Starbucks Campaign Already Inspiring Awkward Conversations About Race

National Public Radio ^ | March 18, 2015 | Kat Chow

[Genoa]

Best idea since #askhamas

[skeeter]

It seems like some black folks have a burning need to scold white people.

[molson209]

Does Starbucks have any coffee where you have to say Whipped ?

[DonaldC]

I firmly believe that white people have moved on since the 50s and race is not a problem. I can’t speak for any other ethnicity.

[Genoa]

Do I have to say “straight” instead of “black”? Or is that homophobic? Maybe “unsugared and uncreamed”?

[petercooper]

I will have a Venti Don’t-Loot Mocha Java, please.

[ryan71]

This will end with Starbucks being sued by a minority claiming to have been racially offended. Well, the actual ending will be myself, laughing.

[Hulka]

Knew a white family from South African. Family line dated back well over a 100yrs. They emigrated to the US. Self-identified as “African-American,” because, well, because they were.

When their daughter first selected that ethnic identifier on a school form, the teachers told her “no, you are not.” Daughter resisted and was sent to Vice Principal’s office where she refused his direction. . .parents called and they set the school straight, there were born and raised in South Africa, they were now American citizens and therefore, were now African-Americans.

They won that battle.

[Genoa]

Yep, and I’m native American.

[The_Media_never_lie]

I am itching to go into SB to discuss the rebel flag or affirmative action.

[stephenjohnbanker]

If I were an employee, and Schwartz ordered me to do this, I would look him in the eye, and ask him why he doesn’t hire black people?

He doesn’t.

POS hypocrite.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Science says we all came from Africa, so we should all identify that way, right? That should throw them for a loop. LOL

[tom paine 2]

Or maybe discussing that rat faced bigot Al Sharpton.

[PATRIOT1876]

Ask the Starbuckers who should pay the property owners reparations for their $250 million loss because of the racist thug who started all this violence when he robbed a convenience store and then came after a cop in a violent fashion.

The thug's family?
Eric Holder?
Al Sharpton?
The dimwit's in the media hungry for a race war?

Ask political questions back if the Starbuck folk pester you about race.

I would begin a discussion about the Global Warming Scam if they want to talk politics.

A very good answer posted here yesterday was:

“They have a better deal down at the mission. You get a free cup of coffee after you listen to their sermon.”

[txrefugee]

And you might also ask him to tell you the number of Starbuck’s in ghettos and barrios. I’ve never seen one.

Schulz is a putz.

[texas booster]

My story on race.

I made a good living selling computer equipment in the late 80’s and early 90’s in a call center at an early superstore.

One of my biggest customers was an AA district south of Dallas.

I finally met a coach and tech director in ‘92. Found out that they all thought I was black. To them I look fairly white.

Sales died out within a week.

I am as mixed race as any mongrel in the pound, but just wasn't the “correct” race.

[Buckeye McFrog]

It seems like some black folks have a burning need to scold white people.

Some do have a chip on their shoulder. I used to manage a business in a mostly black part of town. For a time I thought every one of our customers was a raging black racist. But over time I figured out that it was the same two to three dozen idiots who kept coming in all the time.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

ping

[cld51860]

This obsession on race is damaging to the United States. Obozo has set us back 20 years, minimum.