So, as most of you probably know, there's some drama surrounding this years Starbucks holiday cup design.
For those of you living under a rock, however, here's what all the fuss is about.
Every year around the holiday season, Starbucks releases a special edition holiday cup, usually decorated in some kind of Christmasy theme. Here are some of the cups from previous years...
2012
2013
2014
So festive, eh?
Here is the 2015 cup design...
Well, here's the catch. A certain few *cough DONALD TRUMP cough* believe that this beautiful, subtle, ombre red cup is not Christmasy enough. Apparently this coffee cup is insulting to Christmas or something. People are actually getting pretty angry, too.
For Example:
There's nothing Christmassy about these RED&GREEN cups #waronchristmas #christmas #christ #starbucks #merrychristmas
The fact that Starbucks took Merry Christmas off their cups is crazy to see where our society has come to. Cmon Who doesn't like Christmas.
OH GOD! THE HORROR! I AM SO OFFENDED! BY A CUP! IT'S LIKE THE GRINCH IS BECOMING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!
Here's the thing you crazy Christians, has there EVER been a holiday cup that featured anything that had to do with the other holidays happening around this time of the year?
"What! Other holidays! No Way," you may ask with a surprised tone. Believe it or not my friends, Christmas is not the only holiday! Hanukkah, celebrated by us Jewish humans, exists too! The one with the candles, the potato pancakes, the spinning top thing, and the chocolate coins? Lasts eight days? Ring any bells? Anyone heard of it? SORRY, NO, BECAUSE I COULDN'T HEAR OVER THE SCREAMING OF ANGRY CHRISTIAN STARBUCKS GOERS!
While some were too busy complaining about the color of a cup, us Jews have been sighing over our latkes and jelly donuts because we will probably never see a blue and gold cup sold at Starbucks.
That's right folks. Red = Christmas. Hate to break it to you, but this is a strictly Christmas cup. Do you see any dreidels? A menorah? Maybe some gelt? No? That's what I thought.
SERIOUSLY, LOOK HOW PRETTY IT WOULD BE
Step aside, whiny Christians. It's our time to bring the funk. #starbucks #chanukah
So next time you go and tell a barista your name is "Merry Christmas," just don't. While Hanukkah is the best holiday, Starbucks is, and always will be, 100% Christmas.
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