Starbucks clarifies Twitter user 'MuellerDad69' is not firing employees for saying 'Merry Christmas'

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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brie...ifies-twitter-user-muellerdad69-is-not-firing

Starbucks clarified Tuesday that Twitter user "MuellerDad69," who tweeted that he managed a location and fired subordinates for saying "Merry Christmas," was not in fact affiliated with them shortly after Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) appeared to fall for the hoax.

The initial tweet read: "I'm the manager of a Starbucks in Charlotte NC. I have informed my employees that they will be fired on the spot if I hear them say 'Merry Christmas' to any customers. I'm doing it because I personally dislike conservative Christians."

The user, who has been suspended, listed his location as New York, not North Carolina, and was affiliated with "Weird Twitter," a section of the social networking platform known for trolling and absurdist jokes.

"Chris (@muellerdad69) is not an employee of Starbucks and his account has been suspended due to impersonation," the coffee chain's customer-service account tweeted Tuesday. "Our baristas are offered the autonomy to choose how to greet each person, which can be anything from 'the usual?' to 'Merry Christmas.' No script is provided."

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[RPGamer92]

Noobmaster69's dad?

 

[Prolepro]

HELLO I AM GOING TO ROB YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE WHITE HAHAHA, ALSO TELL SOROS THE CHECK CLEARED

 

[WhoTurgled]

Rip mueller dad

 

[sredgrin]

King didn't fall for the hoax, he and his ilk know this shit isn't real, but some of his dumbass audience will fall for it, and they really are doing more harm than good by acknowledging this sort of thing.

 

[Brazil]

If you had to think before breathing, conservatives would be extinct by this point.

 

[SoH]

I don't know. What would Starbucks know about this? I'm going to wait until MuellarDad69 has a chance to respond and all the facts are clear.

 

[Eeyore]

Oh it's Steve King, you know that white supremacist who's a congressperson. And we're worried about some fake war on christmas. smh

 

[Strike]

"I'm doing it because I personally dislike conservative Christians."

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The most persecuted group in America.

 

[Atlantis]

 

[Akira86]

they know it's fakenews, but the Daily Show did it for years, so now it's their turn. (Republican logic)

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Don't worry Christmas gets banned every year in England, along with Easter eggs and English / British flags, at least according to Facebook

 

[JahIthBer]

MuellerDad69, lmao, people falling for this shit, then again why am i ever surprised anymore, there has been other blatant troll hoaxes people have fallen for & donated thousands of dollars to the "victims" i always wonder what happens to that money.

 

[TRS8088]

Why is the account suspended?

 

[Quad Lasers]

Seeing this slowly unfold in the past couple weeks has been an absolute treasure.

 

[Maolfunction]

Why is the account suspended?

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"Chris (@muellerdad69) is not an employee of Starbucks and his account has been suspended due to impersonation," the coffee chain's customer-service account tweeted Tuesday.

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[sangreal]

MuellerDad69, lmao, people falling for this shit, then again why am i ever surprised anymore, there has been other blatant troll hoaxes people have fallen for & donated thousands of dollars to the "victims" i always wonder what happens to that money.

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because they see it spread by their friends and trusted (by them) media

with a heaping dose of confirmation bias because they already believe christians are persecuted in this country (lol)

 

[efr]

Why is the account suspended?

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for real. The President posts worse shit daily. Republicans post worst shit daily

 

[Camwi]

As if we needed more proof that Steve King is a huge fucking dumbass.

 

[SoH]

Impersonating a brand is a high crime in the court of Twitter. Gotta be able to trust the brands.

 

[Richiek]

So is this a Russian troll trying to sow more discontent in America?

 

[Zelenogorsk]

I remember when heads were exploding over raandy's tweet:

 

[Pepito]

It's weird that Starbucks' customer service account is the one saying he's been suspending from Twitter, lol.

 

[Shelbyville Milhouse]

I'm the president of Starbucks and that clarification is fake, we were hacked.
Please forward this to CNN

 

[Baji Boxer]

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The chairs set up to admire the work are a nice touch.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Twitter has time to ban joke Tweets but not Nazis huh

 

[Daysean]

"Weird Twitter"

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This shit never fails to give me a chuckle
"yeah we fucking rule dude"

 

[Palette Swap]

Twitter has time to ban joke Tweets but not Nazis huh

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Interesting how they have time to listen to Steve King, huh.

 

[Wulfric]

What's up with Starbucks always attracting these loonies?

You never hear stories like this from McD's or Dunkin.

 

[Baji Boxer]

King didn't fall for the hoax, he and his ilk know this shit isn't real, but some of his dumbass audience will fall for it, and they really are doing more harm than good by acknowledging this sort of thing.

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I don't know, I think King is as stupid as he is racist.

 

[studyguy]

Clearly this is all part of the shadow war against Christmas, red Christmas cups and conservatives.
Don't be fooled

 

[Dark Knight]

2019 fucking sucks. The 21st century fucking sucks.

 

[Smitington]

It's sooooo easy.

 

[lunarworks]

Conservatives are so desperate to feel persecuted that they'll fall for anything.

 

[CHC]

So Russian

 

[Starwing]

What's up with Starbucks always attracting these loonies?

You never hear stories like this from McD's or Dunkin.

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It's a well known fact that you can hear the juciest gossip from liberals in coffee shops.

 

[davepoobond]

better pass an executive order saying conservatism is a religion or race or whatever