Yesterday we noted a curious aspect of this case: that Hamas-linked CAIR had not revealed the name of the woman making the complaint. Now it turns out that her name is Aishah. Anyone who has ever been in a Starbucks anywhere knows how easy it would be for a barista, without any malice whatsoever, to mix up two words that sound as similar to each other as “ISIS,” “eye-sis,” and “Aishah,” “eye-shah.” And as the manager of this Target Starbucks noted, “people get their names wrong all the time.” Most don’t make a huge case about it, and don’t get any publicity about it, either. But Hamas-linked CAIR knows how to use cases such as this one to intimidate big companies and shake them down for money in the name of “diversity” and “inclusion.” Today’s nationwide race hysteria makes that all the easier. What is the likelihood that Target Starbucks gives Aishah and Hamas-linked CAIR a massive payout to make this whole thing go away? Oh, about 120%.
An update on this story. “Muslim woman outraged after barista writes ‘ISIS’ on her coffee cup in St. Paul. Target calls it a mistake.” by Mara H. Gottfried, Pioneer Press, July 6, 2020:
While ordering a drink Wednesday in St. Paul, a 19-year-old Muslim woman gave the barista her name — Aishah — and repeated it for clarity.
The Minneapolis woman was shocked when she saw what the barista then wrote on her coffee cup: “ISIS.”
“The word that was written on the drink is a word that shatters the Muslim reputation all around the world,” said Aishah, whom the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Minnesota chapter identified only by her first name for safety reasons.
Target, which runs and operates the Starbucks in St. Paul’s Midway store, says it has apologized and “believe that it was not a deliberate act but an unfortunate mistake,” according to a statement Monday.
Aishah and CAIR-MN on Monday called on the University Avenue Target to fire the employees who were involved, and an attorney submitted a charge of discrimination to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights….
“Unfortunately, with Islamophobia, the No. 1 thing Muslims are … discriminatorily identified (as) is terrorists,” said Jaylani Hussein, CAIR-MN executive director. “… Using this word for us would be the same as a Black man today being … (called) the N-word.”
CAIR-MN: MANAGER ALSO PART OF PROBLEM
When Aishah asked the employee why “ISIS” was written on her cup, the worker “claimed that she had not heard her name correctly,” according to a statement from CAIR-MN.
Aishah had been wearing her hijab, a head covering, which is “clearly a sign of her faith,” Hussein said.
When Aishah asked to speak with a manager, Hussein said the manager responded with: “What is the issue? People get their names wrong all the time.”
Aishah said she felt humiliated, enraged and belittled. She was sent away with a replacement drink and a $25 gift card.
Aishah filed a formal complaint with Target. A corporate representative reached out to her the next day to apologize, according to a Target spokesman, but Aishah said Monday morning she still had not received an apology.
TARGET: ADDITIONAL TRAINING, APOLOGY
Target said in a statement they are “taking appropriate actions with the team member, including additional training, to ensure this does not occur again.”
The Minneapolis-based retailer added: “At Target, we want everyone who shops with us to feel welcomed, valued and respected and we strictly prohibit discrimination and harassment in any form. We are very sorry for this guest’s experience at our store and immediately apologized to her when she made our store leaders aware of the situation. We have investigated the matter and believe that it was not a deliberate act but an unfortunate mistake that could have been avoided with a simple clarification.”…
“This unfortunate incident is particularly appalling in light of the local and national appeals for racial justice and the ongoing calls for meaningful steps towards lasting equity in the United States of America,” said Alec Shaw, a civil rights attorney for CAIR-MN, who called on Cornell to “make the same commitment to stand against Islamophobia and all forms of discrimination and hate.”
At a Philadelphia Starbucks last year, a Muslim customer named Aziz had “ISIS” written on his drink cups. Starbucks called that a “regrettable mistake.”
Emilie Green says
Maybe they should have written on the cup, “Large female dressed for Halloween.”
RonG says
Go figure
mortimer says
It could be that the employee thought the name ‘Isis’ was correct. There are many examples of it … particularly in Latin countries.
