Starbucks CEO asks baristas to talk about race relations with customers as part of 'Race Together...

nydailynews.com ^ | March 17, 2015 | Jason Silverstein

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Would you like some tolerance with that cappuccino?”

As of this post, I am done with Starbucks.

[stephenjohnbanker]

I have met people at a Starbucks on business. I never spend a dime in one. Also, I have never seen an employee who wasn’t white. Hypocrite.

[stephenjohnbanker]

LOL!

[rickmichaels]

I thought the McDonalds Lovin It campaign was stupid, free meal for doing some action that cashier tells you to do...

Indeed. Dance for the privilege of consuming the garbage McDonald's wants to serve me? F*** THAT!!!

To paraphrase the great Iron Sheik:

"RUSSIA, NAMBOR VAN!!! IRAN, NAMBOR VAN!!! I'M LOVIN' IT??? AKHH THOO!!!"

[Organic Panic]

I predict Starbux will regret this campaign. Have they not seen when there is a McNugget shortage. What are baristas suppose to say.

“Here’s your black, bitter, coffee, that may or may not be good for you.”.

“How ‘bout them Asians, eh?”

[trisham]

:)

[Noumenon]

I like to blindside these “feed the hungry children “ types with one simple question : why are so many of them hungry?

Then the fun starts.

[BuffaloJack]

Barista? I couldn’t find it in my American Heritage Dictionary.
Is that some homo word for waiter?

[Old Yeller]

Its forbidden to ask for black coffee.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” What are baristas suppose to say.? “

My guess? 90 % will say nothing, just serve and move on.

[left that other site]

Good grief!

I am SO glad that Starbucks is on my NO_GO List (due to their intolerance of my 2nd Amendment rights as an American Citizen)

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Barista? I couldn’t find it in my American Heritage Dictionary.”

It is SchultzTalk for “Sandinista”

[C19fan]

I luved the Iron Sheik. In real life the guy was a body guard of the Shah before fleeing to the US.

[Lucky2]

I have no interest in discussing race relations with some liberal college kid who can’t even count change. Time to support the local coffee stands.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Everybody that objects to this has just committed a “thought crime”.

[pabianice]

Hi! Would you like to talk about race relations with your latte?

[aquila48]

OK - after we get over our first reaction of raging disbelief, how about we come up with some clever conversation starters with the “barista “.

We could ask the liberal white serving the latter, why are there so few blacks working there. Is Starbucks a racist company?

I’m sure creative freepers can come up with many more conversation starters on race.

[Cementjungle]

Starbucks senior management:

http://news.starbucks.com/leadership

Out of 19 people, they only have one black!

[Political Junkie Too]

How about, "Let's start with why you're the one serving ME coffee?"

-PJ

[Mike Darancette]

Talk to the person about black on black violence.