#DrinkingCoffeeWhileBlack

[MrScorpio]

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BY HANNAHDRAKE628 ON APRIL 14, 2018
In another episode of Some White People Being Surprised When White People Are Racist…

Scrolling through my Twitter feed I saw a video posted by Melissa DePino that showed two Black men being arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks for merely waiting on a friend to arrive before placing their order. Or as Black people call it, Thursday.

Link to tweet

Starbucks has branded itself as a company that is concerned diversity and inclusion stating on its website,”Embracing diversity only enhances our work culture, it also drives our business success. It is the inclusion of these diverse experiences and perspectives that create a culture of empowerment, one that fosters innovation, economic growth and new ideas.” Starbucks CEO, Kevin Johnson, stated in an article written by Ronald Holden in Business Insider that, “We are in the business of human connection.”


Really? If this is what you consider human connection this is a serious fail.

https://writesomeshit.com/2018/04/14/drinkingcoffeewhileblack/

[raging moderate]

1. Do they have a GoFundMe page?

These two gentlemen clearly need our support.

[NBachers]

2. The cops wouldn't be there if someone hadn't called them. Who called the cops on these guys?

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There's a lot of outraged tweets under the video clip. The general consensus is that it's the Starbucks staff who called the cops.

[GreenEyedLefty]

4. I wondered the same thing. WTF

[sandensea]

6. A Republican, no doubt.

Which begs the question: what was he or she doing at a Starbucks. Shouldn't they be at Arby's or Chick Fil-A?

[gollygee]

16. Not necessarily

I've seen white Democrats want to call the cops over stuff like this too. I think it's important for us white Democrats to own our own shit and recognize this happens among white liberals too.

[raven mad]

14. I read it was the (probably now former) manager.

Somewhere! But Daily Kos and Huffpo both say "Starbucks employees".

I don't really care who called - whoever it was is obviously a fucking idiot.

[Neema]

3. It's getting to the point that I hate humanity.

Sorry, I know there are a lot of good people. But I'm having more and more trouble finding the good in people. Especially white people (which I am).

[BobTheSubgenius]

8. A friend of mine has the T-shirt for you.

In BIG letters, it says "PEOPLE." Under that, in much smaller letters "Not a fan."

[Neema]

11. I DO need that t-shirt. Thanks for the laugh.

I have one that says "misanthrope" but that one is better.

[Lonestarblue]

5. Unbelievable!

This country is turning into South Africa during apartheid. What the hell is wrong with people!

[cannabis_flower]

7. This is outrageous!

I'm a white female Uber driver and I can't even count the number of times I have waltzed into Starbucks, McDonald's, Jack in the Box or any number of other fast food restaurants just to go to the bathroom and no one even says anything to me except maybe, "Can I help you?" Sometimes I buy something and sometimes I don't. Even when they have a sign that says Restrooms are for Customers Only they usually never say anything.

I hope they end up being released without charges and sue Starbucks and find out who called the police on them and they are fired, sued or both.

[Neema]

12. Right? I've used Starbuck bathrooms tons of times. And we met there for the first Women's March.

No one bought anything, we were just looking for somewhere easy to find. No one said a word. WTF?

[knightmaar]

9. Good thing they brought six cops

Those were clearly super-violent dangerous criminal types.

[neeksgeek]

10. Well, Im buying no more coffee from Starbucks.

And I emailed them to tell them this. Boycotting companies is second nature to me by now. There are always alternatives.

Here’s a list of brands Starbucks owns:

Seattle's Best Coffee (which I like, but I’ll live without)
Teavana
Tazo
Evolution Fresh
Torrefazione Italia Coffee
Ethos Water
And of course lots of Starbucks products.


If I missed any, please add them below.

[raven mad]

13. And all I can think is THIS IS INSANE.

Not even close to an "error" or a "misconception" or any bullshit like that.

IT IS INSANE.

[Chitown Kev]

15. Thing is, I have fallen asleep in a couple of Starbucks

and they did nothing more than woke me up and said that if I dozed off one more time, I would be asked to leave.

I think that this particular Starbucks in Philly...or this particular part of Philly...simply has some racist employees, I see people waiting in Starbucks all of the time with no drinks...and I have done that myself...

Unfortunately, for Starbucks, this incident WILL reflect on them as a whole depending on how it is handled.

[gollygee]

17. Interesting discussion about this here

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/04/17/w-kamau-bell-philadelphia-starbucks-cnnt-sot.cnn