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Sep 27, 2007 14:07


Good for you, Michigan!

As the company has grown from a single store to a regional chain, the need for a new name became evident amidst growing concerns over the use of the word "beaner" as a disparaging term against Hispanic Americans.



I was horrified to discover a coffee shop named "Beaners" when I moved out here.  It may have taken 12 years for the ethnic slur to make its way east, but it was finally noticed
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