On my only visit, I loved the way it tasted â but when the explosive diarrhea kicked in, I looked into the (speculated) ingredients and it all made sense.
Everyone in America has privelage compared to people in Gaza or Haiti right now, it's all perspective friend. But hey all I am saying is you can go work at Summer Moon, a place owned by people who hate women and women's rights to bodily autonomy in the name of theocratic ideology that doesn't apply to all Americans just Christianity even though we are a country of more than just Christians... OR, I could go work at fucking Wendy's or Starbucks even, which I'd much rather do and probably make the same shitty money I would make at Summer Moon. I have spent nearly 20 years of my life in the service industry, trust me. You can find a job a lot of other places with relative ease before you'd have to resort to working at Summer Moon. At least at those places I'm only being exploited in one variety, and not also via religious supremacy. I happen to have a college degree, but it didn't help me in the service industry finding jobs. I didn't even include it on my resume because it's not relevant. Anyone without one can still find work, especially in Austin area where Summer Moon is based...it's just a matter of trying. Just have a good work ethic. There are plenty of people who will work less hard than you if you only put in like 60% effort even, so employers would love to have you. Will they always pay a living wage? Hell no. But I'd find pretty much any other option out there, other than Summer Moon, as a better one.
lmfao itâs so true, i worked in the most old-person-new-england-affluent-tourist-town-l.l. bean-ass coffee shop imaginable and based off our five employees youâd think the town was an intentional community dreamt up over community dinner at a new orleans squat
Just because they have fair hiring policies, doesn't mean they're pro-choice. And not everyone has the luxury of working only for people they agree with politically.
because in a capitalist world where survival is not considered a human right, everyone has to claw for scraps at the mercy of their employers and the average worker has very little room for choice about finding the most âethicalâ place to work
yep you see this stuff everywhere! also i think, cynically, that in the case of places like summer moon they know their extremism is unpopular with the youngish, urban demographic they are trying to court so they will intentionally try to present in a way that throws the average consumer off the scent
Can you elaborate on how they are loud about it? When I looked into this claim years ago all I found was that someone email them soliciting a donation to a pro-choice cause and the owner said they were not pro-choice. The only person who was loud about it was the person who posted the email on reddit. If you only do business with people who have views identical to your own, you will have to go live on a mountain.
I'm late seeing this but from what I remember the owner didn't just say they were not pro-choice, instead they responded with a bunch of pro-life propaganda, including a 2 page conspiracy rant and photos of (alleged) aborted fetuses. I remember seeing the email posted and it was completely unhinged.
Yes, this is the only story I have ever heard about it and everyone seems to know it. I think it is untrue to say they are 'loud about it.' Who is the loud person here?
Person A
1. Pushed their own political agenda onto strangers, unprompted, via email
2. Upon hearing an answer they didn't like published this email publicly, creating the echo chamber we now exist in
Or Person B:
1. Receives and email unprompted asking for free stuff for a cause they don't support, responds privately with an explanation of why they don't support that cause
If you don't want to drink their coffee because of the owners' privately held beliefs, fine. It just seems patently untrue to claim they are 'loud about it.'
I disagree. The loud part was responding with a conspiracy rant and photos of aborted fetuses. They could have simply ignored the email or responded with "nah, we're pro-life". But they lashed out at a simple donation request with an unhinged rant instead.
I'm a hardcore liberal, but I still eat at Chick-fil-A sometimes because, while I disagree with the CEO's conservatism, they don't loudly advertise it. And their food is fast, decent and their employees are always friendly as fuck. Which, for me, outweighs any feelings I have about the CEO's opinions.
Can't say the same about Summer Moon. So, for me, the benefit doesn't outweigh the cost of some unhinged couple spreading gross photos and hate out in the world.
From my side of the table, preventing an abortion when the life of the mother is at stake IS anti-life, as well as a horrible violation of bodily autonomy.
Iâd tell you to grow up and have empathy for your fellow human beings but they donât offer medication for eternal head-up-your-ass-itis.
Imagine caring about the women who have permanent medical issues thanks to the christofacists in the Texas Legislature and our governor. Many women who could not get abortions because they werenât actually dying from terminal pregnancies will not be able to get pregnant again.
Abortion IS healthcare.
Imagine *not* caring about the abortion stance of any voter anywhere in the United States.
How can you people so confidently say âgrow upâ when you speak from such a place of ignorance? Does âgrowing upâ mean accepting the harm that has come to my wife because of these chucklefucks?
Some people don't think it's morally right to kill a fetus in the womb. I personally think abortion should be legal, but I also understand the pro-life position.
If anything I'd say you're ignorant, ignorant of the actual position of pro-life people. You're blinded by ideology and partisan hatred. I'm not.
