Starbucks’s holiday cups are here! Starbucks’s holiday cups are here! ‘Tis the season to be jolly because Starbucks has officially debuted their holiday cups — and this year, customers are getting more than they bargained for. The coffee chain released four different cup designs, and yet, they still can’t please everyone. Yes, people are ~once again~ pissed off about Starbucks’s holiday cups. Surprise, surprise.
Each year, when Starbucks brings back their iconic red cup, we’re reminded of the media frenzy that was the 2015 holiday season. It was in 2015 when Starbucks decided to remove all things Christmas from their red cups in an effort to be more inclusive of other religious beliefs. However, many Christmas celebrants took the change personally and like to bring up the ongoing “war against Christianity” around this time each year.
This year, Starbucks wanted to show their customers that they heard them, and therefore reintroduced some Christmas imagery back into the holiday cup designs. “We listened to our customers,” Roz Brewer, Starbucks’ chief operating officer, told CNN. And customers said they “loved the tradition of Christmas,” Brewer added.
Even so, fighters going strong in the war on Christmas are still finding stuff to be picky about. Because coffee cups matter, okay?
Looks like Starbucks doesn't have Christmas cups only "holiday" cups. Too risking to say Christmas because CHRIST is part of the word?
— Patricia (@AuntieSnapple) November 1, 2018
Christmas cups
— AElham (@AdhamElam) November 1, 2018
"Listened to our customers." No, they listened to their accountants.
— TheHeroinePress (@jeneemichelle) November 1, 2018
Lol. The new cups show no Christian symbols, or even the word "Christmas." They are just in traditional colors and patterns. They look more like giftwrap than anything associated with Jesus. Why are you cheering this? They appeased you without compromising their integrity.
— The Glass Fish (@theglassfish13) November 1, 2018
And others are just trolling the entire argument. To them, we say thank you.
I see that @Starbucks has released their holiday cups, and there's no image of Mary giving birth to the Christ Child! I'll never drink their coffee again! #Sarcasm #WarOnChristmasButDecorationsShowedUpAMonthAgoAlready
— Dawn (@thoughtfloss) November 1, 2018
dISGUsTED that starbucks's red cups are now GREEN have they no respect for the sanctity of capitalism?!?? pic.twitter.com/ltzZyluhE3
— Chris Fox (@thisisFoxx) November 1, 2018
Trump will regret sending 15K soldiers to the border, because it’s November and the War on Christmas is here. There won’t be enough troops to fight in it. Starbucks will use “Happy Holidays” cups and people won’t say “Merry Christmas” every few seconds. HOW WILL AMERICA SURVIVE?!
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) November 1, 2018
We have a feeling this Starbucks holiday cup back and forth will never end. And honestly, let’s be thankful that this year’s fight is not worse than it could be during our current political climate.
Guys, it’s Starbucks. There are many more important things to get heated about, so let’s just take a chill pill and sip on some Peppermint Mocha.
