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05-15-2018, 10:28 AM
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Re: Starbucks and White Guilt
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The Cheesecake Factory is investigating an incident at one of its Miami locations after a black customer claims he was verbally attacked by staff over his “Make America Great Again” hat, The Daily Wire reports.
Eugenior Joseph, 22, was reportedly dining with his girlfriend’s family at the Dadeland Mall location of the restaurant on Mother’s Day. His MAGA hat allegedly drew the attention of a female staff member, who gathered her co-workers to confront him, a witness told the site. The witness further claimed about a dozen of those employees circled his table, pointing fingers.
EXCLUSIVE: Cheesecake Factory Employees Attack Black Man For Wearing MAGA Hat https://t.co/m6HvEICTD6
— The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) May 15, 2018
"So then all the employees started standing there, saying things out loud, like, 'I'm going to knock his head in so hard his hat's going to come off," the source said.
http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/20...at-report.html
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I'm sure the Cheesecake Factory will be requiring diversity training over this incident. I'm also certain CNN, MSNBC and the other liberal news orgs will be all over this, demanding accountability.
Riiiiiiight.
This guy obviously isn't really black, or is an Uncle Tom, so it's okay.
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05-15-2018, 10:34 AM
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Re: Starbucks and White Guilt
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I'm sure the Cheesecake Factory will be requiring diversity training over this incident. I'm also certain CNN, MSNBC and the other liberal news orgs will be all over this, demanding accountability.
Riiiiiiight.
This guy obviously isn't really black, or is an Uncle Tom, so it's okay.
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05-29-2018, 01:22 PM
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Re: Starbucks and White Guilt
I received this email earlier about this very issue:
"This afternoon Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores and begin a new chapter in our history.
In 1983 I took my first trip to Italy. As I walked the streets of Milan, I saw cafés and espresso bars on every street. When I ventured inside I experienced something powerful: a sense of community and human connection.
I returned home determined to create a similar experience in America—a new ’third place’ between home and work—and build a different kind of company. I wanted our stores to be comfortable, safe spaces where everyone had the opportunity to enjoy a coffee, sit, read, write, host a meeting, date, debate, discuss or just relax.
Today 100 million customers enter Starbucks® stores each week. In an ever–changing society, we still aspire to be a place where everyone feels welcome.
Sometimes, however, we fall short, disappointing ourselves and all of you.
Recently, a Starbucks manager in Philadelphia called the police a few minutes after two black men arrived at a store and sat waiting for a friend. They had not yet purchased anything when the police were called. After police arrived they arrested the two men. The situation was reprehensible and does not represent our company’s mission and enduring values.
After investigating what happened, we determined that insufficient support and training, a company policy that defined customers as paying patrons—versus anyone who enters a store—and bias led to the decision to call the police. Our ceo, Kevin Johnson, met with the two men to express our deepest apologies, reconcile and commit to ongoing actions to reaffirm our guiding principles.
The incident has prompted us to reflect more deeply on all forms of bias, the role of our stores in communities and our responsibility to ensure that nothing like this happens again at Starbucks. The reflection has led to a long–term commitment to reform systemwide policies, while elevating inclusion and equity in all we do.
Today we take another step to ensure we live up to our mission:
FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON, STARBUCKS WILL CLOSE STORES AND OFFICES TO DISCUSS HOW TO MAKE STARBUCKS A PLACE WHERE ALL PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME.
What will we be doing? More than 175,000 Starbucks partners (that’s what we call our employees) will be sharing life experiences, hearing from others, listening to experts, reflecting on the realities of bias in our society and talking about how all of us create public spaces where everyone feels like they belong—because they do. This conversation will continue at our company and become part of how we train all of our partners.
Discussing racism and discrimination is not easy, and various people have helped us create a learning experience that we hope will be educational, participatory and make us a better company. We want this to be an open and honest conversation starting with our partners. We will also make the curriculum available to the public.
To our Starbucks partners: I want to thank you for your participation today and for the wonderful work you do every day to make Starbucks a third place for millions of customers.
To our customers: I want to thank you for your patience and support as we renew our promise to make Starbucks what I envisioned it could be nearly 40 years ago—an inclusive gathering place for all.
We’ll see you tomorrow.
With deep respect,
Howard"
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05-29-2018, 01:27 PM
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Re: Starbucks and White Guilt
meanwhile, back at the ranch, Roseanne Barr tweets:
"muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj," Barr said earlier on Tuesday in response to a Twitter thread about Jarrett, a former adviser to Barack Obama.
causing her show to be cancelled . . .
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05-29-2018, 01:32 PM
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Re: Starbucks and White Guilt
ABC didn't waste any time. "Roseanne" has been cancelled!
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05-29-2018, 01:32 PM
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05-29-2018, 01:34 PM
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Re: Starbucks and White Guilt
Here's a preview of Starbucks' Racial Bias Training which will take place today.
Towards the end, Starbucks promises to also address issues relating to: "gender identity and expression, sexual identity, class, language, citizenship, political views, religious affiliations and more."
Anyone remember when Starbucks just sold overpriced, bad coffee? Yeah, those were the good old days.
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