Author: Hubert Collins Via American Renaissance
The Views of the Author are not necessarily the Views of Enigmose
Of the hundreds of large companies that truckle to racial orthodoxy, Starbucks might be the worst one. Some highlights of its Leftist corporate activism:
In 1998, when Washington State had a ballot initiative to strike down racial preferences, Starbucks funded the campaign for preferences.
In 2012, the company filed an amicus brief in support of University of Texas (UT) in the Supreme Court case Fisher v. University of Texas, in which a white girl (Abigail Fisher) sued UT for rejecting her while admitting less-qualified non-whites.
In 2015, Starbucks decided Americans do not talk about race enough (echoing Attorney General Eric Holder’s “nation of cowards” comment), and launched its “race together” project; baristas wrote “race together” on coffee cups to encourage customers to chat about race.
Apparently, Starbucks also held open forums to recycle liberal mush about race.
Later that year, Starbucks announced it was “teaming up with more than a dozen companies in a commitment to increase hiring of young, minority workers [specifically, 100,000 of them] over the next three years.”
During the Christmas season, Starbucks snubs Christians by using secular “holiday” cups — usually just red.
In the early days of the Trump presidency, Starbucks announced it would hire 10,000 refugees to protest the President’s proposed travel bans.
In 2018, two black men who were not customers of a Starbucks in Philadelphia were not allowed to use the store’s bathroom. They started a fuss and were asked to leave. When they did not, the police were called. The blacks said this was racism. In penance, the CEO of Starbucks, Kevin Johnson, met with the two black guys and then closed 8,000 stores so 175,000 of employees could take “racial-bias training.”
In June 2020, Starbucks announced that its employees would be allowed to wear clothing and accessories that express support for Black Lives Matter. This is the second exception to their dress code they have allowed, which bans anything that “advocate[s] a political, religious or personal issue.” The first was for pins that support LGBTQ rights. There is probably more.
Don’t drink Starbucks coffee Full Article @ American Renaissance
Red Bull and Goya Foods Resist Cultural Warrior Group-Think and Sales Are Off the Charts
What motivates companies to 'virtue-signal' in ad campaigns that may even damage their bottom line?
Two well-known corporate brands made a giant leap of faith, jumping into shark-infested waters to swim against the powerful current of cancel culture. Shockingly, not only did they survive the death-defying plunge, but it appears they are being rewarded for their bravado. Read More
Cancel Culture’s Dual Meaning Is a War for America’s Soul
If we don’t stand up to its bullying, soon real injustices, like the killing of George Floyd, will become lost, muddled, and unaddressed.
Cancel culture” is a double entendre of the dangerous kind. It is not just about canceling individuals or entities who offend leftist activists and their myopic group of minions; it is about fundamentally canceling America. Read More
Conservatives: Start putting your money where your mouth is to fight cancel culture
American people must rise up as they always do when they are pushed to the breaking point.
Nike is now in a real predicament, as its Ivy League–trained marketing and branding experts surely know that insulting the Fourth of July will cost the company half of its market. ... the entire American elitist university system is essentially owned and operated by the Marxist centralized planning board. Any faculty members who do not voluntarily comply with these Marxist objectives will be subjected to intense personal and professional pressure until they eventually submit. ......... , most all of the CEOs of major corporations have made it clear they are totally in favor of the far-left agenda because they cannot risk the wrath of leftist activists who can "cancel" them at any time. Conservatives, meanwhile, are simply sitting on the sidelines while Republican leaders hide under their desks and lose perhaps their greatest allies in American business. ...[America] has done more for the world's poor than any other in history and one that has given everyone a chance and a hope for a great future. We must all work very hard right now to ensure that this continues. The fight is on. It is a just war. Read More
