Week 3- First Amendment Lens

My previous blog post was about the Black Lives Matter movement and its impact and importance. When asked to look through a 'First Amendment Lens' I immediately thought again about the movement.

Earlier today, I witnessed Starbucks getting backlash not allowing their employees to wear BLM tshirts. Many employees reported that they were told not to wear BLM shirts while working at Starbucks, and many quit because of this. When people found out, they were upset because it is people's freedom to represent a movement, especially if they believe it to be important. After the backlash, Starbucks quickly changed their stance and designed BLM shirts for all employees to wear and are standing behind the movement.

Without the First Amendment, employees would not have been able to post about and expose Starbucks for their ban, and Starbucks could have easily gotten away with banning their employees from wearing certain shirts. The First Amendment is especially applicable in these times and allows everyone to stand up for and share what they believe in.

Reference: https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/502252-starbucks-bans-employees-from-wearing-anything-in-support-of-black-lives

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