These are scary, scary times we’re living in right now, but at least there is some comfort in knowing that there is still good in the world. In response to Donald Trump’s recently signed executive order to ban Muslims from entering the United States, many companies are coming forward on behalf of refugees, whether it be in the form of a strongly worded condemnation or hefty donation to the ACLU.
Likewise, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced Monday that the company plans to hire 10,000 refugees from 75 different countries to its stores over the course of the next five years, as “these uncertain times call for different measures and communication tools than we have used in the past.”
In what should come as a surprise to absolutely no one, however, right-wing conservatives immediately became outraged over the gesture — because how dare they offer people jobs! — and once again threatened to boycott the popular coffee chain with the Twitter hashtag #BoycottStarbucks. Aside from the fact that we know corporate boycotts don’t usually work in the first place in that the controversy often just leads to free ad revenue, liberals quickly hijacked the hashtag and pointed out some, well, obvious truths about the benefits of said boycott.
https://twitter.com/ughfernando/status/826079023860109313
The alt right is going to #boycottstarbucks? So it will be a an alt-right free zone? That's my new coffee place.
— King Kaufman (@king_kaufman) January 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/Korsoto/status/826109725431377920
trailer-dwelling neo-Nazi yokels aren't spending five bucks on a latte in the first place, so color me unimpressed, Pepe #BoycottStarbucks
— Jeff Tiedrich [retired account — see bio] (@jefftiedrich) January 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/Donthatedaswag/status/826110410688438277
https://twitter.com/ItsNickScott/status/826094618752212993
https://twitter.com/juniusK9/status/826088899927752704
If you're a racist, anti-immigrant bunghole, please #BoycottStarbucks b/c no one wants to listen to your crap while we #drinkstarbucks
— Luis (@LuisS923) January 30, 2017
Can't wait to order a Lyft to Starbucks so I can grab a coffee before seeing Rogue One. #BoycottStarbucks
— Michael Blackman (@MikeRBlackman) January 30, 2017
Going to Starbucks today to upset the people for whom "diversity" is a trigger word 😂😂😂 #BoycottStarbucks
— froger johnson (@rogerjjohnson) January 30, 2017
#BoycottStarbucks For hiring refugees? You have such great life.I will buy a drink from Starbucks today. #SupportStarbucks
— Emily Cheng (@elwchengma) January 30, 2017
oh thank god conservatives are gonna #BoycottStarbucks. the line at the one by my work gets ridiculous. nice to trim the fat.
— abdul 🌌📷 (@Advil) January 30, 2017
All these people tweeting #BoycottStarbucks:
Good, don't come. Shorter wait for my americano. I don't want to drink it near racists anyway.
— né (@fofoquerida) January 30, 2017
GOP: We only want immigrants who are willing to work.
Starbucks: Okay, here's 10,000 jobs for them.
GOP: Wait, fuck, #BoycottStarbucks
— Vinay A. Ramesh (@vinaytion) January 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/David_Onda/status/826132029448265732
https://twitter.com/DallasThaMav/status/826131888062525440
https://twitter.com/meenmonthon/status/826131848988233728
So just keep drinking your Starbucks like Britney in the mid-aughts and everything (we hope) will be fine.