Perhaps a decline in tips, but they definitely should be feeling an increase in SHAME. As Twitchy reported, the Starbucks “race relations reality check” GOT a reality check when people pointed out just how racist it was. Worse than the old “some of our best friends are black”: Starbucks wants you to count them. No, for real.
Ace of Spades gave Starbucks the business and rightly so.
the whitest company on the planet is telling me to check MY privilege? @hellixmarcelius @DLoesch @Starbucks
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 20, 2015
It’s unreal.
Dear @starbucks,
I know South African Mercenary Squads with a more diverse clientele than you. Please stop embarrassing yourselves.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 20, 2015
"I like my coffee black and strong, like my women" is now an official drink order at @starbucks
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 20, 2015
i see a lot of privilege here and not so much checking @jfgroves
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 20, 2015
.@starbucks is whiter than the Bad Frat in Animal House.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 20, 2015
I love when Corporations present me with Discussion Guides about Issues. @iowahawkblog @AmeliaHammy
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 20, 2015
Speaking of discussion guides:
@AceofSpadesHQ in the past year, I have filled out____ corporate discussion guides. @iowahawkblog
— Amelia (@AmeliaHammy) March 20, 2015
Heh.
As a @Starbucks executive, I have ____ Undocumented Americans working as landscapers at my country club. @AmeliaHammy @iowahawkblog
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) March 20, 2015
Kudos, Starbucks! You did get a “discussion” going: A discussion mocking you! So, thanks for that.
Related:
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Hey, Starbucks, how about you discuss THIS? This zinger sums up the absurdity [photo]
FAIL! Some people notice something curiously missing from Starbucks ‘Race Together’ campaign photo
How absurd is the Starbucks #RaceTogether campaign? THIS absurd (the ridicule will crack you up)
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