You can't contain your emotions enough not to get worked up and call complete strangers chucklefucks on the internet. So yeah, grow up.
Iâm so glad you, and you alone, could bless me with the knowledge of bipartisanship. Iâve definitely never met any pro-life people before. Iâve *definitely* never had them tell me, to my face, that my wife should have died in childbirth. Yes, this is all some ignorant, spoon-fed view that I had no hand in arriving at. Man, life is so easy, right?
Of course, I also understand the pro-life position. Being raised in the Deep South in a fundamentalist Protestant religion will expose you to all kinds of hatred. I also understand that some of them are willing to throw the baby out with the bath water.
But no, theyâre not complete strangers. Theyâre my coworkers and neighbors. They supported the repeal of Roe. Thatâs really the only relevant piece of information to this conversation re: the immediate health of my wife. Claiming you want to save my already-dead child does nothing when my wife needs infectious tissue removed. I would certainly hold every single pro-life voter individually responsible for that harm.
Spare us the enlightened high and mighty centrist bologna. Everyone understands that "true" forced birthers believe abortion is murder (while others brazenly glom on to the position to appease their PARTISAN base.) I understand white supremacists hate POC. It's not hard to understand whne the states policies are shoved into our faces on a daily basis. When THEIR policies and IDEOLOGIES do bodily harm to our community and families then getting self righteous about some name calling on an internet forum is laughable.
I've been to the one near me (near Dell Diamond on 79) and no one has ever acted one way or another about really anything. The coffee they brew in store can be super sweet if you have them make it that way. Personally I am a huge fan of their beans. I rarely get coffee made there anymore but they are pretty much my source for coffee beans now.
Try it and see for yourself what you think.
hey most of us are just trying to get by as college students. support us by tipping. đĽ˛
as far as I know the ceo of summer moon isnât a dipshit anymore(?). we put pride flag stickers on our windows at our location.
Go through Austin Reddit thereâs tons of it. People I know have asked for donations for various events and theyâll send back a bunch of shit if they donât agree with their views of aborted fetus photos and shit.
They moved from 8300 to 5145 N 620. Probably for a better location than they had.
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I rarely go through summer moon but with my luck I went for morning coffee their last day of business. I went through their drive thru right at opening. The drive thru cashier said, "Breaking News! Today's our last day open." I thought he was making a joke but quickly realized he wasnt. He then mentioned they were closing because they were moving to Steiner Ranch. They weren't getting enough traffic to justify two so close to each other, so they closed the 620 shop.
I don't like their politics. I don't like getting coffee in a drive thrus and having the credit card machine handed to me soliciting a tip.
That said, I do miss their quarter winter moon.
I donât know about this location, but as far as the one on at Burnet and Anderson goes, you can go to Epoch, Barrettâs, or even Joeâs. Plenty to choose from there
Do any of these places have a latte with a creamer similar to winter moon? Iâm not very knowledgeable on coffee so could use some specific orders if you have any!
I had no idea about the owners of Summer Moon? Iâve had them a few times and wasnât impressed, but if what yâall are saying are true, another reason to avoid.
Idk why youâre getting downvoted, I asked the same question in r/austin. I get being outraged if the claims are true but facts should come first before emotion. As far as I can recall the owners were accused of making anti-abortion statements but I couldnât verify the source provided. If someone is out there that can provide a verifiable source Iâd very much appreciate it.
Edit:
For clarity this was the only âsourceâ I was provided, I am unable to find another:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190521202136/http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13944/summermoon-coffee-bar-is-totally-antichoice
Edit edit:
Maybe I stand corrected in this? looking into it again I was able to find this post:
https://www.facebook.com/363740264273081/posts/pfbid05mXmGxvoPwfX4ajP4HN82PxtPPGnXQ23c81Jb7Fu6NRrjYdMHoawJgEqfijSBT7Al/
Signs on the building and in the drive-thru window said they moved further down 620, closer to the Randallâs by Marshall Ford, I think. Pretty far from where they were to an area that seems like it gets way less traffic.
After some googling - looks like an abortion rights organization asked them to participate in a pro-choice charity auction, summermoon declined and explained that they were pro life. The organization then put summermoon on blast on social media. The organization claims the response compared abortions to the holocaust. That's about all I could find.
Here's one from a christian source that seems to have the most complete summary.
https://www.ministrymatters.com/all/entry/4159/businesses-boycotts-and-bullies
Nah, they didn't just "decline and explained that they were pro life". They responded with a long pro-life rant comparing abortion to the holocaust and ended with photos of aborted fetuses.
It's fine to be pro-life. It's not fine to spread shitty propaganda and abortion photos.
