There are many things I do not understand in this world. I don’t understand why Kim Kardashian is famous. I don’t understand modern art. I sure as hell don’t understand physics. What has recently come to my attention is some idiot on the internet complaining about the red Starbucks holiday cup. And sure, there are tons of idiots on the internet complaining about stuff. But this one takes the cake.

His name is Joshua Feurenstein. He looks like a mix of Kevin James and an elephant. He calls himself an “American evangelist, internet and social media personality.” It was this guy’s YouTube video that shook up the internet in recent months when he flooded viewers’ screens with his Seth Rogen voice and illiterate mannerisms.

“Do you realize that Starbucks wanted to take Christ and Christmas off of their brand new cups?” he asks in his video. Now hang on just a second. Has Starbucks ever put Christ on their holiday cup? No. It’s not like baby Jesus was on the cup last year and Starbucks just decided to take it off. First off, Starbucks never identified with a particular religion. They’ve never, ever put baby Jesus on a cup, or a Hanukkah menorah, or Kwanzaa kinara. In fact, their holiday cups in past years have mainly featured pine trees and frost and fun holiday colors. The company has always been about celebrating holly and jolly and all that jazz during the holiday season. They have never identified with a particular religion.

My friend Mr. Feurenstein continued, “Do you know that Starbucks isn’t allowed to say merry Christmas to their customers?” Well, I beg to differ. According to the Atlantic Monthly group, quoting a Starbucks spokesperson, baristas “are not provided a script or a policy around greeting customers. They are simply encouraged to create a welcoming environment to delight each person who walks through our doors.” Yeah, I did my research. Obviously Feurenstein didn’t.

All of this hullabaloo about “taking the Christ out of Christmas” is just ridiculous. Keep in mind that not everyone identifies as a Christian. There could have been some Jewish people out there in years past that were seriously offended by the red cups. They could have been saying, “Why aren’t they blue and silver?” But no one did. Because they are reasonable. Because they know that their religion isn’t the only religion in the world.

What amazes me is that so many people agreed with Feurenstein. His video has around 12 million views now. Most of them are from people who disagree with him, but there are still people in America who view him as a crusader for the cups. My most recent experience was when I went to Starbucks and ordered my special holiday peppermint mocha (grande, with soy milk and no whipped cream). While I was patiently waiting for my drink, I overheard a customer in the drive-thru refusing to take the holiday cup. She demanded a regular cup “for Jesus.” This woman seriously thought the Starbucks logo was Jesus. I left right after I got my drink, because the sheer stupidity hanging in the air was too much for me to handle. In fact, I was afraid it was contagious.

If there’s one thing the general American public should take from this moronic outburst from Feurenstein, it is that people can be offended by pretty much anything. In fact, I’m sure if I said my name out loud on national television, it would offend someone. To me, it just seems like people are just looking for something to get fired up about. Last year, it was Miley Cyrus. This year, it’s a Starbucks cup. To which I say, chill. It’s a cup of coffee. Let the coffee be itself, let the company do whatever they want want. What matters is what’s inside the cup. And what’s inside is pretty delicious, if I’m being completely honest.