Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Confessions.... Starbucks Red cups, Twitter Fued & Jem




I confess....



... this whole Starbucks red cup thing has gone to the level of STUPID.  I will confess that I posted the initial video of the guy who started it because I love the idea of having people say Merry Christmas in businesses.  But it wasn't a mission to fight the battle of WAR on Christianity to me. (war?  Really?  That's the word they're using?)  When did it take that turn? Truth be told, I don't even remember what the other cups look like from the past year.  I don't ever remember seeing a baby Jesus on the cup or feeling like my relationship with Christ was changed by it.   Its almost just embarrassing how things get a little too out of control.  Sadly, I think the more people talk about it - whichever side its on - it only keeps the focus on it.  & there's so many other stupid things to pay attention too  #stopfeedingthemadness  #Justgivememydrink  #MySalvationDoesntChangeOveraRedCup #AlwaysSomething

... Iced Coffee drinkers at Starbucks can't complain - the cups still have snowflakes on them. #IcedCoffeeDrinkersLoveJesus #KIDDING

... I tell the Starbucks baristas that my name is Belle anyways.  #Truth #TheyalwaysspellitBell

... It would be funny if Starbucks put Merry Christmas on everyone's cup & when they called it, everyone got their orders confused.  #StarbucksRevenge

... people are flat out CRAZZZYYYYYY on Twitter.  I posted a tweet while watching Dancing with the Stars Monday that I didn't know who Tamar Braxton was.  That's it. I wasn't being mean. I wasn't being harsh - I literally have no clue who she is besides Toni Braxton's sister.  THE GATES OF HELL WERE UNLEASHED ON ME.   I had so many Tweets attacking me, cursing me out, calling me every name I can't even think about repeating all telling me I dont need to know who she is because I'm an old poor white woman & she's rich... telling me places to put my skinny-A** lips ... even had a tweet that said, "If you come after Tamar, I'm coming after you F**#@*#* B**#*@" ... & that tweet was liked & retweeted by many others.  What the hey.  Did I miss something here.  Lord knows I won't tell anyone I didn't know who Carlos was either.  #Yikes  #hideyokids  #DontwanttoknowTamarnow #ReportedtoTwitterASAP


... I bet all those people that cursed me out have no clue who Steven Curtis Chapman is #getSCConDWTS

... I love everyone that sees Beauty & the Beast & thinks of me... but y'all... this aint the new movie poster.  That Beast?  Its from X-Men - Kelsey Grammar's Beast - the blue guy. ... this isn't the real movie poster.  Don't be fooled. If you aren't sure - ask me - I can tell if its legit  #Cantfoolme



... I gotta quit sitting with my leg tucked underneath of me. I think I found my biggest problem with my knees.  #Cantsitupstraight

... I am so disappointed in the movie Jem.  Not that I've seen it.  But they've said for YEARS they were going to make it... & they finally did. But apparently its horrible.  It had no publicity. The trailer looked dumb.  & I heard they're pulling it from the theaters only after like a few weeks out.  The amount of money it made is apparently embarrassing.  This, America, is how you do a movie wrong.  #couldhavebeensogood #TrulyOutrageous



So what do you have to confess today?


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29 comments:

  1. they pulled Jem out of the theaters because it only made $300K and it's in its second week!! i didn't want to watch it because i was afraid it would tarnish my good memories of the cartoon (i love it!!).

    thanks for linking up!

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  2. I cant even believe how dumb the starbucks cup fiasco is - i mean the fact this has garnered any attention over some of the real issues is the problem!! Love that you give the baristas a fake name I need to try that! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  3. The whole Starbucks situation is one example why Christians aren't taken seriously ... as my sister (a non Christian) said that this is just their "outrage du jour". Alas, issues like that get lumped in with serious issues like abortion so that any action we take (on any issue) is just ridiculed as our "outrage du jour".

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  4. WHOA. That Twitter story is nuts! I'd have been so scared, ha! I was so close to posting something about the cups when poop first hit the fan, but I refrained. I'm pretty pleased with that decision. People are craaaazzeeeeeey!

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  5. Oh my goodness - can we be friends in real life? Seriously. I'm not joking! I'll meet you up for coffee {at Starbucks} in an hour?! I was saying the SAME THING this week! I could understand if we were talking about a church said "hey, we've decided to remove all reference to Christ from our Christmas service this year" but coffee cups? Wow! I must find a way to use the #IcedCoffeeDrinkersLoveJesus today! And I was obsessed with Jem as a little girl and can't bring myself to see the movie! The #trulyoutrageous theme song will be playing in my head all day!!

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    1. I'm singing it with you girl!!!
      & I'll probably use that hashtag for every Iced coffee I have through Christmas :) haha

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    2. Starbucks....uggh I finally had enough and had to post on my Facebook page....do not put every Christian in the same box of what one expresses. I don't put my faith in a coffee cup, in fact I love the red cup, it's shouts merry Christmas to me! So there!
      I just love that you use Belle as your name...perhaps I should start using Dorthy Gale ??? Something to think about..... Twitter, just can't bring myself to try it....you just settled it for me :-) You little helper you!!!
      Hugs!!

