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    #1

    I'll take a venti mocha frap and some race talk

    Starbucks. What are you doing?
    (do you have any idea of which horrific cringeworthy news I speak of?)
    So Starbucks CEO wants everyone to 'talk race' while asking for your morning cup o' expensive as all F coffee late venti mocha frapa crappa crack in the coffee so much sugar I get the shakes drink.

    Because talking to an uncafinated person who has 5 minutes to get to work about a sensitive topic like race is a good idea.

    Because of course all of the Starbuck baristas are fully qualified to talk about race in a non threatening sue happy world.

    Because you know..what happens when your barista is a racist?
    Or your customer is a racist?
    And you know. Starts throwing out those racial negro and wet back words around like spilled sprinkled splenda.


    To me, this is a horrible Idea. Nothing good can come of it.

    Hey here is your mocha frap, how about that lynching that just happened?!

    No.

    What say you?
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    Re: I'll take a venti mocha frap and some race talk

    I have to remember to get some Johnny Rebel songs on my phone for just such an occasion, that'll be HIlarious.

    Seriously though, people take race very seriously sometimes. It's hard to have any sort of a discussion, because it's like navigating a landmine and people tend to assume malice over ignorance.

    There cannot be a discussion in this situation, only well rehearsed platitudes and thoroughly stale observations.
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      Re: I'll take a venti mocha frap and some race talk

      I think they should probably let people have their coffee in peace. While it's an important topic, it's just not the right place for that discussion... But while we're at it, why not let McDonald's handle the vaccination debate: "here's your happy meal, and have you had your kids vaccinated?".. it just doesn't work. Would be hillarious, but I pity the employes.
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        #4
        Re: I'll take a venti mocha frap and some race talk

        No problem with people talking about races whatsoever. Who doesn't like fast cars?

        Oh, wait, wrong type of race. No, he can **** himself and I can add that hillarious piece of stupidity right under "doesn't serve soda" on the list of reasons that I never go to Starbucks.
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          #5
          Re: I'll take a venti mocha frap and some race talk

          Race talk is all I do this time of year. The Kentucky Derby is just around the corner (first Sat. in May). I live and breathe for this stuff! Starbucks, not so much.
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