Starbucks, however, maintains that their holiday cups were meant to be a blank canvas for customers to create their own stories, inspired by the doodles and designs that customers have drawn on white cups for years.
And we get offended and all “Starbucks hates Jesus” because their holiday cup artwork doesn’t include Merry Christmas? C'mon.
Lighten up, people!
"IF COFFEE CUPS DEFINE YOUR CHRISTMAS, HONEY, IT'S YOU WHO NEEDS JESUS".
That's right. Take for example, if I have been decorating the house to celebrate/usher in Christmas every year, and yet this year I don't feel like doing it, because....
- too busy
- no budget
- going vacation
- celebrating elsewhere
- ran out of ideas
- not in the mood to celebrate
- someone/my pet died....
.....does that mean I don't appreciate Christmas and its significance anymore? Does it mean I'm not God-fearing anymore? Will Jesus love me less?
Christmas should be a time for reflection, giving, loving, being magnanimous (if you have not been that the entire year...), being accepting and all things nice...
On the contrary, if one day Starbucks or any retailer decides to put the Buddha (symbol of Buddhism) or any holy objects as artwork on their disposable cups, I may balk.
This is because any image of holy objects which symbolises the Buddha, is to be venerated and respected, and definitely not to be thrown away within 30 minutes! I would feel so disrespectful.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
So there. A different perspective regarding this Starbucks cup hooha. It's all about expectations and different perspectives.
Live and let live.
At least be happy that the cup is still red, ya. ;)
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