Starbucks Faces Backlash For Featuring Taylor Swifts Exes As Drinks On Menu
Taylor Swift is undoubtedly one of the most renowned pop stars globally. Known for her unique blend of country and pop music, she has been in the public eye for almost a decade now. The 33-year-old singer is a global icon and an inspiration for music lovers worldwide. Not only this, but Taylor has also established a strong connection with her fans through social media, who proudly refer to themselves as ”Swifties”. Recently, a Twitter user shared a picture of a Starbucks menu that featured Taylor’s ex-partners as drinks, which has divided the internet.
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The post was shared on Twitter by @misamericana. The photo features a Starbucks signboard with some drinks labelled as Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriends. For instance, Harry Styles was a ‘Hot Vanilla Latte’, Jake Gyllenhaal was ‘Decaf Americano’, Calvin Harris was ‘Vanilla Bean Frappe’ and Joe Alwyn was ‘Hot Chai with Oat Milk’. “This is so gross @starbucks,” read the caption of the post.
Since it was shared, the post has accumulated over 7.2 million views, 2.4K retweets, and thousands of comments. Internet users were unimpressed with the Starbucks sign board and expressed their discontent in the comments section. However, some people felt that it wasn’t such a big issue. One person wrote, “Literally making me sick! Starbucks, get rid of it now!”
Another person called for action by commenting, “@Starbucks excuse me, please do something.”
A third person wrote, “Why are you trying to get a worker in trouble for something that’s not a big deal? Like, you just got a fellow Swiftie in trouble. Way to go.”
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Here’s how other people reacted to the post:
Which location is this??? I want to give one star rating to this place.— Devanshi Mehta (@devaanshimehta_) April 11, 2023
okay where is this i’m kicking it down— madi (@ccowboyslikeme) April 11, 2023
i mean they just listed her exes, they didn’t bash her or anything…— ahmed (@bacebashbookies) April 11, 2023
Starbucks was quick to respond to the post and claimed that the sign had been taken down. “Thank you for bringing this to our attention. This certainly doesn’t uphold our mission and values, and the sign has been taken down by the store.”
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. This certainly doesn’t uphold our mission and values, and the sign been taken down by the store.— Starbucks Care (@StarbucksCare) April 11, 2023
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