Controversy brews over Starbucks holiday cups

Sadly, invoking the phony war on Christmas has become a popular way for conservative talk radio hosts and Fox News personalities to drum up outrage from the legions of self-righteous right-wing Christians who feel persecuted whenever they hear someone say “happy holidays”.

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Starbucks recently angered a group of Christians when it launched a holiday cup opting for a simple two-tone red design. There’s nothing Christ-like about pulling a juvenile prank on a barista whose life would be a lot easier if you’d just tell her your name is Joe instead of wasting her time and making your fellow Christians look like jerks.

For everyone who is offended by Starbucks’ red holiday cups, there’s hope for you yet. Or boycott Starbucks over plain red cups.

For millions of coffee-drinkers, the arrival of Starbucks’ holiday-themed cups means Christmas is on the way.

Starbucks is famous for spreading Christmas cheer during the holidays with their cup designs. It’s worth noting that the red cup and green Starbucks logo still give off a Christmas colored theme. “I don’t know. Seriously”.

And he’s asking those customers to later post photos of those cups on Twitter using the hashtag: #MerryChristmasStarbucks.

“We have anchored the design with the classic Starbucks holiday red that is bright and exciting”, said Jeffrey Fields, Starbucks vice-president of design and content. He emphasised the shade of red on the cup – “ombré”, as he described it.

“So when I went in and asked for my coffee and they asked for my name and told I told them my name is “Merry Christmas”.

Starbucks supporters believe the entire controversy is much ado about nothing and cite evidence to prove that the company is not anti-Christmas.

“If I become president”, the real estate mogul told the audience, “we’re all going to be saying “Merry Christmas” again – that I can tell you. Each year during the holidays we aim to bring our customers an experience that inspires the spirit of the season and we will continue to embrace and welcome customers from all backgrounds and religions in our stores around the world”.