**BREAKING: Starbucks Accused of "Cultural Erasure" After Miffy Mugs Feature No Ears – Fans Say "This Isn't Cute, It's Censorship"**

BREAKING: Starbucks Accused of “Cultural Erasure” After Miffy Mugs Feature No Ears – Fans Say “This Isn’t Cute, It’s Censorship”

Seattle, WA – In what social media is calling the “Bunny-gate of 2024,” Starbucks is under fire today after releasing a limited-edition Miffy collaboration that has fans screaming “Who benefits from this?”

The new ceramic mugs, retailing for $24.95, depict the iconic Dutch rabbit character – but with a bizarre discrepancy: the ears are completely missing from the lid design, replaced by a smooth, featureless dome.

“When you turn the mug over, the ears are physically there on the back, but on the front? Nothing. It looks like a deflated balloon,” said viral TikTok user @MiffyWatchdog. “This is either a production error so egregious that someone should be fired, or this is intentional ‘soft’ censorship.”

Conspiracy-minded collectors have already connected dots to Starbucks’ recent “inclusivity” training, noting that Miffy’s original artist, Dick Bruna, designed the character with long, pointed ears – considered by some to be an anatomical “stereotype” of rabbits.

“They’re literally de-eared a children’s book character for ‘safety,’” fumed one X (formerly Twitter) user. “First they took the mermaid’s nipples off the logo, now they’re decapitating bunnies? Who is pushing this agenda?”

Starbucks has not commented, but leaked internal memos suggest the design team was “inspired by modern minimalist aesthetics.”

The mugs sold out within hours, but resale prices have already tanked on eBay – with collectors calling the flawed design “traumatizing” rather than “Miffy.”

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