By now you should be aware that Starbucks has launched a campaign called Race Together. My first response was to ask how could you race alone? Then I found out the details. You are supposed to go into one of their stores, pay an outrageous price for really bad coffee and talk about race relations. Whoopie! Who could turn down such a deal?
And, they have teamed up with USA Today to produce a pamphlet to start coffee drinkers to start thinking about race. There are questions such as, "Have your racial views evolved from those of your parents?" and "I have been in the home of someone of a different race ____ times." Wow, that ought to get you to thinking. I didn’t know I was supposed to keep count of the times. And, my parents taught me not to discriminate against anyone.
Truth is that there have been more incidents of different races in my house than me in theirs. Why? Because they never invited me. I have dear, long time friends that only been in my house a couple of times in 50 years.
Oh, well, now I have another reason not to go to Starbucks or read USA today.
As if I needed another reason.
PMO
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