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[besilarius]

Not the CUP!!!!

[Barthheart]

[JasonPratt]

Not the CUP!!!!

Took me a second to figure out that's probably about Starbucks removing "Merry Christmas" from their cups (therefore their coffee is of the devil).

[bayonetbrant]

Took me a second to figure out that's probably about Starbucks removing "Merry Christmas" from their cups (therefore their coffee is of the devil).

I'm not sure they ever said that.  But they did used to have decorations like snowflakes and now don't.

[BanzaiCat]

Because they're a bunch of caving crybabies.

Meanwhile it's my understanding that Dunkin' Donuts is all "F that noise" and decorating their cups with full Christmas regalia.

DD coffee is about 10x better than Starbucks, actually.

[bayonetbrant]

Because they're a bunch of caving crybabies.

who is "they"?  Starbucks?  or the people whining about Starbucks?

[undercovergeek]

ill guess at starbucks for bowing to any pressure for those that whine they drink from a cup contrary to their religious beliefs

print 2 and make the non believers ask for a jihadi cup at the top of the voice

just so you can ask them if theyll be going into the office over the christmas break, because you know, they dont believe in christmas

[BanzaiCat]

Because they're a bunch of caving crybabies.

who is "they"?  Starbucks?  or the people whining about Starbucks?

Either. Both. Take your pick.

[JasonPratt]

Took me a second to figure out that's probably about Starbucks removing "Merry Christmas" from their cups (therefore their coffee is of the devil).

I'm not sure they ever said that.  But they did used to have decorations like snowflakes and now don't.

Yes, true, they didn't actually say "Merry Christmas". But then it was weird that they removed the seasonally neutral decorations for the following official reason, "[we] wanted to usher in the holidays with a purity of design that welcomes all of our stories", ""to create a culture of belonging, inclusion and diversity", and that the "blank canvas" (that's their own official description in Sunday's press release responding to criticism) encourages ""customers to tell their Christmas stories in their own way."

Of course, they still sell cards saying "Merry Christmas" and still sell a "Christmas Blend". But that loops back around to why they'd remove stuff from the cups for those reasons. It's inconsistent.

Personally, I think someone said, "Y'know, these cups cost two cents less if we get them printed with less ink, so how can we spin that like we're doing customers a favor?"  >:D

[JasonPratt]

(I want to be clear, I think it's silly for any Christians to act like we're being persecuted somehow by this. Thus what I figured was the point of the joke about "the CUP" turning someone into a devil. But the goofy explanations for blank-slating the cup decorations, do sound suspiciously like marketing rhetoric meant to appeal to a popular philosophy of reducing all ideas to an equivalent frothy nothing.)

[Marty Ward]

Hell just tell the Starbucks cashier your name is Mary Christmas and be done with it. The store will be ringing with holiday cheer!

[BanzaiCat]

Hell just tell the Starbucks cashier your name is Mary Christmas and be done with it. The store will be ringing with holiday cheer!

Already been done.

http://www.ijreview.com/2015/11/466123-starbucks-christmas-prank/

https://twitter.com/Abby_Zeez/status/662717433199726593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

BECAUSE TYPING IN ALL CAPS = LEGITIMATE
,,,but at least she spelled "too" right.

[Steelgrave]

Of course, they still sell cards saying "Merry Christmas" and still sell a "Christmas Blend". But that loops back around to why they'd remove stuff from the cups for those reasons. It's inconsistent.

FYI Starbucks sells the very same "Christmas Blend" labeled in a "Holiday Blend" package for those folks who are offended by the notion of Christmas in any way, shape or form  ::)  :P

[LongBlade]

Of course, they still sell cards saying "Merry Christmas" and still sell a "Christmas Blend". But that loops back around to why they'd remove stuff from the cups for those reasons. It's inconsistent.

FYI Starbucks sells the very same "Christmas Blend" labeled in a "Holiday Blend" package for those folks who are offended by the notion of Christmas in any way, shape or form  ::)  :P

Hmmm. That gives me an idea.

We need to come up with a new brand. The brand name is "If You're Offended."

We'll sell everything that proves to be an alternative to offensive products. So, if you're offended by a "Christmas Blend" coffee, we'll sell you a "Holiday Blend." If you're offended by "Holiday Blend" we'll sell you an "Everyday Blend." If you're offended by "Everyday Blend" then we'll sell you an "Unremarkably Unique Day" blend.

It will be awesome.

[JasonPratt]

FYI Starbucks sells the very same "Christmas Blend" labeled in a "Holiday Blend" package for those folks who are offended by the notion of Christmas in any way, shape or form  ::)  :P

...my mind. It... the what. {process failure}

And yet, they still keep the Christmas Blend. They didn't just go for the total blank. Wait, does the Holiday Blend feature any of the art missing from the cup??

And will their November Time cups feature any art traditionally applicable to Thanksgiving?? (I should ask my sister-in-law Ishy, she's a big fan of Starbucks...) And what did they do for Halloween??

Man, if the internet doesn't generate at least a week's worth of LaughPix for this, the internet will have failed us!