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LGBT News Starbucks CEO tells anti-gay shareholder that he can sell stock in the company.

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by Aldrick, Mar 21, 2013.

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  1. Aldrick

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    Read the full article here.

    It should be pointed out that Tom Strobhar is a NOM plant. He does this type of stuff at shareholder meetings all the time. More can be read about him here.
     
    #1 Aldrick, Mar 21, 2013
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    Fantastic..in spite of the fact their coffee is crap this makes me want to go and spend money at Starbucks... great to see a CEO stand up for what's right... now all they need to do is learn how to make good coffee.
     
    #2 Gaysibling, Mar 21, 2013
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    Starbucks has always struck me as one of the least evil of the major corporations in this country. And this is only confirming that. :slight_smile:
     
    #3 Owen, Mar 21, 2013
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    Yay yay yay! Even though they charge too much for their frappes, this definitely makes them in the top ten on my list of "Most Not-Evil Companies"!
     
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    I agree, but the frappes are worth the price... Especially the salted caramel one...
     
    #5 UndercoverGypsy, Mar 21, 2013
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    Starbucks really seems to live its values rather than just mouth them... something I've always appreciated.

    And, on a practical note, Starbucks would have a really hard time if they were anti-gay, given that some enormous percentage of their male baristas are poofs :slight_smile:
     
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    That apparently didn't hurt Chick-fil-A as much as it should have...

    Interesting that Starbucks has many gay male baristas. Someone connected to my family by marriage (actually two marriages--he into a family that my father is married into) worked as a barista. I don't know his position, but I'd be betting in my mind that he wouldn't be gay friendly. (Fundamentalist.) I wonder if this is why I think I may have heard the rumor that he didn't like working at Starbucks.
     
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    starbucks is slowly going out of bus here in australia... i loved their mocha's always good to have one after an intense workout ... its heaven...
     
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    I've only once been in a Starbucks (as far as I know they don't operate in my country), so I can't say anything about their coffee, but this brought a smile to my face :slight_smile: Nice.
     
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    Think I'm gonna go visit my favorite barista today... :wink:
     
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