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Starbucks roasted & faces boycott by Black Lives Matter activists for reminding employees that dress code matters too | |
(32 minutes later) | |
Celebrities and activists are calling for a boycott on Starbucks after the company reminded its employees that wearing accessories, even in support of the noble Black Lives Matter cause, is still a violation of its dress code. | |
According to an internal memo obtained by Buzzfeed, Starbucks doesn’t want employees donning any Black Lives Matter attire – pins, buttons, t-shirts, etc. – part of a sweeping ban on any accessory related to a “political, religious, or personal issue.” For BLM in particular, the company observed that there are people who “misconstrue” the movement and the sight of such items could lead to violence in stores. | |
That report was all it took for the company to find itself the latest target of social media mobs as #BoycottStarbucks began earning thousands of tweets and trending on the social media site. | That report was all it took for the company to find itself the latest target of social media mobs as #BoycottStarbucks began earning thousands of tweets and trending on the social media site. |
“We boycotting Starbucks,” musician SZA tweeted on Thursday, then asking her followers to share the names and locations of black-owned coffee shops to support. | “We boycotting Starbucks,” musician SZA tweeted on Thursday, then asking her followers to share the names and locations of black-owned coffee shops to support. |
Musician Katie Mowgley joined the call for a protest, as did other celebrities. | Musician Katie Mowgley joined the call for a protest, as did other celebrities. |
“Starbucks canceled,” musician Reason said. | “Starbucks canceled,” musician Reason said. |
Actress Emmy Rossum made the oh-so-bold move of deleting the Starbucks app on her phone. | Actress Emmy Rossum made the oh-so-bold move of deleting the Starbucks app on her phone. |
Others went after the company for previously releasing a public statement showing solidarity with the Black Lives movement, as well as allowing employees to wear LGTQ attire. | Others went after the company for previously releasing a public statement showing solidarity with the Black Lives movement, as well as allowing employees to wear LGTQ attire. |
Besides outright boycotting the company, other suggestions included forcing employees to write “black lives matter” on cups – the company writes customers’ requested names on their cups before serving. | |
For some, however, yet another call for cancellation in light of the Black Lives Matter protests was more a point of mockery. | |
“This is GLORIOUS. Starbucks sent an internal memo banning employees from wearing any Black Lives Matter shirts or pins because it violates their policy against advocating for a ‘political, religious or personal issue’ at work … This, after they publicly endorsed the movement! Haha,” conservative author Mark Dice tweeted. | “This is GLORIOUS. Starbucks sent an internal memo banning employees from wearing any Black Lives Matter shirts or pins because it violates their policy against advocating for a ‘political, religious or personal issue’ at work … This, after they publicly endorsed the movement! Haha,” conservative author Mark Dice tweeted. |
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