Boghos Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 http://www.rferl.org/content/armenia-starbucks-genocide-pr-misfire/26858687.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Glad to see you Boghos. I had seen that story a few days ago. Whoever did that should get a (star)buckshot and shot in the butt. http://www-tc.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/files/2010/11/Buckshot-Green-Pellets.jpg http://www-tc.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/files/2010/11/Buckshot-Green-Pellets.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghos Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Likewise, dear Arpa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Starbucks Poster Photographer Apologizes to Armenian CommunityA screen shot of Timothy Rose's web site on mobile deviceFriday, February 20th, 2015BY ARA KHACHATOURIANTimothy Rose, the photographer responsible for a poster depictingwomen in Armenian traditional garb under the Turkish crescent andstar, issued an apology to the Armenian community on his websiteThursday, saying his intentions were not to offend."To all the Armenian community, I wish to apologize for the photographtaken for Starbucks from 2011. Neither I nor the photographer knew thedancers were Armenian. We were traveling around the world shootingphotojournalistic images for the brand and captured this image duringa festival in 2011 for Ataturk. There was no Photoshopping or modelsused. Once it came to my attention that this was rightfully offensiveto the Armenian community, I took the image down. I am in full supportof their plight and would never have knowingly supported any actionthat would hurt either them or cause unnecessary pain. My deepestapologies," Rose posted on his web site.The poster, which sprung up on several Starbucks locations aroundSouthern California and elsewhere in the country, angered Armeniansand prompted them to take to social media to voice theirdisappointment at the largest coffee retailer in the world. TheArmenian National Committee of America-Western Region immediatelylaunched a social media campaign urging followers to documentlocations and call Starbucks to complain with #BoycottStarbucksmessage.Starbucks issued an apology and pledged to remove all posters from stores.In an email to Asbarez, a Starbucks spokesperson said: "Serving as aplace for the community to connect is core to our business and westrive to be locally relevant in all of our stores. We missed the markhere and we apologize for upsetting our customers and the community.We have removed this art in our Mulholland & Calabasas store inWoodland Hills and are working to make this right," a Starbucksspokesperson told Asbarez via email. The spokesperson said that thecompany was "looking into this to ensure this image is not in anyother Starbucks locations."After the apology and during the entire process one question remainedunanswered: Why did Starbucks, a corporation known for its ethicalpositions, opt to put up the posters? Another mystery is why didn'tthe posters show up in any of Starbucks' Glendale locations, whichhave high concentration of Armenian clientele. Several inquiries toStarbucks on this matter were not answered.http://asbarez.com/131986/starbucks-poster-photographer-apologizes-to-armenian-community/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 STARBUCKS OFFENDS ARMENIAN-AMERICANS WITH NEW AD -- SHOWS ARMENIAN WOMEN UNDER THE SYMBOL OF TURKEYThe InquisitrMarch 2 2015If there is any United States company recognized for supporting liberalviews more so than any other, it is easily going to be Starbucks. TheInquisitr has reported numerous times on Starbucks, and how they'vecentralized their working ethic of a progressive stance.The prominent coffee chain is one of the few businesses outside oftattoo studios that allow their employees to show off their tattoos.They also refuse to welcome anyone at their coffee shops who haveguns on them, legal or not.However, when Starbucks tried to honor people ethnically from theMiddle East, they instead offended them, specifically the Armenianswith their latest ad.According to Daily Mail, Starbucks tried to utilize a new ad toappeal to Middle Easterners with posters displaying Armenian women intraditional clothing under the crescent and star of the Turkish flag.Many Armenian-Americans found the ad to be offensive because ofwhat Turkey did to them in between 1915 and 1918. About 1.5 millionArmenians were killed by the hands of Turkish Ottoman forces. TheArmenian National Committee of America (ANCA) posted a photo of thead on their official Facebook page, inquiring why Starbucks woulduse such an image."Why is Starbucks selling coffee using an image of women, dressedin traditional Armenian costumes, celebrating a Turkish state thatsystematically victimized Armenian women during the Armenian genocide,and that still denies this crime against all humanity?"Presently, Starbucks has taken down the poster seen in the WoodlandHills shop, the one reportedly seen online. Starbucks also made anofficial apology through a response to the ANCA on their Facebook page."Serving as a place for the community to connect is core to ourbusiness and we strive to be locally relevant in all of our stores. Wemissed the mark here and we apologize for upsetting our customersand the community."According to another article by The Guardian, several people onsocial media have claimed they saw the posters up at other placesaround Los Angeles, a city that is home to 446,000 people of full orpartial Armenian ethnicity. Even the ANCA are preparing for possiblebacklash from the community for the ads.""It became very clear very quickly that this was a very seriousissue for the entire community, because we started getting a floodof concern."The reason why there is such concern is because this year marksthe 100th year anniversary of the tragedy, which is recognized asgenocide in 43 of the 50 states here in the U.S., and in more thantwenty countries, including Germany and Russia. Therefore, this year'scommemoration will be far more important than previous years. Yet,despite the "flood of concern," ANCA did go on record to state thatStarbucks responded to the situation "very appropriately."http://www.inquisitr.com/1888013/starbucks-offends-armenian-americans-ad-armenian-women-under-symbol-turkey/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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