As you may already know, Starbucks has decided to go without the "Merry Christmas" logo for their cups this holiday season. Plastered over the internet, you will see many customers angrily disagreeing with Starbucks’ decision to keep the cups simply red.

While some support this passive placement Starbucks has taken and embrace the simplicity of this season's cup, many are outraged and encouraging a boycott all because they want to see an exclusive "Merry Christmas" on their recycled cups that they will have in their hands for a maximum of thirty minutes before throwing in the trash. Are people really this thick? In the 21st century, how can there be complaints and, even further, a controversy made over something so trivial -- a coffee cup? Not to mention that there are a number of prevalent religions in today’s society celebrating other holidays which Starbucks consumers may belong to. Is there really such a limited amount of people thinking that this was a smart move on Starbucks’ part? It is shocking how such a tiny change can influence a massive uproar.

Some customers are trying to bring back “Merry Christmas” on their cups by encouraging baristas to write it out. In reality, baristas probably do not have much of a choice if you tell them that your name is “Merry Christmas” when they take your order, but it goes much deeper than that. The holiday season is not strictly limited to one holiday. There is Judaism's Hanukkah, Buddhism’s Bodhi Day, and Hinduism’s Pancha Ganapati while African heritage celebrates Kwanzaa among other religions and holidays. If Christians are so enraged over the absence of “Merry Christmas,” why do we not see other religions enraged over the absence of their holidays on the famous red cups?

Those who find themselves tweeting about their coffee cup this season should seriously rethink before they start complaining. Some hate the “political correctness” that this new design is representing, but is that not the point? Seriously, Donald Trump, we do not need to boycott Starbucks…chill.

Steve Collier, whoever you are, get a clue.

I cannot help but to find myself seriously enraged by how much this controversy blew up over a cup. With the long struggle over equality in America, many would think that this was a step towards that goal. Unfortunately, some are too shallow to realize what the holiday season is all about. It should be bringing people together and being joyful, for we all have something to celebrate. Whether it be Jesus’ birthday, commemorating the sacred Temple, being grateful for friends and family, or many other reasons. The materialistic and shallow pettiness fueling this red cup controversy must come to an end. If you find yourself among those who simply cannot get over the lack of a “Merry Christmas” on your cup, you desperately need to reevaluate your reason for celebrating the holiday season that is not a Starbucks coffee cup.