Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, the time has come. The season we've all been waiting for has finally arrived, when the temperatures cool, the leaves fall, and the holidays begin. That's right, I'm talking about Pumpkin Spice Season. It's back, better than ever, and is a force to be reckoned with. For those of you unfamiliar with the infamous Pumpkin Spice Season, please crawl out from whatever cave you dwell in, and make your way to the nearest Starbucks. One of the first things that comes to mind when I think of the fall season is a nice pumpkin spice latte. Part of me hates it, but most of me loves it.
Now comes the ultimate question, how early is too early for a pumpkin spice latte? My answer would be never. If I had it my way, pumpkin spice, along with all holiday flavors, would be available year round because, quite frankly, it's delicious. Similarly, McDonalds, Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks have all already brought back their Pumpkin Spice products, and people seem to be loving it. However, some would disagree. Thus, the movement of #stopprematurepumpkinspicing. 
This guy, Billy Cress, started #stopprematurepumpkinspicing after posting this photo on Instagram, which quickly received thousands of likes in support. Those in favor to stop "premature pumpkin-spicing" believe that this beloved flavor of fall should stay where it belongs. Technically, fall doesn't begin until September 22nd, so why would you rush for your pumpkin spice latte in the middle of summer? The PSL, iconic as it is, is a fall staple and shouldn't get a free pass into the summertime. You wouldn't wear a warm scarf in the middle of June, would you? Let's not even get into the fact that Pumpkin Spice Lattes hardly contain any pumpkin at all.
Despite this resistance, the pumpkin spice phenomenon is an epidemic from which none of us can escape. Pumpkin Spice doesn't care that it may still be 90 degrees outside, or that not one leaf has yet to fall. In America, we live for this kind of thing. If countries had a national flavor, our national flavor would be pumpkin spice. (Duh.)
Regardless of the ethics behind premature pumpkin spicing, one thing is for sure -- we still love pumpkin spice. Rather than rising up in an anti-pumpkin spice rebellion in the middle of August, we rejoice for the fact that this stuff is plain delicious. Fall is coming everyone, but not to worry, Pumpkin Spice is already here.
