Coffeehouse chain Costa is facing fierce backlash on social media over a cartoon advert that features a transgender man with scars reminiscent of ones after receiving double mastectomy.
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The image on the mural — which was spotted on the side of a Costa Express van and shared on the recently renamed Twitter app X — shows a surfer with large pink lips and bright blue hair sipping coffee from a to-go cup. “Why is a coffee chain pushing sex change surgeries on customers that just want to drink coffee?” he questioned.Coca-Cola Company-owned coffeehouse chain Costa is facing fierce backlash on social media over a cartoon advert that features a transgender man with scars reminiscent of ones after receiving double mastectomy.
A Costa Coffee spokesperson told The Post in a statement that “the mural, in its entirety, showcases and celebrates inclusivity.”
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