Man Alleges Starbucks Banned Him Bc of Ageism
According to KREM, a Washington man was banned from a Spokane Starbucks after asking out a teenage barista. After the alleged incident, the man took to Facebook to accuse the chain’s management of age discrimination.
The station does not name the man as he hasn’t been charged with a crime and it’s unclear if anyone plans to pursue legal action, though KREM does quote his December 22 post, which has close to 5,000 shares at the time of this post: “I was flirted with by a barista. For some reason she thought I was funny. Said I was funny. So I gave her a note to see if she'd be interested in dinner,” he wrote. “I know the female Starbucks barista was of legal age to date. I broke no laws. I merely took a chance with my heart. I'm tired of hearing the word 'creep' as any black person or gay person is tired of hearing certain words. I have a whole webpage dedicated to age gap love.” In another post on Facebook, he wrote he’s “never dated younger women.”
The man was greeted by a Spokane police officer at the store’s entrance the day after handing the woman the note and informed he was banned from that Starbucks location. He asked those angered by his story to call Starbucks and complain about “age difference discrimination.”
Many have done the opposite and written on the Starbucks’ Facebook page thanking them for supporting their employees. “As someone who was in customer service as a teen, I want to say thank you for protecting your employees from harassment,” one commenter explained.
A Starbucks spokesperson told KREM the company supports the store’s handling of the situation. "We have no tolerance for any such inappropriate behavior or harassment, and we will continue to support our store partners and local authorities investigating the situation," the rep said. Cosmopolitan.com reached out for further comment and will update this post upon hearing back.
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