“Created by Black people for Black people—and now a pillar of white supremacist capitalism. If you consume coffee, you are helping an industry built on racism.”
Over the weekend, a blog article by Afru that captured readers’ attention and offered a provocative viewpoint had a lot of success on social media. “Drinking coffee perpetuates white supremacy.”
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According to the article, “Created by Black people for Black people—and now a pillar of white supremacist capitalism. If you consume coffee, you are helping an industry built on racism.” End Wokeness tweeted, “Don’t forget that your morning coffee today is racist.”
“If you’re a person of color, you know what I’m talking about. You walk into a new coffee shop and your senses are overwhelmed with whiteness and you get the glare from the Karens. The white hipster barista lines herself up between you and the bathrooms, ready to tell you non-customers aren’t welcome,” the piece reads.
The article continues with a joke. “white coffee drinkers share when PoC aren’t around” that “there are three things that are necessary in order to make a cup of coffee, and they are: first, a black man to roast the coffee; second, a yellow man to grind it; and third, a white man to drink it.”
According to the report, racism permeates “every facet” of the coffee industry, and the beverage is another another thing that “Black and Brown people” have had taken from them.
“Even my coffee,” Elon Musk wrote in a tweet. In response, Lavern Spicer “Yes Elon. Your coffee just called me the N word. Racist a** coffee!”
The article claims that “It’s a well-known fact that whites would be eating bland food, like plain bread and gruel, if it weren’t for their theft of culinary secrets from people of color, and especially Black folks. That’s precisely why when the whites found out about coffee, it became one of the reasons they decided to victimize and appropriate Black civilization wholesale.”
Ethan Van Sciver, a cartoonist, wrote “Good to know, you wackadoos.”
Learn about the interesting history of coffee and its long-standing relationship with African culture. exposing the terrible theft of this “almost religious” element by whites, which led to the slavery of black people in their relentless quest of this prized beverage. “After the whites got the first sip of the Black delicacy, they brutally enslaved people of color to keep up with demand, turning a ritualistic drink into another consumer product in the colonial capitalist machine,” according to Afru.
It is believed that an Ethiopian farmer who was amazed by his goats’ energizing “danced” after swallowing these miraculous beans was the person who first noticed the exciting potential of coffee beans. The curious monks at a neighboring monastery were quickly made aware of this amazing discovery, and they helped spread the news about the beans’ energizing properties.
See the fascinating account of an Ethiopian goat herder’s discovery that gave rise to our favorite beverage as PBS delves into the perplexing history of coffee. The origins of the bean’s use are still a mystery.
Learn about the fascinating history of coffee, which dates back to the 15th century and originates from the Arabian Peninsula. The production and trading of these highly prized beans provided the groundwork for its ascent to fame in Europe. By the 17th century, Europeans had adopted coffee as a stimulating beverage as well as a lucrative commerce item, seduced by the Arabian model.
Afru is a, in accordance with its website, “is a Black-led and majority Black-owned startup that combines fashion and streetwear with lifestyle commentary to create a strong social justice brand that is relevant and attractive to folks from all walks of life.”
The Dutch brought coffee to
America, but long before that, the middle east was where coffee was cultivated and spread around the globe. So what this article is saying is middle easterners were the first racist that stole coffee from the black people. Ignorance of history is where those who make boatloads of money off racism. It’s why racism will always exist as long as it’s a money maker.