As Twitchy reported, protesters descended on a Philadelphia Starbucks Monday to protest the arrest of two black men for trespassing and disturbance. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson has apologized, accepted responsibility, and offered to meet with the two men.
And then there was poor Zack …
https://twitter.com/SunniAndTheCity/status/985856714502262784
That photo showing how not to win hearts and minds turned out to be fodder for an excellent caption contest. Here are a few of the early entries:
<thought balloon> I should have picked a STEM major pic.twitter.com/rRO2fMDO2o
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) April 16, 2018
And that was the day Zack realized he should have listened to his mother and majored in computer science instead of sociology. https://t.co/5oY7Dl2k39
— bitter (@Sassculine) April 16, 2018
"I DON'T LIKE COFFEE!"
I agree. pic.twitter.com/39ezsa92De— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) April 16, 2018
"Your job's a joke. You're broke. Your love life's DOA." pic.twitter.com/ErIOm2Dut0
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) April 16, 2018
I SAID "LARGE." I DON'T SPEAK ITALIAN pic.twitter.com/Suq1yoVXJ1
— Mo Mo (@molratty) April 16, 2018
This is what a Triple, Venti, Half Sweet, Non-Fat, Caramel Macchiato looks like…This is what a Triple, Venti, Half Sweet, Non-Fat, Caramel Macchiato looks like pic.twitter.com/i5QBT9y3ar
— Ramani (@Ramani33_) April 16, 2018
What do we want?
LATTES!
And how do we want them?
LOW FOAM AND HALF CAFF! pic.twitter.com/D5kUCojzA5
— SpaceRacer423 (@SpaceRacer423) April 17, 2018
ADMIT THAT A LATTE IS JUST A FLAT WHITE, YOU HIPSTER DOOFUS. pic.twitter.com/CZH1q7urib
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) April 17, 2018
HEY ZACK DO YOU LIKE MY NEW MEGAPHONE pic.twitter.com/IbasYzMSRF
— Seqi (@seqilol) April 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/Oil_Guns_Merica/status/986007212236640256
“Pick up the morning shift zack it’ll be a breeze they said” pic.twitter.com/KZ3EqtBh4u
— dem craccas (@JellyFlyAF) April 16, 2018
"HOW'S THAT DEGREE IN GENDER STUDIES WORKING OUT FOR YOU?" pic.twitter.com/D7zZd9xty7
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) April 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/NolteNC/status/986032729094541312
YOUR INDUSTRY CAN BURN. HOW DARE YOU? YOU TINY SOULS. YOU MALIGNANT PROFESSIONALS. HOW DARE YOU TREAT ANYONE THIS WAY GODDAMN YOU pic.twitter.com/MUUqTa6qeV
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) April 16, 2018
YES I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A BREAKFAST CROISSANT WHERE IS YOUR CREAMER
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) April 16, 2018
Y'ALL GOTTA ANSWER FOR THAT EARTH WIND AND FIRE COVER, ZACK pic.twitter.com/ru8Ui1T2OL
— Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad) April 16, 2018
You’re going to have to take that up with Taylor Swift.
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/986008625377406978
— forever (@perspectivator) April 16, 2018
Justin Timberlake didn't deserve this https://t.co/E7Fd8EIxkw
— wayne.jpg (@35mmPapi) April 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/KaepernickTrash/status/985921902693830656
“WHY ARE YOU NO LONGER SELLING PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES WHEN IT’S 38 DEGREES OUTSIDE?!” pic.twitter.com/kPFJE4EyNi
— siraj hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) April 16, 2018
YOUR COFFEE TASTES OF RACISM AND BIGOTRY … AND YOU DIDN’T LEAVE ROOM FOR CREAM AND SUGAR! pic.twitter.com/zH0KADPp5T
— The?FOO (@PolitiBunny) April 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/_Peter_Cook/status/986037236729876481
This will turn into the next distracted boyfriend meme thing, I predict. Gonna be seeing a lot of this.
— Pete Finnegan (@Pete_Finnegan) April 16, 2018
Keep ’em coming!
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
Related:
'WTF'? Protesters at Philly Starbucks show how NOT to win hearts and minds [pic] https://t.co/cz2mVXK3yQ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 16, 2018
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