Concerned Women for America are accusing Starbucks of promoting a homosexual agenda because a quote from Armistead Maupin appears on the back of some of their cups.
CWA’s intervention comes a moment too soon; statistics show that an increasing number of straight men have wandered into the coffee chain and burst into tears after hearing Alanis Morrissette piped in through the speakers. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many of them have whispered to themselves, “Sing it, sister.”
No word on whether CWA is also going to boycott those $10 mugs with gaudy floral patterns, although they have expressed an interest in getting male barristas to wear something other than a green apron.
Concerned Women for Amercia’s official charter includes a list of national “concerns” that they feel they need to address, such as:
Concerns not listed include:
*Correction: On 9/21/05 around 8:17 a.m., “Geese Aplenty” erroneously stated that Concerned Women for America are not, in fact, concerned that their actions perpetuate hate and intolerance about regarding lifestyles. We’ve since been informed that after filing protests against Starbucks cups, many members of CWA go home and have pillow fights in their underwear. This is not in itself a homosexual act, but many of them feel guilty about it anyway.
Posted by Greg at 07:11 AM on 09/21/05