Posted on 03/19/2015 7:46:24 PM PDT by grundle
Starbucks executive Corey duBrowa recently deleted his twitter account, after what he said were abusive comments as a result of his push for a campaign in which his baristas were to engage with customers about race relations.
"I was personally attacked through my Twitter account around midnight last night and the tweets represented a distraction from the respectful conversation we are trying to start around Race Together," duBrowa said. "Ill be back on Twitter soon."
But the whole point of the conversations he promoted, was to get people talking about what is uncomfortable, and controversial. It seems childish to delete his own twitter account over it.
A story from fastcocreate.com showed just what happens when you walk into a Starbucks wanting to engage in a discussion on race. Pretty much nothing. The baristas are young kids, just trying to do their job and get through the day, and are kind of embarrassed to even bring it up. I kind of feel sorry for them.
It is the fault of the mindless executives who put the Starbucks employees through this, which is why Im not a big fan of boycotts. Its not the employees fault, they just have a job to do, and the money at the top is usually not as hurt as the kids making coffee.
But a friend of mine named Paul made a brilliant point.
If Starbucks wants us to talk about race, lets start with why they dont have Starbucks Coffee Houses in some of Americas cities that are mostly black, or have had a racially charged history?
My friend looked up various cities, and found that there are no Starbucks Coffee Houses in many of them.
Places like Highland Park, Michigan, which is at the center of Detroit, is inhabited by a population that is 94 percent African-American. Or in Benton Harbor, Michigan, which is almost 90 percent African-American. There is not a Starbucks in either town.
There is not a Starbucks in East St. Louis, Illinois, in which 98 percent of the population is African-American. Nor is there one in Gary, Indiana, whose population is 85 percent African-American.
The recent remembrance of the march on Selma, Alabama had the president walking down the street with many people who fought for civil rights, but once again, Selma doesnt have a Starbucks. Neither does Ferguson, Missouri.
Here is the point, if Starbucks wants to have a conversation about race, perhaps they should explain why they are not accessible to most of those they claim to advocate for and champion. If being of a different race than white is higher on their list of desirables, why isnt Starbucks putting their money where their mouth is?
That same rational was used by white businesses for years - an excuse for NOT to hire black citizens. Starbucks is a racist organization BY THEIR OWN STANDARDS...
With a large dollop of creamy white guilty foam...
And some people have lawyers that tell them the lawsuits from employees that get repeatedly held-up at gunpoint may dig into the over-all bottom line.
They've bothered me from the start. They have all these really excellent enlightened free trade sustainable organic grown by workers who aren't enslaved coffee blends. But their merchandise is mostly made in China. Their food isn't healthy....it's manufactured crap, most of it as bad as McDonald's. Their baristas are always engaged in "I'm cool-you're cool" pratter with customers.
And, oh yeah, their coffee tastes awful.
‘Cause only white liberals are dumb enough to overpay for so-so coffee, and none of them live there?
John Wesley Harding - There's A Starbucks (Where The Starbucks Used To Be)
Thanks GOPJ.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3269406/posts?page=73#73
John McCain torches Dick Durbin over “back of the bus” comment
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3269910/posts
And......? It may have happened and be as you say, but businesses do demographic research and consider many things prior to opening a new location. Not hiring certain folks for specific business reasons may or may not be racist - just like criticizing the President and Holder may or may not be due to racism.
that too
boycott starbucks
starbucks is offensive
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