A barista kept her cool while a Starbucks customer flipped her lid.
On Oct. 17, Inside the Santee, Calif., eatery, a young, white woman began berating African-American employee Alex Beckom after she politely asked the customer to don her face mask.
“When you talk to me like that, I know it’s because you’re discriminating against me because I’m a Trump supporter,” said the unidentified customer. “F— Black Lives Matter.”
After Beckom gave the customer sugar she asked for, she calmly said to the woman, “The next time you come in, I need you to keep a mask on.”
That’s when the woman snapped.
“It’s not a law!” the customer sneered. “It’s a hoax! I don’t have to wear a mask. I’m not going to wear a mask. This is America. I don’t have to do what you say! Trump 2020!”
Keeping her composure, Beckom then asked her to leave.
As the woman exited, she shouted, “F— Black Lives Matter!”
Beckom told San Diego TV station KNSD that the customer reportedly had pulled down her mask to speak to another barista.
“I’m Black in America, so I’ve dealt with these kinds of situations before,” explained the 19-year-old worker. “So I am able to stay calm and collected in these types of situations because I don’t want to risk my job.”
California has reported more than 874,000 COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday, noted the California Department of Public Health. Nearly 17,000 fatalities have been confirmed in the state. Nationwide, the death tally has exceeded 220,000 victims, according to Johns Hopkins University.
