Since the dawn of time, mankind has been on the lookout for something, anything, to complain about. Political leaders, fashion trends, even disposable cups from coffee chains. That’s right, cups.

    Every year, around early November, Starbucks Coffee makes the switch from their regular white and green cups to their holiday cups. People are angered at the lack of, well, references to Jesus in this year’s cups…again. Turns out people can’t enjoy Christmas as much if their cups are the wrong color.

Traditionally, the cups are red and Christmassy, intended to get customers into the holiday spirit.

Along with new cups come the long-awaited seasonal drinks. It’s my favorite time of year.

  However, this year’s fall cups feature “a mosaic of more than a hundred people drawn in one continuous stroke” splashed against a green (God forbid they aren’t red) background. This is meant to symbolize community, a common thread every human shares.  

The message is so positive. The design is so innocent. Yet, the chaos is so, so intense.

      “ @JazzHandd: RT if you think @Starbucks is trying to take Jesus out of Christmas with the new cup. Make this go viral so Starbucks makes cups red again”

     Last winter, when Starbucks released solid red cups sans Christmas message, people lost it. The cups were accused of “taking away from the true meaning of Christmas”. Those in opposition of the new cups feel Starbucks is trying to impose a liberal agenda on its customers. Frankly, it’s seems they are only trying to appeal to customers of all backgrounds- something not all companies are capable of doing.

While Starbucks has yet to make a comment on their green cups, they released a photo yesterday hinting that they will be soon releasing red cups closer to Christmastime. This means that everyone can kindly calm the heck down. It’s a cup.