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  6. ha yes people are cray- crazy! Don't even get me started on the starbucks fiasco. Truly is just sad!

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  7. Your Twitter story is insane! People are crazy out there. And the Starbucks red cup thing just makes me sad. It's just like, really???

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  8. I LOVE Beauty and the beast! By far my favorite Disney movie. i'm excited to see how they remake it. (but nothign will top the original!)
    www.amemoryofus.com

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  9. This red cup nonsense is driving me insane. Also...that Twitter business is crazy!!! Just because you didn't know who someone was?! I don't know who most of the people on those shows are these days it seems. And they said you were, "coming after her"? Uhhh, check yourself, people. And now this just makes me more confused because I don't know who she is either but she somehow has all these crazy fans.

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  10. Wait - people really did that on twitter because you didn't know who someone was? GOOD LORD.

    I don't want anyone to say anything to me that is not comfortable for them. So as far as I'm concerned if Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays or anything makes them uncomfortable, they shouldn't say it.

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  11. So ummmmm I dont know who Tamar Braxton is either. **sits and waits for the internet to shut down** The level of crazy everyone has gotten is insane!!!!!!!! And the whole starbucks thing?? I just want my latte. I dont care if the cup is white, red, baby jesus or a menorah is on it....just give me my caffeine. I didn't even notice they were different until it went viral.

    I totally tuck my leg under all day too and it is terrible but I cant stop!

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  12. Wow, that twitter nonsense is kind of scary. I'm sorry you had that happen

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  13. The REd Cup thing is ridiculous. I don't drink Starbucks but I did have Dunkin's and it had Joy on it and I chuckled. Twitter people be crazy!! I don't really know Tamar or Steven Curtis Chapman so Twitter can shove it. ;)

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  15. It's a red cup, end of story! I couldn't believe all that I saw on Facebook about it. I haven't seen JEM but will probably watch it on DVD someday. The coming attractions didn't do much for me.

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  16. I confess that sometimes I actually like living in another country so I can avoid stupid sensationalized stories that America sometimes runs with ... like the Starbucks red cups. I really have no idea what that's about, and I really don't care to know.

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  17. I am soooo annoyed by the Starbucks cups. I wish we'd give that level of hype and attention to orphaned kids or something important. Geez! And woah, what's up with twitter rudeness. Annoying!!!

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  18. People on Twitter are crazy. That is nuts. I don't know why they take everything to extreme levels. BTW, I don't know who that is, either.

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  19. Wait...what?!?!? That Twitter thing is absolutely ridiculous! I don't even know who she is, either!!! I don't understand the world today.

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  20. I totally tuck my legs and sit on them when I'm at my desk too. It's bad, my legs always fall asleep. And yes, that red cup thing is ridiculous! Last year they only had snowflakes on it. NOTHING Christmas related.

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  21. I've tried not to even read all the red-cup hoopla that has been going around. It's stupid and I can tell just from the headlines on my newsfeed. Snowflakes are not religious anyway! Also that is nuts about your twitter! I put sarcastic sometimes rude things on twitter and never get any backlash. I must not be tagging them correctly.... hahaha which means I do want the backlash I guess? Also SO excited for Beauty and the Beast but that poster was cracking me up. People really thought that was the real thing?

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  22. I LOVE THAT BEAUTY AND BEAST MOVIE POSTER!! I am also obsessed with the fact that you tell Starbucks baristas that your name is Belle!

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  23. I cannot believe the twitter craziness that happened to you! Man, she has some crazy fans for sure. As far as I know, she's only known for being Toni's sister, but I don't know either!
    I wouldn't be surprised if Starbucks started the whole thing, just so they could get some more publicity. Not that they need it! What a crazy world. :)

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  24. Whoa, that twitter unleasing on you was way out of line. Seriously. People need to calm down. So, I'm not down with the story of the red cup. You're saying that Starbucks made it red so they wouldn't have to say "merry christmas"? Weird. I don't get the whole "happy holidays" PC thing we're all doing right now. If I want to say "Merry Christmas", I will! It says it on my cards. I don't care.

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  25. Christmas is Christmas... whether you're religious or not. I mean, I was brought up in church but haven't believed for quite some time now... that doesn't make Christmas not Christmas anymore. lolololol People are just so freakin' WEIRD! I'm not offended by it. And I'm not offended if someone doesn't use it or uses something else. Either way... getting that upset over a freakin' CUP is ridiculous. Find something better to do with your time you WEIRDOS.

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  26. It has gotten a little crazy. I know we're all so PC these days, and I think that is the only thing that makes me sad. I still wish everyone a Merry Christmas and My faith doesn't waiver with a cup .. lol

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  27. I'm sitting like that right now. Oops! People have done lost their minds! What is wrong the world we live in??? And I love that you tell them your name is Belle. Never stop being you!

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