People have been drinking coffee all around the world for
centuries. Pretty much every break room or gas station in the United States
offers coffee, and it’s not an uncommon thing for people to drink regardless of
their race or gender. However coffee is getting a bit more elaborate these
days. It’s not just a simple question of cream or sugar, but now there are a
variety of drinks with options for flavor shots, toppings and anything else you
could potentially want in a caffeinated beverage. Grabbing a cup of coffee (no
matter what is in it) doesn’t really seem like a big deal, right? It shouldn’t
be, but somehow some serious stigmas have emerged from this contemporary coffee
movement.
Now specialty coffee drinks are the symbol of the common
white girl along with north face fleeces, yoga pants and Ugg boots. How many
times do you scroll through your Instagram and come across a filtered photo of
a Starbucks drink with the caption “#whitegirling”, or something of that
nature? “Starbucks” and “white girl” have basically become synonymous. I
probably would enjoy a triple mocha cookie Frappuccino with extra whip, but I
order my coffee plain because I don’t want to contribute to this racist and
sexist stereotype.
To prove my point, I searched the hashtag #whitegirlproblems on twitter and
these are the first few things that popped up.
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