Can someone please explain what the controversy about to this ignorant Australian. I just don't get it. How can a red cup generate so much controversy? Don't Americans have more serious things to get upset about?
Can someone please explain what the controversy about to this ignorant Australian. I just don't get it. How can a red cup generate so much controversy? Don't Americans have more serious things to get upset about?
Can someone please explain what the controversy about to this ignorant Australian. I just don't get it. How can a red cup generate so much controversy? Don't Americans have more serious things to get upset about?
Crap, you mean the other 95% of America has to choose a side?????
I'll tell you what's worse... there is a radio station here in Boston playing Christmas music 24x7 since September when I accidentally landed on its HD2 channel
It's the most wonderful time of the year my ass. I hate it with a passion, especially the present exchange ritual. No one needs more junk and the collective amount of time wasted shopping boggles the mind. I have reverted to handing out charitable donation coupons (I list 10, pick one of your choice - I'll make the donation in your name). Does this officially make me a misanthrope?
It's the most wonderful time of the year my ass. I hate it with a passion, especially the present exchange ritual. No one needs more junk and the collective amount of time wasted shopping boggles the mind. I have reverted to handing out charitable donation coupons (I list 10, pick one of your choice - I'll make the donation in your name). Does this officially make me a misanthrope?
What is the controversy about? Seriously! I have no idea and don't want to search for it ...
In November 2015, the coffee shop chain Starbucks introduced Christmas-themed cups that, in contrast to previous iterations that did contain winter- and Christmas-oriented imagery (such as reindeer and ornaments) but no overtly religious symbols, were colored in solid red with only the standard Starbucks logo as a design. The company explained that the minimal design was meant to embrace "the simplicity and the quietness" of the holiday season, and invite customers to "create their own stories" by using the solid-colored cup as a "blank canvas". On November 5, a video was posted on Facebook by evangelist and self-proclaimed "social media personality" Joshua Feuerstein, in which he accused Starbucks of "hating Jesus" by removing Christmas-oriented imagery from the cup, followed by him "tricking" a barista into writing "Merry Christmas" on the cup, and encouraging others to do the same. The video went viral, spurring discussions and commentary: Businessman and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump supported Feuerstein's claim by suggesting a boycott of Starbucks, stating that "If I become president, we're all going to be saying 'Merry Christmas' again." Many social media users, including other Christians, have perceived the criticism to be an overreaction.
This red cup thing is just silly. Even in the silly climate of today, this is silly to the max.
Leave it to the religious right to complain about something like this.
They wanted starbucks to have a specific christmas reference on the cup, not just the colors.
Bingo! The bogus war on christianity. Imaginary fears. Sorta like those that feel the need to carry a gun into the grocery store.
We just went through an election campaign that was the most divisive in our history. The incumbents (Conservatives) based their entire campaign on fear-mongering and thankfully got walloped in the end.
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