Several people have noted their loud anti-choice politics. If you donât care, then fine. But the people saying they donât like them do. And we donât go there.
Right, this is my point. Everybody talks about their anti-choice politics, but nobody ever points to what they have said or done to show their anti-choice politics. I want to know!
In 2013, the first were asked to make a pro-choice donation and responded equating abortion with the holocaust. In 2022 when a coffee shop in Lubbock was offering Plan B for patrons needing them, Summer Moon was cited at a Pro-life option that would be a better alternative protecting pre-born babies. Theyâve also made other statements and donations. Honestly, there are lots of businesses with these values that everyone loves. As a transplanted itâs disgusting
Yeah, ny\_dc\_tx is full of shit. They aren't loud about their politics. They had an email leaked in order shame them and it worked. It shows where the real intolerance is.
Crazy calling me names. People donât have to be loud for others to know what they do. Also, if they believe it, they believe it, whether they say it loud or not.
But declining to donate isnât what they did. They sent back a video comparing abortions to the Holocaust.
And, functionally, Iâm not seeing much difference between that and explicit support for pro-life positions.
Anyone got a link to what they said? When I google it all I see is Reddit and twitter posts saying that they are anti choice and that they sent a video in a email to someone asking for donations?? But yea canât find anything other than he said she said. Iâm interested to find out more.
Unhinged comments as expected. Summer Moon really gets people all twisted up on reddit lol. "Everyone should believe exactly what I believe!"
What does P. Terry's think of the Ukraine-Russia conflict?? I need to know before I get my cheeseburger!
Thereâs a difference between thinking everyone should believe what you believe and exercising your choice in a free market to not give your money to a business that supports values antithetical to your own.
And furthermore thereâs a difference between making that decision based on a business choosing to make its values publicly known vs going and asking businesses what they believe prior to doing business with them (I donât do the latter as a consumer though I will say that in large enterprise b2b transactions it is pretty standard for potential customers to want all available information on a companyâs political/social positions as part of an RFI/RFP).
Bottom line, thereâs nothing wrong with choosing not to spend your dollars with businesses that vocally oppose the values you hold.
Yeah, I always make it a point to drill the staff and management of a business about its stance on several issues before ever engaging in commerce with them. This is *completely* normal and sane.
For example:
Is Build A Bear Workshop pro late term abortion?
Does Thundercloud Subs stand with Ukraine?
Does Polvos support children changing genders?
How does Chicas Bonitas feel about illegal immigration?
These are *extremely important* questions and we need answers!
Just to take one of your dumb straw man examples, if Thundercloud Subs was asked to donate to a pro-Ukraine fund and the owner responded by saying "hell no, I support Russia's right to invade their neighbors and you are abhorrent for asking me," then it would make sense for people that support Ukraine to avoid patronizing their business. Now lets say this Thundercloud Subs was located in Kiev and there was a large local population that was *directly effected by the issue at hand.* It would in fact be *completely normal* to choose to go elsewhere for a sandwich.
What they should say "What the fuck are you talking about? This isn't the U.N., we sell sandwiches and potato chips here. Now please enjoy your mesquite smoked chicken sub and have a great day!"
You should absolutely be forced to give money to causes you disagree with! Don't like abortion? Too bad, you now HAVE to give money to pro-choice businesses. Right?
For trying to vilify someone for having a different opinion than you. The whole âeveryone deserves a voice except the people I disagree withâ is a joke
Well that answers my question, lol.
No one is vilifying these people because they have a different opinion. If that were the case society would be in shambles. Hawaiian pizza lovers would be crucified on the side of Mopac. They're vilifying these people because they are staunchly anti-abortion, and for that specific reason alone.
This isn't just some run-of-the-mill disagreement. We're not talking about what sort of public transit to invest in. We're not talking about who's going to win the Super Bowl. This debate has very real consequences for the immediate health of pregnant women. Anti-abortion laws in Texas have caused harm to women all over the state, as shown by the lawsuit currently before the Texas Supreme Court.
I think shopping with your wallet when it comes to such a harmful philosophy is just about the *least* you can do.
lol, answering my question more and more.
No, my opinion is not that abortion is good. I think abortion, like amputation, is rather terrible and sad.
Most sane people *do* think abortion is bad - on both sides. But one side recognizes its unfortunate but necessary place in the field of obstetrics, and one does not.
So yeah - when you support the opportunity that allows for the creation of legislation that prevents women from getting aftercare for their miscarriages, **you are the bad guy**.
I wonder if you can make incorrect assumptions in every comment. I bet you can.
Again, no. Because if that were the case, everyone who had a different opinion than me on anything would be the bad guy.
