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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSome Christians Are Extremely Unhappy About Starbucks' New Holiday Cups
The absence of snowflakes on the cups "denies the hope of Jesus," one woman claims.Hilary Hanson
News editor, The Huffington Post
Some people are angry about Starbucks new holiday cups. Really angry.
What is the issue, exactly?
In previous years, Starbucks iconic holiday cups, which the chain uses in lieu of white cups in November and December, featured wintry or Christmas-themed designs like snowflakes, ornaments and nature scenes. This year, the cups are more minimalist -- a red ombre design that Jeffrey Fields, Starbucks' vice president of design, said was meant to embrace the simplicity and the quietness of the holiday season.
This is a huge problem for some people, who feel that the plain red cups are oppressing Christians by insulting Christmas.
This is a denial of historical reality and the great Christian heritage behind the American Dream that has so benefitted Starbucks, Andrea Williams of the U.K.-based organization Christian Concern told Breitbart. This also denies the hope of Jesus Christ and His story so powerfully at this time of year.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/starbucks-red-cup-christmas-holiday-controversy_563f6e8fe4b0411d30715b15
Evangelicals be whack.
lob1
(3,820 posts)the story is really about what Breitbart says, their old cups were decorated with reindeer and snowflakes, not mangers and crucifixes, and it's doubtful that Starbucks employees are not allowed to greet people with the phrase, "Merry Christmas."
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Damned idjits.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)stupid ass bullshit. Yay starbucks!
DJ13
(23,671 posts)Our society needs to stop paying attention to the daily outrage we're increasingly subjected to.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)This is beyond the point of complete ridiculousness.
dembotoz
(16,806 posts)JBoy
(8,021 posts)salin
(48,955 posts)gullibility, used to fuel outrage-aholics.
justhanginon
(3,290 posts)my oppressed friends, "Happy Holidays".
mucifer
(23,547 posts)of proportion. I doubt most born agains care.
krispos42
(49,445 posts)... Merry Christmas in order to force Starbucks employees to say it.
The stupid, it burns.
jmowreader
(50,559 posts)Because NOTHING symbolizes the joy and wonder of this magical season like forcing everyone around you to conform to your wishes.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)While these "Merry Christmas's" all fight over who got their Caramel Machiatto!
krispos42
(49,445 posts)msongs
(67,409 posts)the pagan holiday of Easter
eppur_se_muova
(36,263 posts)Some people just can't be really happy unless they can find something to be unhappy about.
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)What part of a business being a secular thing don't they understand?
They can Merry Christmas us all to death. I don't care.
Actually, I do try to respond to various holiday greetings in the manner in which I hope they were given. I will cheerfully say Merry Christmas back to someone who said that to me. I'll happily say Seasons Greetings back. Or however I'm greeted. Why can't those assholes just wallow in the goodness of the season, rather than trying to force their narrow perceptions on everyone else?
Dumb question, I know. They won't be happy until they force everyone to conform to their thought. I'm sure they'd all think the Spanish Inquisition didn't go far enough.
Vogon_Glory
(9,118 posts)These Evangelicals could not have handled 17th century Massachusetts, assuming that some cruel time-lord dumped them there. The old Puritans were very down on iconography (As well as celebrating Christmas, which they outlawed), and would have had fits about images of Baby Jesus and crucifixes.
So the next time the Fundies go railing about Christianity, the Founding Fathers, and how they're being "oppressed" by red Starbucks cups , they're almost full of something that neither looks not smells like Christmas cheer.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Brilliant.
I believe in God; and I don't give a fuck what color paper cup Starbucks pours its coffee in. I ain't playin'.
Enjoy the $4.65 White Chocolate Mocha, kids. Gotta say this though; I'm glad they're pissin' off a buncha well-off white people, because I don't imagine their customer base is very diverse.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)I regularly frequent in south Minneapolis.
2/3 of the people there are Somali men no matter what day or time I am there. And they all yell at the top of their lungs at all times, even when speaking to someone two feet away. Twice as loud as that when using a cell phone.
The rest is an olio of all kinds of people from yuppies to hipsters to neighborhood regulars like me.
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)that it is a PAPER CUP! Why would anyone care?
More lessons for the kids.
TexasProgresive
(12,157 posts)These people have too much time on their hands that would be better spent feeding and housing the poor, caring for the sick and comforting the troubled if they want to give honor to Christ.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)Fox news and Bill O'Reilly will be bashing their war drums again. Some times it really is an embarrassment to live in this country. Maybe the Evangelicals would be happier opening their own Christmas Coffee place if this is so important.
onenote
(42,704 posts)but now I'm going to be accused of hating christmas. I guess I should tear some pages out of the bible and use those as wrapping paper instead.
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)At least their fake outrage would have some positive impact on their community
Action_Patrol
(845 posts)Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)Action_Patrol
(845 posts)stopbush
(24,396 posts)Egnever
(21,506 posts)Bitter and burnt only begins to describe it's awfulness.
Give me coffee bean any day over starbucks...
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)which shall soon spill as we claim our glorious victory in the War on Christmas! Mwa ha ha ha!
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Is actually hidden signal to cue Glorious Revolution!
Be keeping under hat most secretly!
Das vidanya!