Hallo folks. Lot's of great discussion going on here.
I saw this trending and I thought it'd be cool to draw on some of the issues of race that have popped up in our texts and apply it to this larger cultural conversation going on with Starbucks and their #RaceTogether campaign.
Here's another article from NPR.
Again, I'm not sure if this is too off topic-- I'm just curious to see what my intelligent classmates think of this after our work this semester.
I think this is a great topic to bring into our discussions we've been having so far regarding issues of race in comic books. I'm a little unsure of what Starbucks is doing here because while I believe racism needs to be addressed, I hate to see such a vital message turning into a joke or a marketing ploy. This reminds me a little bit of Chipotle's use of quotes on their bags and cups: http://www.eater.com/2014/5/15/6224095/chipotle-adds-celebrity-written-essays-to-cups-and-bags#4144222
ReplyDeleteYeah, I wasn't too sure about what Starbucks was doing either, but I do think there should be more awareness when it comes to racism and how people are treated. But things like this always have a good and bad side, every person is different and how they interpret things is different as well, some could possibly find it offensive if they were targeted as a race that was being discriminated against. It could go both ways, hopefully there will be a way that brings awareness in a positive light with no negative feedback.
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