Skit satirizing performative activism from @winnie_thepooj
A customer in a coffee shop asks for a straw, claiming she is disabled after the baristas refuse due to environmental policies. Other customers intervene, escalating the situation by accusing the baristas of ableism and starting an Instagram Live to 'expose' them. The original customer then reveals she was joking and doesn't have a disability, leaving the intervening 'saviors' looking foolish as she rolls up a $20 bill to use as a straw.
Creator: @winnie_thepooj on Instagram
Transcript
Here you go. Do you have a a straw and maybe a larger cup, so I can pour it in? You only do one cup per customer. We've been strawless since 2018. I just asked because I personally, am disabled. So How could you be so insensitive? You should be doing your part in making this a more accessible world. For there to be an accessible world, there needs to be a world to begin with. Yeah. And we offer reusable straws and mugs for sale. I'm sorry. You want her to pay you $25 for a straw rank a mug? We d
Topics: Comedy, Satire, Coffee, Local Business
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