Tuesday, March 17, 2015

The Race, to Starbucks

Our friends at Starbucks want to start a new dialogue on race.

Me: "I'd like a coffee, black"

Barrista: "What do you mean by that, honky?"
Posted by at 5:51 PM
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10 comments:

  1. Mike aka ProofMarch 17, 2015 at 8:26 PM

    That's just what I want to do - have a conversation with a barrista at Starbucks about race.



    Actually, it's not likely to happen since I never go to Starbucks. I can get coffee drinks at the grocery store that rival anything Starbucks makes for half the money.

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  2. Mike aka ProofMarch 17, 2015 at 9:00 PM

    I heard a good take on what Starbucks may be trying to do. They are smart enough to know their "conversations about race" won't amount to a hill of beans (pun intended), but all the "Millennials" working for them need to feel that their jobs have "meaning". Lessen job turnover amongst their employees.

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  3. Mike aka ProofMarch 17, 2015 at 10:27 PM

    After they refused to give our fighting men free coffee, I wouldn't pee on the if they were on fire. As a veteran, I was repulsed by this.
    <3

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  4. Mike aka ProofMarch 17, 2015 at 11:06 PM

    launched a new campaign to spark dialogue about race in Thailand... meh

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  5. Mike aka ProofMarch 17, 2015 at 11:10 PM

    Shouting:
    NEVER DISCUSS RACE, RELIGION, OR POLITICS WITH SOMEONE WHO COULD SPIT ON YOUR ORDER…

    especially with Aids and STDs hitchhiking on baristas.

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  6. Mike aka ProofMarch 17, 2015 at 11:18 PM

    CB, don't know if you've heard of it or not, but you might be interested in the Green Beans coffee "Cup of Joe for a Joe" program.
    http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/2009/11/buy-soldier-cup-of-coffee.html

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  7. Mike aka ProofMarch 17, 2015 at 11:20 PM

    And never play golf with an undertaker. They're always on top at the last hole!

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  8. Mike aka ProofMarch 17, 2015 at 11:33 PM

    Good luck with that!

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  9. Mike aka ProofMarch 18, 2015 at 5:54 AM

    Thanks Proof. I had seen a little on it. I appreciate the link.

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  10. Mike aka ProofMarch 18, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    You betcha!

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