Workers at over 150 US Starbucks stores to strike over Pride decorations

like Target, corporate simple doesn't want to deal with the possible lost business of nutbags boycotting starbucks over a few pride flags in the store.

Seems like a bad move considering bud light probably lost more business acquiescing to the angry homophobic mob than they did from the original boycott.

Target and Starbucks are (understandably, IMO) bowing to violent threats against their employees and customers. There's not enough nuts out there to make a boycott actually impact their profit margin, and if there was it would be obvious to the other side that would probably more than offset any effort. Rainbow Capitalism wouldn't exist if that wasn't the case.

But there are enough nuts out there to make good on their threats of violence. We've already seen those threats carried out many times, so it's not just some hypothetical possibility.

I 100% consider myself an ally of the lgbtq+ community.

Its just not worth putting a target on your employees back these days. Lunatics coming in, harassing and assaulting minimum age workers because of colors on the wall.

Employees think they want it.. but they aren't prepared for the backlash that would ensue (nor should they, they're baristas for fuck sake).

For real! They’re coming for our kids!! Trying to teach them sexual health, and idk about you but nothing with the word “sex” in it is appropriate for my child! Oh the humanity, why can’t we go back to the good ole days when Catholic priests were given free reign to abuse children

Yes.

According to the representative sample size divided roughly equally between Republicans, Democrats and independents, only 13% said a brand or store offering LGBTQ Pride-themed collections or merchandise would make them more likely to buy from that same vendor.
Another 61% said it would make no difference at all, while a full quarter of respondents said it would actually negatively impact their purchasing decision. source

Yes, the majority of Americans are in fact on board with it, or at very least ambivalent.

Yes, a very clear majority. It's a minority of the ignorant and the hateful that aren't "on board with this pride stuff."

How's it feel realizing you're a minority Cletus?

Yes.

if you ask generic customer what they feel about minor holiday X that retail stores make a huge deal about - if there aren't massive sales, most customers will be equally ambivalent.

there's nothing really to be "on board" about, it's an ignorable decor change. They don't even have music or large amounts of candy like in the winter holidays.