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A group of creative Internet pranksters gave Starbucks a chance to put its liberal money where its mouth is, but the coffee giant balked at the idea.
Jokers on the infamous 4Chan message boards decided to create “Dreamer Day” at Starbucks as a way to rib the company over its leftist policies, like its pledge to hire 10,000 refugees in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several majority Muslim nations.
The picked the date of Aug. 11 because the number looked like II, the initials for illegal immigrant, and spread faux promotional material declaring that undocumented immigrants would get 40 percent off purchases, and other goodies.
“How about we meme “Undocumented Immigrant Day” at Starbucks into existence? Announce free coffee for all illegals on a certain date. August 11? 11 looks like II (for Illegal Immigrant). I’m open to suggestions there. Name a liberal place for all illegals to go at once and demand free stuff.,” a user wrote on Wednesday.
“And then call ICE?” another responded. “I like it. Could cripple their business a bit.”
“My idea is to make the liberal hangout places hell holes like they create for everyone else. Trying to trick them into snowballing it themselves,” another said.
The idea worked as the fake event picked up steam on social media.
#borderfreecoffee pic.twitter.com/n9AIXPuf1m
— Me Here (@ShortTermEnthus) August 3, 2017
So kind of Starbucks to do this! No human is illegal! #borderfreecoffee
— John Salem (@notslady) August 3, 2017
#borderfreecoffee
i want to believe in the dreamers of america— Aaron Thomas (@realThomasAaron) August 3, 2017
#proud to support #borderfreecoffee pic.twitter.com/4l8InVbKXb
— Ella Rhoades (@Mediumruby1Ella) August 3, 2017
#borderfreecoffee pic.twitter.com/61pxOUVQzu
— (((Donald Blumpf))) (@fuck_potus) August 3, 2017
Can’t wait until August 11! I feel happy for America’s “illegal” citizens! #borderfreecoffee
— Claire Walker (@Clairewlkrcutie) August 3, 2017
So cool of @Starbucks to do this!!! Really supporting our dreamers #borderfreecoffee https://t.co/3isntmIryk
— MericanToad (@Merican_Toad) August 3, 2017
#borderfreecoffee pic.twitter.com/gPB7fQtjCl
— Me Here (@ShortTermEnthus) August 3, 2017
Starbucks subsequently took to its Twitter to tell people that the event was a scam.
This is completely false. Starbucks is not sponsoring any such event. Please do not spread misinformation.
— Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) August 4, 2017
You have been misinformed. Starbucks is not sponsoring any such event. Where did you get this information?
— Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) August 4, 2017
The fake campaign was proof to some that all white people are horrid.
#borderfreecoffee is fake. White people remain terrible. pic.twitter.com/oFue81gEQ0
— Rizzo (@queerbrutality) August 6, 2017
Told my partner about the fake #borderfreecoffee and her response was “do white people think we’re that dumb?”.
— Rizzo (@queerbrutality) August 6, 2017
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