Current Events > Starbucks bans employees from wearing anything in support of Black Lives Matter

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https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/502252-starbucks-bans-employees-from-wearing-anything-in-support-of-black-lives

An internal memo sent to Starbucks employees last week specifically warned staffers against wearing accessories or clothes bearing messages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The memo, obtained by BuzzFeed News, reminds staffers that such messages are prohibited under the company's policy against accessories that "advocated a political, religious or personal issue." Numerous employees told the news outlet, however, that the company regularly allows or even encourages employees to wear pins in support of LGBTQ equality, especially during Pride Month every June. "Starbucks LGBTQ+ partners wear LGBTQ+ pins and shirts, that also could incite and create violent experiences amongst partners and customers," one black transgender employee of the coffee chain told BuzzFeed. We have partners who experienced harassment and transphobia/homophobia for wearing their pins and shirts, and Starbucks still stands behind them."

A video from a top company executive reportedly sent with the memo warned employees that "agitators who misconstrue the fundamental principles" of the movement could seek to "amplify divisiveness" if the messages are displayed in stores. "We know your intent is genuine and understand how personal this is for so many of us. This is important and we hear you," the memo read. A company spokesperson confirmed the memo's authenticity to BuzzFeed and said that such messages are prohibited "to create a safe and welcoming" environment at Starbucks locations.

#BoycottStarbucks is now trending on twitter with tweets like this: https://twitter.com/IAmBishop617/status/1271156869801873413



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But... Starbucks were supposed to be one of the good guys!

Starbucks sucks anyway

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Lebronwon posted...

that such messages are prohibited "to create a safe and welcoming" environment at Starbucks locations.

safe and welcoming for butthurt conservatives they mean"

not sure why they are doing this. aren't most of their customers liberals? this is kindof a stupid ass strategic move they are making

Do you think this is the same as you can't put up religious stuff at work? I know at the school I work in, we can't put up Christmas decorations in the kitchen because you might offend someone. And yes, Christmas stuff, not Christian stuff, lol. Like, we can't even put up a small tree with Candy Canes and lights on it

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Literally going to Starbucks today to support this.

The movement has gotten too big and I'm tired of seeing all these businesses align like they actually give a ****. I hate their coffee, but if Starbucks is a reprieve from this nonsense then I am giving them my support.

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Starbucks has never been one of the good guys. They maintain gender dividers in Middle Eastern countries, forcing women to use a separate side door so they're not seen in public with men.

Their new straw free plastic lids use even more plastic than their old lids plus the straws put together.

They have always been an extremely savvy opportunistic organization that will jump on whatever is trending but when push comes to shove their policies only extend as far their bottom line.

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Starbucks: Black Lattes Matter



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WarfireX posted...

Literally going to Starbucks today to support this.

The movement has gotten too big and I'm tired of seeing all these businesses align like they actually give a ****. I hate their coffee, but if Starbucks is a reprieve from this nonsense then I am giving them my support.

I am so glad this guy put me on ignore

s0nicfan posted...

Their new straw free plastic lids use even more plastic than their old lids plus the straws put together.

gawd damnit.
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s0nicfan posted...

Starbucks has never been one of the good guys. They maintain gender dividers in Middle Eastern countries, forcing women to use a separate side door so they're not seen in public with men.

So you want white owners to go into a country that is full of non-white people and break their laws and expect to get away with it? You sound like a racist to me.

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Bad_Mojo posted...

So you want white owners to go into a country that is full of non-white people and break their laws and expect to get away with it? You sound like a racist to me.

or just not operate in those countries if they can't be bothered to act like civilized nations. American companies should not exist in nations that don't act like proper civilized people

This just in: "An enormous corporation is evil. More news to come later."

kingdrake2 posted...

gawd damnit.

I legit thought the issue with plastic straws was them getting stuck in ocean animal's noses and them choking on them, not how much plastic was being used in general

The straw and the shape itself was the problem, not that it was plastic.

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Zikten posted...

or just not operate in those countries if they can't be bothered to act like civilized nations. American companies should not exist in nations that don't act like proper civilized people

If you don't fallow the White Christian way of being good and evil, then you're not civilized. - CE, 2020

This is is exactly how the white Europeans viewed the native people living here. Uncivilized.

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I stopped going to starbucks

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Bad_Mojo posted...

So you want white owners to go into a country that is full of non-white people and break their laws and expect to get away with it? You sound like a racist to me.

Which sits higher on the oppressive hierarchy? Sexism or racism?

Hmm?

Bad_Mojo posted...

If you don't fallow the White Christian way of being good and evil, then you're not civilized. - CE, 2020

im not christian. I don't care about religion. but you shouldn't treat men and women as different.

WarfireX posted...

Literally going to Starbucks today to support this.

The movement has gotten too big and I'm tired of seeing all these businesses align like they actually give a ****. I hate their coffee, but if Starbucks is a reprieve from this nonsense then I am giving them my support.

who's alt

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Zikten posted...

im not christian. I don't care about religion. but you shouldn't treat men and women as different.

