Is Starbucks Brewing a ‘War On Christmas’?
This week, Stabucks unveiled new cups for the holiday season, which are solid red with the green Starbucks logo in the middle, with no reindeer or snowmen, much less nativity images.
Starbucks invited controversy this week with new cups that are solid red with the green Starbucks logo in the middle.
While the cups’ design may not seem objectionable on its face, the absence of snowmen, reindeer, candy canes and other iconography has prompted some to accuse the coffee company of waging a ‘War On Christmas’.
Breitbart London reports that MP David Burrowes, a conservative Christian of the British Parliament, has criticized Starbucks, saying “The Starbucks coffee cup change smells more of political correctness than a consumer-led change.” Burrowes added, “The public has a common sense grasp on the reality that at Christmas time, whether you have a Christian faith or not, Britain celebrates Christmas.”
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