US Edition"It's Offensive": Joke by Starbucks Employee Leaves Hispanic Customer Feeling Targeted
- On June 23, 2025, Blanca Lopez, a Hispanic immigrant, discovered a handwritten joke on her Starbucks cup while visiting a Starbucks location inside a retail store in Irving, Texas.
- The incident followed a background of recent immigration raids and deportations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, adding sensitivity to Lopez's experience.
- Lopez showed the cup to the store manager, who apologized and promised to discuss the issue with the team to prevent recurrence.
- Lopez expressed that the message implies immigrants are unwell and unwelcome in the country, and emphasized that an apology alone is insufficient.
- Carlos Quintanilla organized a protest for June 28 outside the Starbucks to confront the employee, while Starbucks and Target are investigating the incident under zero-tolerance policies.
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Blanca López went with her daughters to a famous establishment, but when she was given her order there was a message concerning her immigration status.
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Texas Starbucks customer fumes over ‘illegal’ joke that barista wrote on her cup: ‘It’s offensive’
Blanca Lopez, who is Hispanic, ordered a horchata latte during a trip with her two daughters to the Starbucks inside the Irving, Texas Target store on June 23, CBS Texas reported.
·New York, United States
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