.@Starbucks is a global empire. If it wants to talk about race with #RaceTogether , why not talk about it on a global level?
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Take
@Starbucks's@MulliganBecky who tweeted about farmers making 50¢ a day: https://twitter.com/MulliganBecky/status/296615537901977602 …#RaceTogetherpic.twitter.com/nXb0XbsrfU
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Or take
@Starbucks's@RSopkin who also tweeted about farmers making 50¢ a day: https://twitter.com/RSopkin/status/296614657471442944 …#RaceTogetherpic.twitter.com/fbNKcKc7e9
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Why does
@Starbucks think it's ok for their farmers in Costa Rica, all people of color, to break their backs for 50¢ a day?#RaceTogether -
It would take a Costa Rican farmworker more than 115,000 years to make as much as
@Starbucks CEO@HowieBucks does in one year.#RaceTogether -
And it would take a Costa Rican farmworker 3.5 days to make enough money to afford the cheapest cup of coffee at
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A lot of people assume that race and capitalism aren't intimately linked.
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@aurabogado and fact that@Starbucks CEO wants to outsource uncomfortable race conversation to barristas making $10/hr is classic capitalism
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@aurabogado@Starbucks exactly. They only want a race dialogue that enhances their economic interests.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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