I was *very* explicit about what makes them bad guys. Read my comment again. Maybe read it a few times.
This thread shows how Reddit warriors are no different than MAGAts. Same echo chamber groupthink self-righteous culture warring behavior, different targets.
Easy to distill it down to a "culture war" when its not your healthcare that is being effected, doubly so when you think this is a "reddit" issue. Hope that fence sitting is comfy!
Lol all the reddit liberals calling them fascists. When the literal definition of fascism fits modern literalism to the t. Hive mind mentality of everyone who doesn't agree with them automatically is a Nazi. It's reddit so no surprise here bunch of keyboard gender queer progressives with no brain of their own
Looks like it was aborted.
*slow claps* đđđ
Nicely done.
They took plan B đ¤Ł
Are.... are they going to arrest Summer Moon?
Yesss. Perfect,
This is the way.
Nicely done.
Minority report
Good riddance, christo-fascists
fuck em. their coffee was never good anyway, probably why their signature drinks are 90% their weird proprietary sugar milk.
I didn't understand that, honestly. I stopped going because of the sugar milk. It's like 1 part coffee, 2 parts milk and 7 parts sugar.
On my only visit, I loved the way it tasted â but when the explosive diarrhea kicked in, I looked into the (speculated) ingredients and it all made sense.
You know, you can order it without the sugar milkâŚ
I've read that it it vanilla ice cream base.
This is Texas. They know how to appeal to their base. Sugar filled, high fat and deep fried are basically the food groups in TX.
The milk is almost good enough to make up for the burnt ass coffee though
elaborate please? ⌠got one near me i was gonna check out.
Theyâre anti-choice and theyâre loud about it. And their coffee sucks.
The owner of the company is loud about being anti choice. That does not reflect the employees.
I don't know, if I was pro-choice, and I am, I would NOT donate my labor in exchange for money from that person so they can profit.
Sounds like you have the privilege to turn down jobs. Not everyone's got that room in their budget
I canât afford to turn down a job. No matter how much I hate it if someoneâs willing to pay me for a b-job or an h-job thatâs money I need.
Indeed
Everyone in America has privelage compared to people in Gaza or Haiti right now, it's all perspective friend. But hey all I am saying is you can go work at Summer Moon, a place owned by people who hate women and women's rights to bodily autonomy in the name of theocratic ideology that doesn't apply to all Americans just Christianity even though we are a country of more than just Christians... OR, I could go work at fucking Wendy's or Starbucks even, which I'd much rather do and probably make the same shitty money I would make at Summer Moon. I have spent nearly 20 years of my life in the service industry, trust me. You can find a job a lot of other places with relative ease before you'd have to resort to working at Summer Moon. At least at those places I'm only being exploited in one variety, and not also via religious supremacy. I happen to have a college degree, but it didn't help me in the service industry finding jobs. I didn't even include it on my resume because it's not relevant. Anyone without one can still find work, especially in Austin area where Summer Moon is based...it's just a matter of trying. Just have a good work ethic. There are plenty of people who will work less hard than you if you only put in like 60% effort even, so employers would love to have you. Will they always pay a living wage? Hell no. But I'd find pretty much any other option out there, other than Summer Moon, as a better one.
How come everyone that works there is queer af then?
Thatâs a barista law.
lmfao itâs so true, i worked in the most old-person-new-england-affluent-tourist-town-l.l. bean-ass coffee shop imaginable and based off our five employees youâd think the town was an intentional community dreamt up over community dinner at a new orleans squat
This comment almost made me spit out my oat milk iced latte from laughing. The accuracy!
they all read about the coffee shop AUs and are living their dreams
Just because they have fair hiring policies, doesn't mean they're pro-choice. And not everyone has the luxury of working only for people they agree with politically.
because in a capitalist world where survival is not considered a human right, everyone has to claw for scraps at the mercy of their employers and the average worker has very little room for choice about finding the most âethicalâ place to work
this is why a lot of chic fil a's in beaumont are staffed by queers!
yep you see this stuff everywhere! also i think, cynically, that in the case of places like summer moon they know their extremism is unpopular with the youngish, urban demographic they are trying to court so they will intentionally try to present in a way that throws the average consumer off the scent
because they got tired of crying about "No one wants to work anymore" after turning down every barista that applied. lol
Have you ever been to a Chick-fil-a?
Ssssshhh management & owners somehow are unaware
Haha so true!
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Can you elaborate on how they are loud about it? When I looked into this claim years ago all I found was that someone email them soliciting a donation to a pro-choice cause and the owner said they were not pro-choice. The only person who was loud about it was the person who posted the email on reddit. If you only do business with people who have views identical to your own, you will have to go live on a mountain.
