Good reasons to love Starbucks
May 21st, 2008 by Cliff Bostock in Restaurants
Here’s a reason to love Starbucks. Michelle Malkin, the kooky right-wing blogger, hates it.
Malkin writes that she’s given up her regular Starbucks habit in large part to support Dunkin’ Donuts, which is an aggressive supporter of immigration law. Yes, really. Read Malkin’s other reasons for quitting Starbucks here.
Here’s another good reason to love the coffee chain: Malkin also links to a report that a Christian right-wing group in San Diego is boycotting Starbucks because of its new logo:
A Christian group based in San Diego found grounds for outrage over the new retro-style logo for Starbucks Coffee.
The Resistance says the new image “has a naked woman on it with her legs spread like a prostitute,” Mark Dice, founder of the group, said in a news release. “Need I say more? It’s extremely poor taste, and the company might as well call themselves Slutbucks.”
The group, which claims more than 3,000 members nationwide and has found a place on the fringe advancing various conspiracy theories, is calling for a national boycott of the coffee-selling giant.
Oy. The slutty logo is a mermaid! Fight stupidity! Drink frappuccinos!
May 21st, 2008 at 10:19 pm
I once had a dream where Anthony Bourdain told me he drinks frappuccinos. That made me feel better about my grande lite mocha frap addiction.
May 22nd, 2008 at 11:07 am
I see a certain very prestigious chef in our city drinking fraps all the time.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:50 pm
I guess there is no way I’m going to find out who that certain prestigious chef is, right? I guess I should start hanging around the Ansley Starbucks to see who it could be!
May 26th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Well, you could consider that a frap combines strong flavors with icy, smooth and creamy textures. You could consider that sometimes the combinations seem quite unthinkable. That should give you a hint.
May 26th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Well, if that is the case, then I think I’ve met the chef you’re talking about!