A Starbucks executive just deleted his Twitter account after backlash over the company's new [tr]

Business Insider ^ | March 17, 2015 | Hayley Peterson

[C19fan]

Starbucks is in hot water after launching a new campaign that encourages baristas to talk about race relations with customers. Critics have been lashing out at the company on social media, saying Starbucks is trying to capitalize on racial tension in the US.

Following the backlash, Starbucks' senior vice president of communications Corey duBrowa appears to have deleted his Twitter account, which has only added to critics' outrage.

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[C19fan]

How come Starbucks does not show its commitment to diversity by having a TS mermaid of color?

[dragnet2]

Following the backlash, Starbucks' senior vice president of communications Corey duBrowa appears to have deleted his Twitter account

Maybe Walker has found the replacement for his pro-amnesty communications/media manager.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

What a t*t.

[Autonomous User]

Starbucks is a lot like the NHL....complexion wise.

[Defiant]

Can we still order black coffee, or is that racist?

[Noumenon]

Middle name: Buttsmoocher

[fungoking]

The adult girl child in Airplane! “I like my coffee like my men...”

[DesertRhino]

SO if I ask for black coffee, is that cool, or will I have to get a lecture? If I put cream in the coffee am I racist?

[moehoward]

LOVE the canon wallpaper.

[tumblindice]

Now let's talk about racism, not those coffee kidney stones that will eventually make a slow and excruciatingly painful trip through your urethra.

[C19fan]

Someone posted a screen shot of the two adult children from “Airplane”. Brings back memories!

[Army Air Corps]

It is obviously racist to even ask such questions.

[Fiddlstix]

...Don’t they know you can’t even talk about TALKING about race...

Looks like it's getting so.....
...you can’t even Think about talking about TALKING about race!
The 'thought police' will get ya...

[oh8eleven]

[fella]

Until the “N” word is safe for all and not just some to say in this country, freedom of speech is dead. The OU frat deal is just the most recent prime example.

What we have now is Orwellien “thought crime” that is being selectively enforced based on the melanin content of one’s skin.

[NEMDF]

Think about it. Their customers are probably 95% white liberals. So they have a perfect audience among which to spew the whole white guilt propaganda message.

[Zeneta]

[kingu]

Dude, when will you get it, no one wants to hear what a white person says about race relations. This is about communication, about black people telling others what is going on, what they're feeling, and they sure as heck don't want some barista who's in his 6th year of women's studies tellin’ them what's up!

Plus, really, I mean, come on, have you looked at your clientele? There's few if any who have any issues with ‘race relations’ walking through your door. You don't have enough cash in any store to rob, with the prevalence of those gift cards, you don't even need to worry too much about the tip jars being stolen anymore, and it's too much work to loot the place.

[Riley]

Yes, this would be a dumbass thing for ANY business to do.

Some sage advice from a boss I had decades ago in retail when dealing with objectionable customers who were obviously lying to me: "Shut up, smile and take their money".