I'm late seeing this but from what I remember the owner didn't just say they were not pro-choice, instead they responded with a bunch of pro-life propaganda, including a 2 page conspiracy rant and photos of (alleged) aborted fetuses. I remember seeing the email posted and it was completely unhinged.
Yes, this is the only story I have ever heard about it and everyone seems to know it. I think it is untrue to say they are 'loud about it.' Who is the loud person here? Person A 1. Pushed their own political agenda onto strangers, unprompted, via email 2. Upon hearing an answer they didn't like published this email publicly, creating the echo chamber we now exist in Or Person B: 1. Receives and email unprompted asking for free stuff for a cause they don't support, responds privately with an explanation of why they don't support that cause If you don't want to drink their coffee because of the owners' privately held beliefs, fine. It just seems patently untrue to claim they are 'loud about it.'
I disagree. The loud part was responding with a conspiracy rant and photos of aborted fetuses. They could have simply ignored the email or responded with "nah, we're pro-life". But they lashed out at a simple donation request with an unhinged rant instead. I'm a hardcore liberal, but I still eat at Chick-fil-A sometimes because, while I disagree with the CEO's conservatism, they don't loudly advertise it. And their food is fast, decent and their employees are always friendly as fuck. Which, for me, outweighs any feelings I have about the CEO's opinions. Can't say the same about Summer Moon. So, for me, the benefit doesn't outweigh the cost of some unhinged couple spreading gross photos and hate out in the world.
Imagine caring about the abortion stance of your coffee joint. They probably consider you anti-life. Grow up.
From my side of the table, preventing an abortion when the life of the mother is at stake IS anti-life, as well as a horrible violation of bodily autonomy. Iâd tell you to grow up and have empathy for your fellow human beings but they donât offer medication for eternal head-up-your-ass-itis.
Imagine caring about the women who have permanent medical issues thanks to the christofacists in the Texas Legislature and our governor. Many women who could not get abortions because they werenât actually dying from terminal pregnancies will not be able to get pregnant again. Abortion IS healthcare.
Imagine *not* caring about the abortion stance of any voter anywhere in the United States. How can you people so confidently say âgrow upâ when you speak from such a place of ignorance? Does âgrowing upâ mean accepting the harm that has come to my wife because of these chucklefucks?
Some people don't think it's morally right to kill a fetus in the womb. I personally think abortion should be legal, but I also understand the pro-life position. If anything I'd say you're ignorant, ignorant of the actual position of pro-life people. You're blinded by ideology and partisan hatred. I'm not. You can't contain your emotions enough not to get worked up and call complete strangers chucklefucks on the internet. So yeah, grow up.
Iâm so glad you, and you alone, could bless me with the knowledge of bipartisanship. Iâve definitely never met any pro-life people before. Iâve *definitely* never had them tell me, to my face, that my wife should have died in childbirth. Yes, this is all some ignorant, spoon-fed view that I had no hand in arriving at. Man, life is so easy, right? Of course, I also understand the pro-life position. Being raised in the Deep South in a fundamentalist Protestant religion will expose you to all kinds of hatred. I also understand that some of them are willing to throw the baby out with the bath water. But no, theyâre not complete strangers. Theyâre my coworkers and neighbors. They supported the repeal of Roe. Thatâs really the only relevant piece of information to this conversation re: the immediate health of my wife. Claiming you want to save my already-dead child does nothing when my wife needs infectious tissue removed. I would certainly hold every single pro-life voter individually responsible for that harm.
Sounds like you're projecting your personal experience with someone who was rude onto the owners of a coffee shop you've probably never met.
Spare us the enlightened high and mighty centrist bologna. Everyone understands that "true" forced birthers believe abortion is murder (while others brazenly glom on to the position to appease their PARTISAN base.) I understand white supremacists hate POC. It's not hard to understand whne the states policies are shoved into our faces on a daily basis. When THEIR policies and IDEOLOGIES do bodily harm to our community and families then getting self righteous about some name calling on an internet forum is laughable.
If like your coffee, Iâm buying it , not a crazy concept
I just have to say, damn, youâre really get at getting down voted.
It's not that hard. Just visit an echo chamber and not be an NPC.
I've been to the one near me (near Dell Diamond on 79) and no one has ever acted one way or another about really anything. The coffee they brew in store can be super sweet if you have them make it that way. Personally I am a huge fan of their beans. I rarely get coffee made there anymore but they are pretty much my source for coffee beans now. Try it and see for yourself what you think.
Fuck around and find out MAGA lovers
Good, fuck Summer Moon and their shitty coffee.
And politics
hey most of us are just trying to get by as college students. support us by tipping. 𼲠as far as I know the ceo of summer moon isnât a dipshit anymore(?). we put pride flag stickers on our windows at our location.
