are so AFRAID and cowardly. Just once I would like to see a large company completely ignore these children. Act like their tantrum doesn't even exist.
They would lose very little business because TJ customers are somewhat cultish about shopping there and would continue to do so long after this nonissue went away.
Looked up the name, couldn’t find picture of her, but name is of a park in Contra Costa and the nearby peak for hiking, so it’s like naming someone “Sierra.” She is probably proud of name, so just a modern, self-righteous teenager.