Williamsburg roaster debuts 'gay coffee'

[markomalley]

From the Boston Globe:
The coffee might not be gay, and the consumers are likely coffee lovers of every persuasion, but the message of this campy new brand is clear: Gay culture and gay history are splashing onto the coffee scene.

Five fledgling blends make up the new brand. There are dark roasts such as “Red Hanky Roast” and “Second Date,” dark and medium blends like “Weekend Pass” and “Good Morning Mary” and a medium roast called “Stone Butch Breakfast Blend.”

From the young blonde sailor on “Weekend Pass” to the woman carrying moving boxes on “Second Date,” each blend sports humorously crafted artwork on the front to reflect its catchy moniker.
Sigh…

 

[CatholicBoy1957]

How can there be “Gay Coffee”, when there’s no such thing as a Gay subculture?

 

[Tenofovir]

How can there be “Gay Coffee”, when there’s no such thing as a Gay subculture?

It’s coffee which is attracted sexually to coffee.

 

[CatholicBoy1957]

It’s coffee which is attracted sexually to coffee.

Is the coffee weak?

 

[Tenofovir]

Is the coffee weak?

I dunno. They say it’s gay coffee so it must be attracted to other similar coffees and not to say other coffees it should be attracted to. The whole idea is so ridiculous that it’s beyond absurd.

Now in the future when gay activists wish to legimitise gay marriage or anything else, they can say - look coffee’s doing it too, it must be natural, good and wholesome. Can’t argue there, can ya.

 

[Dale_M]

I dunno. They say it’s gay coffee so it must be attracted to other similar coffees and not to say other coffees it should be attracted to. The whole idea is so ridiculous that it’s beyond absurd.

I am not so sure about that. Obviously the coffee vender has hit upon an untapped market, since she is getting orders from around the US and even internationally.

Merchants, whether of coffee or other products, sometimes brand their products to appeal to group of people. Perhaps that group are fans of a professional sports club or enthusiasts of fishing or so boosters of a political party. Individuals in such groups often have an self-identity based in part on being part of that group. Merchants have long marketed their products in such a manner. But it tends to be a niche market and when the novelty wears off, the specialty products tend to go away.

I think this is a fad which will fade away in a year or so.

 

[CatholicBoy1957]

They most likely are not only getting orders from every Gay in the world, but also from those who support immorality in every way, which is a big market.

The novelty will wear off, but another will take up the space. There’s a lot of paraphilias out there.

 

[havana1]

I am not so sure about that. Obviously the coffee vender has hit upon an untapped market, since she is getting orders from around the US and even internationally.

Merchants, whether of coffee or other products, sometimes brand their products to appeal to group of people. Perhaps that group are fans of a professional sports club or enthusiasts of fishing or so boosters of a political party. Individuals in such groups often have an self-identity based in part on being part of that group. Merchants have long marketed their products in such a manner. But it tends to be a niche market and when the novelty wears off, the specialty products tend to go away.

I think this is a fad which will fade away in a year or so.

Another fad, relevant to this thread, is the “Hooters”-style coffee chain for the guys who aren’t gay. Does this all mean lesbian coffee will be next?

 

[lauraabarlow]

Another fad, relevant to this thread, is the “Hooters”-style coffee chain for the guys who aren’t gay. Does this all mean lesbian coffee will be next?

 

[JohnnyK]

Almost sounds like a jab at “Mystic Monk” coffee, which supports a true charity/work and not immorality. Satan is all around us. Be careful my brothers & sisters!

 

[Tenofovir]

Another fad, relevant to this thread, is the “Hooters”-style coffee chain for the guys who aren’t gay. Does this all mean lesbian coffee will be next?

Coffee chains for people who want nothing to do with neither? Maybe they could even turn a profit, who knows…

 

[lauraabarlow]

Almost sounds like a jab at “Mystic Monk” coffee, which supports a true charity/work and not immorality. Satan is all around us. Be careful my brothers & sisters!

How so very true…

 

[ringil]

Who cares? Why are some here manufacturing outrage where none is needed?

 

[meltzerboy]

I’m waiting for someone to ask whether it would be sinful to buy this kind of coffee. OK, I’ll ask: would it?

 

[markomalley]

I’m waiting for someone to ask whether it would be sinful to buy this kind of coffee. OK, I’ll ask: would it?

Read this thread on a related subject: forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=624281

My take: if it is just falling prey to some marketing schtick, then no, not at all. If the proceeds are being used to advance a cause that is counter to the teachings of the Church, then it would be either remotely mediate material cooperation (if you know about what it supports but are buying the coffee because you like the taste, not that you want to support the cause) or more proximate mediate material cooperation (if you are buying the coffee to help support the cause). However, in no circumstance could I see it being formal cooperation.

 

[estesbob]

I’m waiting for someone to ask whether it would be sinful to buy this kind of coffee. OK, I’ll ask: would it?

Only if you drink whole eating Devils Food Cake

 

[Dale_M]

Almost sounds like a jab at “Mystic Monk” coffee, which supports a true charity/work and not immorality.

I dunno… Mystic Monk Coffee is obscure, even among Catholics. I am not sure that non-Catholics, even those in the coffee trade, have ever heard of it.

Does this all mean lesbian coffee will be next?

Its already here. Of the five blends mentioned in the news article, two of them are lesbian themed.

 

[Tenofovir]

But surely gay coffee already exists and it’s called Starbucks. No?

 

[CatholicBoy1957]

I’m waiting for someone to ask whether it would be sinful to buy this kind of coffee. OK, I’ll ask: would it?

Would you buy bestialist coffee? How about adulterer coffee? How about NAMBLA coffee?

I wouldn’t go out of my way to avoid buying any of those. St. Paul said something about that:

New International Version (©1984)
not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.

bible.cc/1_corinthians/5-10.htm

 

[WinterLight]

I’m waiting for someone to ask whether it would be sinful to buy this kind of coffee. OK, I’ll ask: would it?

But people have no choice but to buy this coffee. Why would someone choose a beverage that would cause them such social ostracization? Ergo, they’re genetically predisposed to buying this coffee.