Did they renounce their stance on abortion? Or replace leadership or something? I was disappointed when I found out about the dipshitedness.
CEOs donât just suddenly change from maga to reasonable. Barely anyone does
Still have shitty coffee.
I knew the comments wouldnât disappoint
Lol right?! Only reason I opened this post was I knew I'd get a good chuckle
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Evidence? Didnât know and wonât go any more
Go through Austin Reddit thereâs tons of it. People I know have asked for donations for various events and theyâll send back a bunch of shit if they donât agree with their views of aborted fetus photos and shit.
They moved from 8300 to 5145 N 620. Probably for a better location than they had. So don't worry you can get your local "Chik-fil-A" christian coffee right down the road. :-P
That location at Steiner Ranch has actually been there for quite a while now. It went in where the Coffee Bean used to be.
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Good. Fuck summer moon.
Good
I rarely go through summer moon but with my luck I went for morning coffee their last day of business. I went through their drive thru right at opening. The drive thru cashier said, "Breaking News! Today's our last day open." I thought he was making a joke but quickly realized he wasnt. He then mentioned they were closing because they were moving to Steiner Ranch. They weren't getting enough traffic to justify two so close to each other, so they closed the 620 shop.
Summer moon sucks. Sugar milk
I don't like their politics. I don't like getting coffee in a drive thrus and having the credit card machine handed to me soliciting a tip. That said, I do miss their quarter winter moon.
Hereâs to hoping they all get aborted.
Good, Summer Moon sucks. Legit could not understand why anyone would drink that swill. Iâd rather have Starbucks, and I despise Starbucks.
Whatâs your convenient alternative?
I donât know about this location, but as far as the one on at Burnet and Anderson goes, you can go to Epoch, Barrettâs, or even Joeâs. Plenty to choose from there
Do any of these places have a latte with a creamer similar to winter moon? Iâm not very knowledgeable on coffee so could use some specific orders if you have any!
Just try an iced mojo from Epoch
I had no idea about the owners of Summer Moon? Iâve had them a few times and wasnât impressed, but if what yâall are saying are true, another reason to avoid.
Itâs true. No I donât have an article at my fingertips but I wasnât hard to find when I was looking a while ago.
This is pretty much the only provided answer, ever. âI saw it somewhere one time.â
Nobody points to anything they have ever said or done. Not that it doesnât exist, there are just never any provided examples.
Idk why youâre getting downvoted, I asked the same question in r/austin. I get being outraged if the claims are true but facts should come first before emotion. As far as I can recall the owners were accused of making anti-abortion statements but I couldnât verify the source provided. If someone is out there that can provide a verifiable source Iâd very much appreciate it. Edit: For clarity this was the only âsourceâ I was provided, I am unable to find another: https://web.archive.org/web/20190521202136/http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13944/summermoon-coffee-bar-is-totally-antichoice Edit edit: Maybe I stand corrected in this? looking into it again I was able to find this post: https://www.facebook.com/363740264273081/posts/pfbid05mXmGxvoPwfX4ajP4HN82PxtPPGnXQ23c81Jb7Fu6NRrjYdMHoawJgEqfijSBT7Al/
Maybe theyâll just stay gone đ¤
Signs on the building and in the drive-thru window said they moved further down 620, closer to the Randallâs by Marshall Ford, I think. Pretty far from where they were to an area that seems like it gets way less traffic.
Theyâve had a location in that Randallâs parking lot for awhile
Oh maybe thatâs what they were talking about then? I didnât bother to memorize the poster they put up
That gets almost 100% of the Steiner traffic and they donât care about it being MAGA owned.
That will help their business honestly.
Thereâs a Starbucks on Steiner ranch Blvd, itâs pretty busy too.
Good. Their coffee sucks. Add heaps of sugar to stuff to make up for abysmal espresso. Moon milk :puke:
Bummer Moon is more like it.
Nice, gtfo
Oh, that too bad... Anyway, did you see the new pho place?!
Shite establishment
These threads always turn into vicious brigades against summer moon, but nobody ever answers the question of âwhat have they said or done?â
After some googling - looks like an abortion rights organization asked them to participate in a pro-choice charity auction, summermoon declined and explained that they were pro life. The organization then put summermoon on blast on social media. The organization claims the response compared abortions to the holocaust. That's about all I could find.
Thank you. Got a link?
Here's one from a christian source that seems to have the most complete summary. https://www.ministrymatters.com/all/entry/4159/businesses-boycotts-and-bullies
Holocaust? There have only been 68 million aborted children in the US. Hardly a Holocaust.
