People Are Pissed About the Starbucks Holiday Cup

From Cosmopolitan

Over the weekend, what seemed to be a leaked photo of this year’s Starbucks holiday cup went viral on Imgur and everyone thought they were in on a big secret.

In the same way that the pumpkin spice latte signals the beginning of fall, the arrival of the Starbucks red cup signals the start holiday season. But for as many people who are obsessed with "red cup season," there are just as many who hate it and find it to be exclusive to certain religious groups.

Well, that might all be changing: This year, the "red" cups are actually green.

Here’s the cup everyone thought was coming out:

Here’s the cup that actually was announced today:

It’s not red, it’s green - and even better, the cup is all about inclusiveness. *Starbucks mic drop*.

Starbucks chariman and CEO Howard Schultz said that the cup - which has an illustration of a large group of diverse people standing closely together - is a reminder of our "shared values, and the need to be good to each other." He also said that during a hostile time in our country (hello, 2016 election) the cup was created as a symbol of unity.

Though the design is intended to invite less controversy than red cups in the past, people are still pissed about the green cups.

~Conspiracy theory alert~: I don’t believe that the green cups are the only new cups Starbucks will be releasing this season. Let’s investigate together.

1. In the photo that went viral over the weekend, the boxes say "No peeking until Nov. 10." Today is Nov. 1.

2. Starbucks typically calls the red cups "Red Holiday Cups" and the green cup statement that was released says nothing about the holidays.

Conclusion: There will probably be a Starbucks green cup and a Starbucks red cup so everyone can calm TF down. Or, find something else to complain about, which is the better scenario.

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