Starbucks to allow baristas to wear Black Lives Matter attire and accessories after social media backlash

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Starbucks says it will allow workers to wear attire and accessories highlighting the Black Lives Matter movement, reversing its prior stance.

on Wednesday that the coffee chain would not allow its employees to wear Black Lives Matter clothing or accessories, and management justified the decision by saying that such items could be misunderstood and incite violence. While Starbucks has a policy against wearing personal, political or religious clothing or accessories, workers told Buzzfeed that the company hands out buttons and attire celebrating LGBTQ rights and marriage equality.

Now, Starbucks will be doing the same for Black Lives Matter. The chain will make 250,000 shirts with a design that includes "Black Lives Matter" and "No Justice, No Peace" available to workers in its company-owned cafes in the United States and Canada. The company said that it began planning to provide shirts for employees last week.Starbucks design for the t-shirt they're going to be giving to employees.In early June, as protesters filled the streets of U.S.

After Buzzfeed reported the chain's policy, consumers on social media began calling for boycotts of the coffee chain, which has drawn fire in the past for racial insensitivity that contradicts its progressive reputation. In 2018, Starbucks closed down cafes across the country for an afternoon of racial bias training after police arrested two Black men at one of its Philadelphia locations for sitting down without ordering anything.

 

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whatever it takes to manipulate the stock price

Will never go to Starbucks again!

should be all lives matter

Wow . . . oh well, I was going to stick with Dunkin Donuts anyway.

DavisHsuSeattle Mob mentality

DavisHsuSeattle My farts smell like poo, ya dig?

Another company bows

Starbucks will be $150 before mid of 2021. China is a huge market. Lukin Coffee, the biggest competitor in China is out. Ppl feel cheated by Lukin fraud, they are becoming Starbucks loyal again. + SBX will buy Lukin assets at dirt cheap prices. stocktips multibagger.

This is a Clear Marketing Strategy by the Media on Starbucks Behalf now if you watch, the Media will rotate this RELENTLESSLY. ALL Under the guise of The BLM Banner The intention is to Make as much Money as they can from our misery. It's an Old Trick,with NEW Players Just watch

Bye bye Starbucks. Your coffee is overpriced and not that good. You’ll never get my business again.

No more Starbucks for me. I want an overpriced cup of coffee, not political BS when I’m there.

Dunkin Donuts is good coffee.

Can Starbucks workers wear MAGA hats?

You will never get my business again.

I suppose enough consumers have spoken to make Starbucks realize that it will affect their profits and bottom line.

Does that include free coffee for all BLM's?

A religion.

Sell Starbucks

I’ll be ordering more Nespresso

No dignity from antifa blm isis alqueda

Get some hate with your latte.

America Runs in Dunkin so run away from Starbucks

BLM antiChristian & Jew haters everyday.

No surprise it's star bucks!!! After all look at their home town, the people's republic of Seattle!! What's next wearing antifa shit!! No star bucks for me and my people!

Can workers wear Maga apparel

yasssssssss!! Good job Starbucks

Why can’t employees wear the company uniform as is, and wear whatever they want - including “Black Lives Matters” apparel - when they’re not at work?

Another political company...

Sociall Justice thugs

Will they allow All Lives Matter apparel? 😂

Layoffs coming

I need a coffee.. Could careless of what they're wearing. Black, Yellow, Brown, White... Give me my fcking coffee

Ha! I love how these companies reverse their positions when they know it's going to affect their bottom line.

That’s fine, I’ll stay and sip my coffee with a White Lives Matter shirt on!

Then it should also allow all other bits of cosmetic jewelry including religious items. Biased if not

Does that apply to ALL politically related speech? Because if it doesn't, they should prepare to be sued

Next will be no dress code at all... really ignorant

Will the baristas have to go for a day long sensitivity training like last time?

Anyone wearing any movement they support on their t-shirt should not be disciplined then, and if so, please file a lawsuit.

Racism solved

Who’s losing their job at corporate today? 🤣😂🤣😂🙄☕️☕️☕️

Starbucks too late and save your tears! YouGuilty BlackLivesMatter boycottstarbucks

yupp.....

Great, so they won't mind me wearing my MAGA hat when I pick my coffee up.

No pandering here

Have they fired the PR guy yet?

Does anyone know who BLM money goes to? People need to wake up and learn more about this hypocrisy. They are fueling the DNC. Such a joke, use it for it purpose.

You'll be closing A LOT more stores with this 'political' move, SBUX!!! I don't own your stock and never will...oh, and your coffee sucks!!!!!!!!!!

WELL they going to let that wonder if they will allow mega shirts if there employers want to wear them. IF NOT this could be interesting for a law suit.

Too late for that now 🙄🙄🙄

Who doesn’t want to wear da ribbon?

Omg the stupidity

Bowing to the liberal fascist mob.

Long $SBUX

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