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Starbucks red Christmas cup design causes controversy to remove iconic patterns such as reindeer

Published: 2024-11-08 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/08, According to CNN on November 9, Starbucks' red cups this Christmas season have sparked controversy, with critics claiming that Starbucks is at war with Christmas. Starbucks said it deleted the reindeer and decorations used in the past as a Christmas symbol and replaced them with a simple, two-tone red cup. In late October, when these cups were launched,

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According to CNN on November 9, Starbucks' red cups this Christmas season have sparked controversy, with critics claiming that Starbucks is at war with Christmas.

Starbucks said it deleted the reindeer and decorations used in the past as a Christmas symbol and replaced them with a simple, two-tone red cup.

After the cups were launched in late October, Starbucks Vice President Geoffrey Fields (Jeffrey Fields) said the company wanted to lead the holiday season with a pure design that welcomed everyone's story.

Joshua Feuerstein, a self-proclaimed "social media figure" and a former priest, objected. On November 5, he posted a video on Facebook, which went viral. Foyle Stein criticized Starbucks for "removing Christmas from the cup".

He encouraged customers to say "Merry Christmas" instead of their names to tempt baristas to write the phrase on the cup. He also encourages people to use "# Merry Christmas Starbucks" to post photos online.

On the 8th, Starbucks issued a statement responding to Foyle Stein's video, saying it was trying to "create a culture of belonging, inclusiveness and diversity." Starbucks says its cups are meant to be a "blank canvas", encouraging "customers to tell their Christmas stories in their own way."

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