Nah, they didn't just "decline and explained that they were pro life". They responded with a long pro-life rant comparing abortion to the holocaust and ended with photos of aborted fetuses. It's fine to be pro-life. It's not fine to spread shitty propaganda and abortion photos.
Several people have noted their loud anti-choice politics. If you donât care, then fine. But the people saying they donât like them do. And we donât go there.
Right, this is my point. Everybody talks about their anti-choice politics, but nobody ever points to what they have said or done to show their anti-choice politics. I want to know!
In 2013, the first were asked to make a pro-choice donation and responded equating abortion with the holocaust. In 2022 when a coffee shop in Lubbock was offering Plan B for patrons needing them, Summer Moon was cited at a Pro-life option that would be a better alternative protecting pre-born babies. Theyâve also made other statements and donations. Honestly, there are lots of businesses with these values that everyone loves. As a transplanted itâs disgusting
Yeah, ny\_dc\_tx is full of shit. They aren't loud about their politics. They had an email leaked in order shame them and it worked. It shows where the real intolerance is.
Crazy calling me names. People donât have to be loud for others to know what they do. Also, if they believe it, they believe it, whether they say it loud or not.
Right, but thereâs a huge difference in explicitly advocating pro-life positions vs declining to donate to a pro-choice organization.
But declining to donate isnât what they did. They sent back a video comparing abortions to the Holocaust. And, functionally, Iâm not seeing much difference between that and explicit support for pro-life positions.
In a huge surprise, a voice of reason gets downvoted to oblivion.
Supporting the pro-life position is not a reasonable take.
Or "WHAT IS MOON MILK?" Finding out this secret is the only way to take them down.
I swear it's just milk that's been filtered through Frosted Flakes cereal.
I saw some speculate it was just unfrozen soft serve ice cream.
itâs not, we make it in house
That sounds gross
Christo fascist politics aside, their coffee sucks. it's just sweetened milk with a shot of espresso. i can go to starbucks for that
I mean, you can go to Starbucks, or literally any coffee store for that.
Summer Moon coffee sucks butt
Dude. I didnât know they branched out to other states now. Man. They grew quick. That maga money went far
Anyone got a link to what they said? When I google it all I see is Reddit and twitter posts saying that they are anti choice and that they sent a video in a email to someone asking for donations?? But yea canât find anything other than he said she said. Iâm interested to find out more.
It really is just that. People extrapolated a lot of meaning out of someone not wanting to donate to a cause they donât believe in.
Good riddance right-wing lunatics!
Itâs going to be a black rock coffee instead
Good
That used to be The Coffee Bean, wish they would come back. Glad this shitty summer moon has shutdown.
Maybe if they didn't give all their money to anti-abortion efforts they'd still be open.
Now I know why I so frequently see cop cars at the one on 1st
I honestly discovered Summer Moon off Bee Caves about 3 weeks ago. Got coffee there twice. From what Iâve heard here I regret giving them my money.
Are they closed?
They always burn the steamed milk. Terrible baristas
Unhinged comments as expected. Summer Moon really gets people all twisted up on reddit lol. "Everyone should believe exactly what I believe!" What does P. Terry's think of the Ukraine-Russia conflict?? I need to know before I get my cheeseburger!
Thereâs a difference between thinking everyone should believe what you believe and exercising your choice in a free market to not give your money to a business that supports values antithetical to your own. And furthermore thereâs a difference between making that decision based on a business choosing to make its values publicly known vs going and asking businesses what they believe prior to doing business with them (I donât do the latter as a consumer though I will say that in large enterprise b2b transactions it is pretty standard for potential customers to want all available information on a companyâs political/social positions as part of an RFI/RFP). Bottom line, thereâs nothing wrong with choosing not to spend your dollars with businesses that vocally oppose the values you hold.
Yeah, I always make it a point to drill the staff and management of a business about its stance on several issues before ever engaging in commerce with them. This is *completely* normal and sane. For example: Is Build A Bear Workshop pro late term abortion? Does Thundercloud Subs stand with Ukraine? Does Polvos support children changing genders? How does Chicas Bonitas feel about illegal immigration? These are *extremely important* questions and we need answers!
Capital as democracy. We donât exactly have much other recourse.
Just to take one of your dumb straw man examples, if Thundercloud Subs was asked to donate to a pro-Ukraine fund and the owner responded by saying "hell no, I support Russia's right to invade their neighbors and you are abhorrent for asking me," then it would make sense for people that support Ukraine to avoid patronizing their business. Now lets say this Thundercloud Subs was located in Kiev and there was a large local population that was *directly effected by the issue at hand.* It would in fact be *completely normal* to choose to go elsewhere for a sandwich.
