An Ohio woman was stunned Sunday evening when she received a Starbucks order with a derogatory message written on her cup.
Autumn Perkins, a resident of Middletown, Ohio, visited a Starbucks kiosk inside a Kroger grocery store to order a mint majesty tea with two honeys.
When she picked up her order, she discovered the phrase “racist’s fav drink” written on the side of the cup.
Perkins told Fox News Digital that she was taken aback by the message and immediately reported it to the store manager.
After reviewing the incident, the manager informed Perkins that the employee responsible for the note admitted to writing it.
The worker was subsequently fired.
“It’s time for people to stop this nonsense,” Perkins said in her interview.
She added that she believed firing the employee was the appropriate response.
“I would agree that people should be fired if they’re doing something like this,” she explained.
Perkins said the message targeted her because she ordered the same drink that Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk regularly orders.
She noted that Kirk has emphasized treating others with respect, regardless of differences.
“I feel like Charlie stood for respect — we don’t have to agree on