Watch it buddy, you're lucky we tolerate you around here! :-)

"If this type of bias is so pervasive then why is this kind of thing even news? "

Before I get driven off in a "Barry is calling everyone a racist" tirade, I would like to point out, again, the posting history here.


Lots of complaining about how annoying it is that white people have to deal with minorities and their complaining.
Almost no talk about how annoying actual racism that minorities have to deal with is.

One of the arguments used was that, "well, racism is just so obviously bad and we all know that it happens all the time that there's just not anything to talk about."


Now that we're actually talking about it (not really.....it was used as a segue for the use of the term "tolerance," but at least most people agree that tolerance is not good enough), you've just spoken out of the other side of the mouth. "Well, if its in the news, it must not be that common, otherwise we'd never talk about it."


Black people have to deal with racism, all the time. Accept it. Learn from it. Be on the right side of history.

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Honestly - what conversation about actual racism has to take place here? There is no debate that what happened was wrong. People in the store stood up to the cops for the black guys. The employee was fired. There is a pretty general agreement that what happened, shouldn't have.

"If this type of bias is so pervasive then why is this kind of thing even news? "

Before I get driven off in a "Barry is calling everyone a racist" tirade, I would like to point out, again, the posting history here.


Lots of complaining about how annoying it is that white people have to deal with minorities and their complaining.
Almost no talk about how annoying actual racism that minorities have to deal with is.

One of the arguments used was that, "well, racism is just so obviously bad and we all know that it happens all the time that there's just not anything to talk about."


Now that we're actually talking about it (not really.....it was used as a segue for the use of the term "tolerance," but at least most people agree that tolerance is not good enough), you've just spoken out of the other side of the mouth. "Well, if its in the news, it must not be that common, otherwise we'd never talk about it."


Black people have to deal with racism, all the time. Accept it. Learn from it. Be on the right side of history.

It's a fucking coffee shop. Starbucks actually markets itself as a meeting place for business, social gatherings, etc. Kicking people out for loitering??

It was a business meeting between professionals. I doubt the guys were waiting long, but who knows.

The point is... white people do this all the time. And they never have the cops called on them.

Huh, if its a meeting place for professionals Starbucks should consider selling coffee and snacks. They could make a business out of it and go public.

The point is... white people do this all the time. And they never have the cops called on them.