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Starbucks Logo Under Fire

 Gary Detman     Created: 5/16/2008 7:15:11 PM    Updated: 5/16/2008 7:19:36 PM
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SEATTLE, WA -- The new retro logo at Starbucks is stirring controversy.

The logo shows a mermaid with partially-covered breasts.

A christian group based in San Diego called The Resistance says the logo looks like a naked woman with her legs spread like a prostitute.

The Resistance is calling for a national boycott of Starbucks.

Starbucks says the logo is appropriate. It'll be around for a few weeks.

The logo is based on a 16th century Norse woodcut of a two-tailed mermaid.

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