Comments on: More racial woes at Starbucks

By: Colin the little brown emoji

Colin the little brown emoji — Mon, 21 May 2018 15:16:14 +0000

None of the beaners on my crew would waste their money at Starbucks- I used to bring thermos coffee for everyone.

By: Steve57

Steve57 — Sun, 20 May 2018 08:31:09 +0000

So what you’re saying is I can puke now. Because I’ve really wanted to vomit for a long time.

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Sun, 20 May 2018 02:13:15 +0000

I am persuaded that the Barista had no clue about the alleged slur, IF the name was actually printed on the cup by her, and not by a hoaxer in search of headlines.

I am also reminded of the Washington Redskins (manufactured) controversy, where very few Native Americans objected to the name, but the LWGMN (liberal white guilt media network) did all the whining.
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Harold Says:
May 17th, 2018 at 7:08 pm
… My TC attempted to name the tank Beaner Buggy but the CO vetoed it before the paint was dry.
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Most ethnic groups have no problem with using “derogatory” language among themselves, or with friends (cf the war stories above); and then there is this case:
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/19/533514196/the-slants-win-supreme-court-battle-over-bands-name-in-trademark-dispute
“Members of the Asian-American rock band The Slants have the right to call themselves by a disparaging name, the Supreme Court says, in a ruling that could have broad impact on how the First Amendment is applied in other trademark cases….The band has said it wanted to reclaim what is often seen as a slur.”

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Sun, 20 May 2018 02:09:53 +0000

Rufus Says:
May 17th, 2018 at 6:13 pm
And multiple employees of a Cheesecake Factory can verbally assault and threaten battery towards a black customer who wears a MAGA hat and the media barely makes mention.
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Indeed.
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Surellin Says:
May 18th, 2018 at 7:26 am
Peter plainly said “Yanny” and nothing will make me believe otherwise!
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LOL

(and, if you say it fast, it sounds like Laurel)

By: Sam L.

Sam L. — Fri, 18 May 2018 21:28:10 +0000

Have you heard Norwegians called Squareheads?
Earliest instance I’ve seen was by Pat O’Brien in “Bureau Of Missing Persons” in ’33.

By: Avi

Avi — Fri, 18 May 2018 17:24:53 +0000

I’m sick of the overuse of the term racism.
There is no Mexican race.
I’m even sicker of Germans like Vicente Fuchs and conquistadors of Spanish Inquisition stock like Eva Longoria claiming to speak for all Mexicans

By: DNW

DNW — Fri, 18 May 2018 16:56:34 +0000

Ha!!!

“Lansing, Mich., September 15, 2007 – BEANER’S COFFEE, the third-largest retail coffee chain in the Midwest, today announces its plan to re-brand the company to BIGGBY COFFEE. The change will be inclusive of all 79 of BEANER’S current stores, in addition to those currently under construction. The storewide conversion is expected to be complete by January 31, 2008.

BEANER’S COFFEE is the largest 100 percent operator-owned retail coffee franchise in the U.S. and is among the fastest-growing franchises in the nation. Entrepreneur Magazine included BEANER’s among its 2007 list of top franchises opportunities. As the company has grown from a single store to a regional chain, the need for a new name became evident amidst growing concerns over the use of the word “beaner” as a disparaging term against Hispanic Americans.”

https://www.biggby.com/beaners-coffee-to-rebrand-as-biggby-coffee/

By: DNW

DNW — Fri, 18 May 2018 16:54:13 +0000

A chain coffee shop that was meant to compete with Starbucks opened up a few years back called “Beaners”; which made sense because it obviously referred to coffee beans and roasts and may have had landscape images ( I don’t quite recall) of spilled coffee beans to highlight it in their signage.

I stopped in a couple times. Then the name disappeared and it became “Bixbies” or something. I asked why and the guy behind the counter said that they had found out that the name was considered offensive to some people as it had the same sound an ethnic slur.

By: Surellin

Surellin — Fri, 18 May 2018 11:26:27 +0000

Peter plainly said “Yanny” and nothing will make me believe otherwise!

By: steve walsh

steve walsh — Fri, 18 May 2018 10:32:01 +0000

Peter’s, or Pedro’s, response to this incident is to grab an English speaking friend and go to the news media with the complaint? Why not confront the person that wrote it, ask for an explanation? And if “Beaner” isn’t his name why did he assume the cup was his? When I’m asked for my name I say, Steve, and wouldn’t pick up a cup that said “Pasty Old White Guy”.

I’m with Parker on this topic.