A woman has described the moment she picked up her coffee order and saw the offensive word the barista had scrawled on the side.
When she received the beverage, the word “ISIS” was written on the side, the acronym for the notorious terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
“When I first received the drink, I was in shock that in day and age something like this could be written,” the young woman told reporters.When Aishah challenged the barista about the note on the side, she claimed she didn’t hear her name properly.ISIS was written on the side of the drink. Picture: CAIR.comCAIR-MN has called for the two employees responsible for the alleged discrimination to be fired and for all workers at the retail giant to be educated.
Target said they would provide additional training with the employee but said the incident was not discriminatory. “We have investigated the matter and believe that is was not a deliberate act but an unfortunate mistake that could have been avoided with more clarification,” the company said in a statement.
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