And how to you expect them to stop believing in their believes? Go in and kill all the "bad" ones? Genocide? Again, these were the same reasons why they killed all the Natives here. Why they pillaged Africa, they thought those people were less than human because of the way they looked and thought. YOu want to do the same thing, go into a country take away everything they believe in, and make them more like you.

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MabusIncarnate posted...

I legit thought the issue with plastic straws was them getting stuck in ocean animal's noses and them choking on them, not how much plastic was being used in general

The straw and the shape itself was the problem, not that it was plastic.

... MFW.

The argument against plastics was that they took forever to degrade, accumulating into a giant blob like the pacific garbage patch, and in the event that they do breakdown, they become "microplastics" or whatever and accumulate within the food chain; in addition to assaulting the nostrils of turtles and other animals.

So yes, the amount of disposable plastics, or plastic waste in general, has been a sticking point of eco-terrorists in general.

DoctorPiranha3 posted...

But... Starbucks were supposed to be one of the good guys!

Are any corporations "good guys"?
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shockthemonkey posted...

Straws were specifically targeted because of their greater ability to harm aquatic animals

Plastic Bags?

So why not this but LBTQ is ok? What are they trying to say?

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onedarksoul posted...

So why not this but LBTQ is ok? What are they trying to say?

Can they not support about LBTQ stuff? Because going back to what tI said about my work, we simply can't put up anything sort of political or religious stuff. But again, it's a public school. But I do know that some places don't the workers do this so they don't offend someone. Like saying Merry Christmas to someone that believes something different and that offends them.

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TheRealDill2000 posted...

Are any corporations "good guys"?

Does "slightly lesser evil than the scum of the planet" count as good?

TheRealDill2000 posted...

Are any corporations "good guys"?

LEGO

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WarfireX posted...

Literally going to Starbucks today to support this.

The movement has gotten too big and I'm tired of seeing all these businesses align like they actually give a ****. I hate their coffee, but if Starbucks is a reprieve from this nonsense then I am giving them my support.

Man, you must have no friends.

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HiddenRoar posted...

Straws were specifically targeted because of their greater ability to harm aquatic animals

Plastic Bags?

many places have done away with plastic bags, or require reusable bags. Many other districts are adding that to ballots as well. What's your question?

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shockthemonkey posted...

...what about them? Theres been a huge push to ban them too. What does that have to do with your misunderstanding on why straws were singled out?

Thinking that using more plastics for their new lids is better because the trade-off is "no more straws!" is dumb, as the crux of the problem has always been the use of plastics and their resistance to degradation in general.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/plastic-planet-animals-wildlife-impact-waste-pollution/

Educate yourself.

who the fuck would go to starbucks when there are so many better options. timmies, biggby, heck even dunkin donuts..

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Bad_Mojo posted...

And how to you expect them to stop believing in their believes? Go in and kill all the "bad" ones? Genocide? Again, these were the same reasons why they killed all the Natives here. Why they pillaged Africa, they thought those people were less than human because of the way they looked and thought. YOu want to do the same thing, go into a country take away everything they believe in, and make them more like you.

I want their women to be free.

PrideOfLion posted...

Yes, most studies support using more plastic and no straws as being better for the environment. Conservatives like to highlight the use of plastic as a case of hypocrisy from liberals

I can't tell if this is sarcasm against what I said but this was what I was referring to

https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2015/10/27/the-turtle-that-became-the-anti-plastic-straw-poster-child

Clearly I understand that more plastic in general isn't an improvement for the environment, but was pointing out the movement against plastic straws themselves and the reasoning.

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I'll never go there again. Not like I do.

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Dunkin has better coffee than Starbucks anyway.

And it's obvious Starbucks would do smething like this since it's mainly supported by vapid white chicks who only date black guys so they can use the N word.

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shockthemonkey posted...

lol ok so you just fundamentally dont understand why straws were banned, weird meltdown but you do you

Seems like you don't understand the green movement if you think increasing the amount of plastics used overall is worth banning straws.

Whoever sat in on the board meeting where this was agreed upon... needs to be terminated ASAP.

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Bad_Mojo posted...

Can they not support about LBTQ stuff? Because going back to what tI said about my work, we simply can't put up anything sort of political or religious stuff. But again, it's a public school. But I do know that some places don't the workers do this so they don't offend someone. Like saying Merry Christmas to someone that believes something different and that offends them.

But that's the issue with not supporting BLM. The company DOES support Pride stuff but had to make a memo about not supporting BLM?

And I even hate people saying it's a political thing because both movements, at their core, just want to be not murdered and treated like people.

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There are right. The employers should either accept the dress code or get the fuck of there. Do your job or resign.

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Siaperaz posted...

There are right. The employers should either accept the dress code or get the fuck of there. Do your job or resign.

or....or......now hear me out here

The corporate leaders of Starbucks can shut the fuck up

That's weird
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To people asking about how they allow tons of LGBTQ things but are now seemingly against the BLM movement
Maybe they are trying to only allign with their biggest customer base ? It's a business decision

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