A Starbucks worker was fired after writing a essential message on a drink order for an admirer of slain right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk.
The message got here to gentle when Ohio resident Autumn Perkins shared a photograph on Fb of a drink she’d ordered from a Starbucks inside a Kroger in Middletown, coincidentally the hometown of Vice President JD Vance.
After Perkins ordered Kirk’s favored beverage, which has since been popularized by his supporters — a “Mint Majesty” tea with two honeys — the barista wrote “racists fav drink” on Perkins’ cup.
Getty Photographs/Fb (Autumn Perkins)
“The girl at Starbucks thought she was cute,” Perkins wrote within the Sep. 21 submit alongside a photograph of the message on her drink. “I don’t even support Starbucks [because] of everything they stand for starting with their satanic logo, but I support Charlie Kirk so I thought you know what…I’ll get his drink.” (The Starbucks brand includes a mermaid.)
Perkins continued: “Thank you Starbucks for proving to me exactly why I prefer to support my small local Christian owned and operated coffee shop. Well done [applause emoji].”
Kirk was fatally shot whereas talking with college students at Utah Valley College on Sept. 10. Within the aftermath of his dying, the Trump administration and others have tried to silence critics of Kirk’s bigoted, racist, xenophobic and misogynistic remarks.
In an announcement to HuffPost, a Starbucks spokesperson stated, “Writing this on a cup is unacceptable. We have policies that prohibit negative messages to help preserve a welcoming environment.”
The spokesperson added that the unidentified worker has been terminated by Kroger. The Starbucks location is operated and licensed by Kroger.
Perkins couldn’t be reached for remark.
Kirk supporters have petitioned Starbucks to honor him by including his go-to drink order to menus nationwide. The marketing campaign, known as “Get Charlie Kirk’s Starbucks Order On Every Starbucks Menu,” kicked off on Change.org on Sept. 14.
Almost every week after Kirk’s dying, Starbucks stated in a press launch that it has “clear policies that prohibit political slogans or negative messages to help preserve a welcoming environment.”
The espresso chain additionally famous {that a} buyer is entitled to “use a different name — including the name Charlie Kirk” in the event that they want when putting an order.