Isis Anchalee, creator of the #ilooklikeanengineer gender equality campaign
Isis Casalduc (born 1981), Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder and model
Isis Finlay (1934–2007), 1954 Miss Cuba
Isis Gomes (born 1985), Brazilian model
Isis Holt (born 2001), paralympic athlete in T35 sprint events with multiple world records
Isis King (born 1985), the first trans woman to compete on America’s Next Top Model
Isis Nyong’o, Kenyan American media and technology leader in Africa
Isis Pogson (1852–1945), British astronomer and meteorologist
Isis Rodriguez (born 1964), American painter that focuses on the empowerment and liberation of women
Ísis Valverde (born 1987), Brazilian actress titled multiple awards
Anyone who has the name of ‘Aisha’ and isn’t embarrassed by it, is living in a parallel universe. Some scholars think that ‘Aisha’ comes from ‘Ishshah’, the Hebrew word for ‘woman’ or wife as applied to Eve in Genesis. A wife of Muawiyyah was named Aisha. It’s possible that she was Jewish and the role model for the underage child-bride of Mohammed.
‘Isis’ is the name of an Egyptian goddess. An online description of this given-name follows:
The initial popularity of the name derived from its association with the goddess Isis of the Egyptian pantheon. Her strong character has subsequently been adopted as an axiom among feminists.
Princess says
Absolutely, she could definitely have been mistaken for Miss Cuba or the Brazilian model.
Steve says
Could be he was a Bob Dylan fan and humming the song Isis at the time.
gravenimage says
Great list, Mortimer.
Agha Ali Arkhan says
Agreed.
Glyn Davies says
My niece in Tasmania has a friend named isis…she has know her for many years…
Phil Copson says
“Isis” is also the name given to the stretch of the River Thames that flows through Oxfordshire – the name of one of the University boat teams – the name given to a model of car built there – (the Morris Isis) – and the name used by numerous businesses in the area, eg – “Isis Chiropractors”.
It doesn’t belong to terrorists any more than the words “gay” or “queer” belong to homosexuals.
mortimer says
“Isis” is a scholarly journal published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The History of Science Society.
livingengine says
Here is the best video on the coffee controversy with white people bad/CAIR good – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm3glCVAQ2s
No Muzzies Here says
They don’t have to fly any more planes into any more buildings to bring this country down. All they have to do is complain a lot about “discrimination,” and they will get whatever they want. (The establishment of Sharia law in the USA).
Agha Ali Arkhan says
Islam and its proponents are an immediate and existential threat to life and freedom in the world. Sane people all over need to declare war on Islam and its proponents. Defense and lethargy are no longer the proper posture against those who openly declare war on us.
J Morgan says
“What is the likelihood that Target Starbucks gives Aishah and Hamas-linked CAIR a massive payout to make this whole thing go away? Oh, about 120%.”
Nasty grifters. I hope the store holds firm and gives them nothing.
Kay says
Yes, $25 and an immediate apology were more than enough. Most of us just laugh off the mistaken spellings.
gravenimage says
It’s also ridiculous. So many names have alternate spellings, especially these days, that even the most intelligent and best educated of people–not always the case with young minimum-wage Baristas, in any case–will wind up misspelling some customers’ names.
Agha Ali Arkhan says
The problem is Islam. Period.
Arguing about pronouncing funny names is a distraction.
gravenimage says
My point was that no one was oppressing this person. This is just more fake Islamic victim-mongering.
GreekEmpress says
After many prompts from an automated system, I reached a representative at the Target media hotline. I was told that Starbucks coffee shops inside Target are owned by Target. I expressed my support for the store, and that I felt no further action was needed in the case of the St. Paul Starbucks employee and that I hoped they stand firm.
With CAIR there is no discourse, no dialogue—what else can you call it but litigation jihad?
If anybody else wishes to call and express support, the phone number is 612-696-3400. It takes a while to follow all the prompts, but you’ll get there.
gravenimage says
Thanks for that number, GreekEmpress. I’ll call and offer my support as well–especially for the Barista.
Fr Christopher says
Not likely. The firm is Leftist through & through, & based in Seattle, where Leftism bends to every whim of the mob.
Fr Christopher says
Furthermore, Straybucks is a MAJOR Corporate contributor to Planned Unparentheid.
When you buy anything from them, a portion goes straight to hell.
