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She said a Starbucks employee told the gentlemen that if they didn’t purchase anything, they would have to leave, but DePino said that there were people in the store who said they hadn’t purchased anything for hours and had no issue.
Still, the employee called the police, because the threat of two black men sitting in the store without purchasing coffee proved too much for her. The employee, of course, was white.
This is just another real-life example of implicit bias.
If you are having a hard time grasping the concept of implicit bias, allow me to explain.
Implicit bias occurs when one’s brain automatically goes to stereotype and views black people as somehow different than white people and you act according to that false concept.
Implicit bias is when you witness a racist incident at Starbucks, record it and tells your friends what happened, but they still question your version of events and imply that something else must have happened to cause the men to get arrested.
This is what DePino said happened to her.
“So many of my white friends were saying to me ‘there has to be more to the story than that,’” DePino said. “It’s so frustrating.”
DePino said she was asked by more than one person if it was possible the men had done something she hadn’t seen; if maybe they had been recognized because they had been to the same Starbucks on a different day and caused trouble; if it was possible she hadn’t seen the entire incident.
originally posted by: cenpuppie
a reply to: Edumakated
Yea, there's always more to the story, heaven forbid we see some actual racism!
Starbucks Witness: Implicit Bias Exists and White People Need to Speak Up When They See It
She said a Starbucks employee told the gentlemen that if they didn’t purchase anything, they would have to leave, but DePino said that there were people in the store who said they hadn’t purchased anything for hours and had no issue.
Still, the employee called the police, because the threat of two black men sitting in the store without purchasing coffee proved too much for her. The employee, of course, was white.
This is just another real-life example of implicit bias.
If you are having a hard time grasping the concept of implicit bias, allow me to explain.
Implicit bias occurs when one’s brain automatically goes to stereotype and views black people as somehow different than white people and you act according to that false concept.
From a white person at the scene, straight from the person mouth. And oh yea, we got you covered...
Implicit bias is when you witness a racist incident at Starbucks, record it and tells your friends what happened, but they still question your version of events and imply that something else must have happened to cause the men to get arrested.
This is what DePino said happened to her.
“So many of my white friends were saying to me ‘there has to be more to the story than that,’” DePino said. “It’s so frustrating.”
DePino said she was asked by more than one person if it was possible the men had done something she hadn’t seen; if maybe they had been recognized because they had been to the same Starbucks on a different day and caused trouble; if it was possible she hadn’t seen the entire incident.
(i added bold emphasis)
originally posted by: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
originally posted by: Annee
At least I drink it black, and make it with bottled water.
Bottled tap water laced with plastic toxins, and marked up 1000%. That's not something I'd be bragging about.
originally posted by: 3daysgone
a reply to: DBCowboy
And they were doing so good with the whole refugee hiring program. I wonder if they like where their line of politics is heading at this moment. They brought this on themselves. You should really know who you are going to bed with.
originally posted by: eNumbra
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: eNumbra
originally posted by: DBCowboy
I wonder what the next outrage will be about. If Whole Foods runs out of kale?.
What an absurd comparison to make.
Where will you be marching?
Where will you? Wrongful arrests and abuse of power by police go against the land of the free don’t they?
Even if some people are protesting the wrong actor in the scenario (Starbucks over the police), how can you compare the unlawful arrest of two men who haven’t done anything illegal to a grocery store running out of produce?
originally posted by: ThirdEyeofHorus
a reply to: DBCowboy
I remember when Starbucks still had cozy brown velvet chairs for people to sink into and read a good book. Now the stores are all sanitized with goofy cds promoting the latest do gooder Ct$&. And the prices outrageous as always. They are getting their come uppance for trashing Trump in their stores. Let the people protest.
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: ThirdEyeofHorus
a reply to: DBCowboy
I remember when Starbucks still had cozy brown velvet chairs for people to sink into and read a good book. Now the stores are all sanitized with goofy cds promoting the latest do gooder Ct$&. And the prices outrageous as always. They are getting their come uppance for trashing Trump in their stores. Let the people protest.
This is now about Trump?
Really?
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
A cup of coffee at starbucks is cheap. A buck or two. Take your own cup its cheaper. The only real expensive coffee is the espressso stuff.
And their french roast is the best coffee you will ever have. I get mine 32 oz for a buck and a quarter. They even put heavy cream in it for me
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: eNumbra
It's disproportionate outrage.
I'm sure the manager has been written up or fired.
The police are apologizing.
Jesus! What more do you want???
Well I'm
originally posted by: incoserv
Typical progressive BS. They talk nice, but they just see a bunch of people who ain't as good as them. This is perfectly illustrative:
It would take me an hour just to drive to the nearest one. We just grind our own coffee beans and it's the grocery store brand and perfectly good. All day thermos goes to work with us.
originally posted by: Grimpachi
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
A cup of coffee at starbucks is cheap. A buck or two. Take your own cup its cheaper. The only real expensive coffee is the espressso stuff.
And their french roast is the best coffee you will ever have. I get mine 32 oz for a buck and a quarter. They even put heavy cream in it for me
I didn't know it was that cheap. I assume that is if you bring your own mug.
Still cheap. The other day I stopped at a circle k and it cost 2 bucks for a 16 once stale coffee.