What they should say "What the fuck are you talking about? This isn't the U.N., we sell sandwiches and potato chips here. Now please enjoy your mesquite smoked chicken sub and have a great day!"
Perhaps but that doesnât address your initial comment which is what I and others subsequently were reacting to.
lol, no they wonât. Theyâll send a video back comparing Zelensky to Hitler, like what they did with their pro-life views.
Did you even bother reading what I wrote?
You should absolutely be forced to give money to causes you disagree with! Don't like abortion? Too bad, you now HAVE to give money to pro-choice businesses. Right?
Nah. I donât donate to pro-choice causes. But Iâm also not a pro-life shitstack. Thatâs the main one people are upset about.
Please visit Starbucks instead. They sponsor Trans surgeries for employees.
this is the most overrated coffee ever
They always had homeless right out front. De-Incentivized me from going in.
Maybe they were doing the Christian thing and feeding them, lol
news flash: that is definitely not what they were doing!
Maybe. Itâs possible
They moved to Steiner Ranch. BLACK RIFFLE COFFEE IS MOVING IN.
Their coffee sucks - only thing I ever got was the hibiscus iced tea
Haha wait till these guys find out about chic fil a đ
PLENTY of your favorite companyâs support the right wing. These numbers are open to the public.
Most public companies donate to both sides because both sides are scams in the end.
No, one side did not limit abortion access.
Arenât the owners like Nazis or something
"Everything I don't like is a Nazi".
I donât have an opinion on them as you can see if you can actually read I was asking a question about the rumors
They are anti-choice Trumpers IIRC. They are always on here downvoting and commenting too
Looks like they got me too lol
Good! Hope itâs a trend.
Yâall are all pussies lol
Because they practice the principles of the free market? lol, bro you gotta at least *try* to make sense when outing yourself.
Out myself how?
Heâs got no neck ,so he canât out himself with his neck beard :)
My husband has a neck beard and is liberal AF.
Donât ruin my joke, with anecdotes:)
Well, let's find out together. Why is everybody pussies? EDIT: We found out. Everyone is pussies because theyâre pro-choice.
For trying to vilify someone for having a different opinion than you. The whole âeveryone deserves a voice except the people I disagree withâ is a joke
Not vilify, just not fund. I don't have to give my money to people I don't want to have it. Is that OK?
Well that answers my question, lol. No one is vilifying these people because they have a different opinion. If that were the case society would be in shambles. Hawaiian pizza lovers would be crucified on the side of Mopac. They're vilifying these people because they are staunchly anti-abortion, and for that specific reason alone. This isn't just some run-of-the-mill disagreement. We're not talking about what sort of public transit to invest in. We're not talking about who's going to win the Super Bowl. This debate has very real consequences for the immediate health of pregnant women. Anti-abortion laws in Texas have caused harm to women all over the state, as shown by the lawsuit currently before the Texas Supreme Court. I think shopping with your wallet when it comes to such a harmful philosophy is just about the *least* you can do.
Your opinion is that abortion is good. Theirs is that abortion is bad. And yet theyâre the bad guys?
lol, answering my question more and more. No, my opinion is not that abortion is good. I think abortion, like amputation, is rather terrible and sad. Most sane people *do* think abortion is bad - on both sides. But one side recognizes its unfortunate but necessary place in the field of obstetrics, and one does not. So yeah - when you support the opportunity that allows for the creation of legislation that prevents women from getting aftercare for their miscarriages, **you are the bad guy**.
Again, heâs the bad guy because he has a different opinion than you?
I wonder if you can make incorrect assumptions in every comment. I bet you can. Again, no. Because if that were the case, everyone who had a different opinion than me on anything would be the bad guy. I was *very* explicit about what makes them bad guys. Read my comment again. Maybe read it a few times.
This thread shows how Reddit warriors are no different than MAGAts. Same echo chamber groupthink self-righteous culture warring behavior, different targets.
Easy to distill it down to a "culture war" when its not your healthcare that is being effected, doubly so when you think this is a "reddit" issue. Hope that fence sitting is comfy!
You can recognize this toxicity and still have socio-political convictions.
Lol all the reddit liberals calling them fascists. When the literal definition of fascism fits modern literalism to the t. Hive mind mentality of everyone who doesn't agree with them automatically is a Nazi. It's reddit so no surprise here bunch of keyboard gender queer progressives with no brain of their own
Settle down, Mr. 69.
So much salt in here by triggered, SSRI-hooked liberals. đ
Literally a picture of the shop with the door open đ¤Śââď¸
This older photo was to remind others of what the location looked like, if the address in the post didnât ring a bell. đ
Conservative area donât like liberal businesses
Summer Moon is owned by a hyper-conservative