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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AnnaAnthro ("Anna Anthro") wrote:
#Starbucks #Korea to shut all its 2000 stores & cafes for all its staff to have history classes & sensitivity training following its disastrous ‘Tank Day’ promotion.
Large coffee mug promos were linked to a national memorial day for the Gwangju protestors killed by tanks & army in 1980.
A massive angry public outcry lead to boycotts and petitions.
Owner of Starbucks in South Korea is a right-wing Trump-supporting billionaire businessman.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/16/starbucks-korea-shut-all-stores-tank-day-promotion