It wouldn’t be the holidays without a controversy over coffee cups.
McDonald’s is the latest company to cause commotion after releasing their version of the red cup for their McCafé. The holiday design reads “Warmest Greetings” over two white mittens.
December is here! Get in the spirit with a McCafé Peppermint Mocha! pic.twitter.com/tUzVWY8vnM
— McD's Savannah (@McD_Savannah) December 1, 2016
It seems innocent enough until you see the version now going viral.
Now how the hell are Starbucks cups in the news again and no one's talking about a guy spreading his cheeks open on McDonald's cups pic.twitter.com/QmIuZiDJst
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) December 11, 2016
Sam Sykes shared the image on Twitter and it has since been retweeted more than 23,000 times. To many, those fewscribbles look like butt cheeks.
McDonalds told the Huffington Post "“Our festive McCafé cups are of mittens not hands. The altered image circulating on social media is the result of someone getting a little cheeky and adding some hand-drawing to a cup.”
Starbucks was under fire last year after releasing a minimalist red cup design sparking a “war on Christmas.” .
