A photo of Starbucks' polar bear cookies has gone viral, with many saying that the red icing doesn't look like a scarf, but more like the bears’ throats were slit.
The post originated on a Reddit thread and has since spread across social media. The accompanying Imgur post has been viewed over 3 million times.
The photo of the cookie resurfaced last week, resulting in numerous social media posts.
Ok so Starbucks gets rid of their Christmas cups then they slit polar bear throats on their cookies? pic.twitter.com/L9EhaLq1lc
— Davin Lee (@davinreader) December 11, 2015
Although the cookies have recently been a topic of discussion, Starbucks made a statement to BuzzFeed saying that the the cookies were years old: "In December of 2010, we served smiling polar bear cookies in cozy scarves."
These Starbucks polar bear cookies looking like their throats are slit makes me glad to be alive. pic.twitter.com/fmCMAXOCQz
— Andrew Dyce (@andrewbdyce) December 10, 2015
"They are just one example of our tradition to offer holiday cookies that are festive and delicious. This year you can find snowmen cookies and gingerbread people in holiday sweaters," Starbucks told Buzzfeed.
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