Bethenny Frankel Wants Those Freaking Out About Starbucks' Red Cups to Chill Out

#RHONY's Skinnygirl gets real about the coffee chain's latest controversy.

By Laura Rosenfeld Nov 12, 2015, 11:55 AM ET

Starbucks' festive red cups have been a staple of the holiday season for years, but this year's simplistic two-toned ombré red design devoid of the usual holiday greetings and iconography has inspired criticism from the public and high-profile figures alike on social media. One person that has been particularly outspoken on the matter is The Real Housewives of New York City's very own Bethenny Frankel.

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The Skinnygirl responded to Donald Trump's recent comments suggesting consumers should boycott Starbucks because of the absence of Christmas symbols on this year's red cup design. "Many people don't observe xmas, red is in the spirit & no greeting means no wasted cups," Bethenny tweeted on Tuesday.

Is @realDonaldTrump criticizing @Starbucks 4 red cups vs Merry xmas. We still say it. It's green & smart bc they'll use them into jan.
— Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) November 10, 2015

It's absurd. Many people don't observe xmas, red is in the spirit & no greeting means no wasted cups @jsnice4 @realDonaldTrump @Starbucks
— Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) November 10, 2015

Since talk of @DunkinDonuts & @Starbucks cups has been so good for business, I think I should talk about my festive "jugs."
— Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) November 12, 2015

The controversy has been causing a stir on social media, so it's no surprise that several other Bravolebs have also weighed in on the issue. And the consensus seems to be that #RedCupGate shouldn't really be an issue at all.

I think we have bigger problems to worry about than #StarbucksRedCup but... Does that mean no more Christmas Blend?? ð
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) November 10, 2015

People are desperate to be offended. A little Birdy said this to me and I believe it! Now the red Starbucks cup! Wtf?!
— lisa rinna (@lisarinna) November 10, 2015

Of course we have seasons in Florida. Every fall our Starbucks cups turn the most glorious shade of red pic.twitter.com/UbPyZ705Gk
— Kate Chastain (@Kate_Chastain) November 1, 2015

Red Starbucks cup is reason 4,529 why I believe there is more intelligent life elsewhere and I'll say it again, IF YOU COME TAKE ME WITH U ð½
— Cameran Eubanks (@cameraneubanks) November 10, 2015

People loosing their minds, cursing people over a coffee cup- forget putting Christ in Christmas, work on putting Christ back in Christian.
— Jaime Primak (@JaimePrimak) November 10, 2015

For some reason I feel like my neighborhood coffee shop may be "waging a war on Christmas"...
A photo posted by Kevin Gillespie (@chefkevingillespie) on Nov 12, 2015 at 6:11am PST

Whatever you think about the Starbucks' red cups, these pics are sure to get you into the holiday spirit.