Is Starbucks Racist?

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(04-18-2018, 10:06 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: If the application of the directive is applied disproportionately to black people over white people, then yes, the actions are racist. If a person gives more leeway to a white person over a black person on the loitering front, then that is racist. The fact that this directive was for inner city locations, where it would affect primarily minority customers does speak to the corporate effort, which is probably why Starbucks hasn't come out about that.

If there is a company wide memo about this talking about reducing loitering without purchases, fine. But when your application of such a policy, whether through the location selection or through the discretion by the manager, impacts minorities in a disproportionate way then it is a policy that is rooted in racial bias.

If the issue is more prevalent in inner cities, then a company has every right to address that specific issue. 

A logic I cannot follow:

There is a problem in our inner city locations where non-paying folks are taking up space and not allowing room for paying customers. We don't have this issue in our rural and suburban locations; therefore, I want my managers in the inner city to be more proactive in removing non-paying folks so that paying customers can dine.

RACIST!!

Now if the memo says we have problems with African Americans then you may be able to pull out the card