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Starbucks Korea chose “Tank Day” for the anniversary of a massacre

Jason Weisberger
May 28, 2026
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Starbucks Korea apparently looked at the anniversary of soldiers using tanks to crush a democracy uprising and thought: great day to sell a “tank” tumbler.

The coffee chain sparked public outrage when it attempted to promote a large size of tumbler it calls a “tank” by declaring May 18 to be “Tank Day.” That’s the anniversary of a d…

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