DH says
Being offended is the favorite pastime of millions of people these days. It’s almost an addiction. People definitely build their identities around being offended and confirmation bias runs deeps among them. In this condition a common occurrence (being misheard) is deformed and magnified in the angry mind of the semi-professional victim into a sprawling culture of hatred. The fact that in this case, as in so many, innocent people have their livelihoods lost or threatened just to appease a weak, self centered, idiot who loves the drama and power afforded him by our misguided compassion.
DH says
And where was here male companion in all of this? Why was she allowed out? Why do marginal Muslims become Super Muslims when somebody somewhere on the other side of the World burns a Quran, or when some other human with the same set of feelings they have mishears their name?
Keith O says
This is just another excuse to put their hands out for money from the infidels.
What’s next? One of them being offended because someone didn’t call them master?
Or because we breathe the same air as them?
Halal Bacon says
new rule, you come into starbucks with bag on your head your write your own name or you get an X drawn on it for you
moqifen says
““The word that was written on the drink is a word that shatters the Muslim reputation all around the world,” said Aishah, ” – the reputation for murder , child rape, mutilation, suicide bombing, benefit scrounging – that reputation.
gravenimage says
Notice that Aisha here–named after the pedophile “Prophet’s” little 9-year-old rape victim–doesn’t say what is un-Islamic about ISIS.
gravenimage says
Minnesota: Muslima who claimed discrimination over coffee cup labeled “ISIS” turns out to be named “Aishah”
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Some pronounce this name “Ay-ee-sha”, but others pronounce it “Ay-sha”, which is *very* similar to “Isis”.
I have been to Starbucks many times and had my name misspelled much worse than this. A few times it was so impenetrable that I had to ask if it was my order. No problem–so long as someone else is not picking up my Frappachino it has never bothered me one way or another. None of these mistakes were ill-meant.
Then, I actually know two women actually named Isis–both African American, and both much predating the Islamic State. There is nothing “Islamophobic” about this.
But any chance CAIR has to harass the ‘filthy Infidels” is good with them.
Quazgaa says
Had mine misspelled as Baal.
Laughed it off.
gravenimage says
🙂
James Lincoln says
gravenimage,
When I go to a place like Starbucks, I always pay cash – and use a very easy to remember/spell “fake” name.
My daughter thinks it’s hilarious!
john smith says
With a name like gravenimage I’m sure you have had it misspelled much worse.Sorry but I just had to get that in.
gravenimage says
John, I do not actually use the name “gravenimage” when ordering coffee. But if I *did*, I’m sure it would come up as something like Graham, Genevieve, and Greg on a regular basis. 🙂
Manuele Lui says
AISHAH? The name of the Jewish MINOR that the … prophet Muhammad violate at 9 years of age. She should be happy that she’s named after her prophet’s wife
gravenimage says
Aisha wasn’t Jewish, Manuele–that would be one of the “Prophet” Muhammed’s rape victims, Safiyya bint Huyayy. The “Prophet” raped her in his tent the night after he had murdered her husband, father, and brothers.
Giacomo Latta says
”Unfortunately, with Islamophobia, the No. 1 thing Muslims are … discriminatorily identified (as) is terrorists”
Then, wow, what a perfect chance to disassociate yourself from any form of Islamic violence. Instead, a scene quieter than Times Square on the night Donald Trump got elected.
James Lincoln says
I have a theory:
Members of isis are the most devout muslims – 100% islamic.
Evidently this muslima didn’t think that she was “devout enough” to earn that label – and felt shame masqueraded as anger…
john smith says
like the theory james,isis are quintessentially Islamic, and it would take a lot of devotion to earn that label.
Kevin K. Blizzard says
ISIS, as a good Muslims should put it, uphold’s the vey definition of Koran, Hadith and Charia law.
In other words a muslima, a cup of coffee with Isis written all over it should spring pride and joy into her heart, shame and despair on the surrounding koffar!!
This is ongoing taqiyyah, money feeling racket, well marketed, well prepared. You could give them that…
OLD GUY says
Just another attempt to mislead and push the islamophobia label, so that everyone feels sorry for them and they become a protected group. Just remember the devil will mislead you and islam is a master at deception.