Pumpkin Spice is the Best, Stop Being a Hater

There are two types of people in the world: Those who love Pumpkin Spice and those who are wrong.

About two or three years ago, it became the "cool" thing to take a big ol' crap on everyone's beloved Fall flavor of Pumpkin Spice. This was mostly due to the backlash of everyone losing their minds of Starbuck's Pumpkin Spice Latte. Sure, the countdown clocks and anticipation of a hot beverage may have been a bit extreme, but the PSL (as the kids call it) is basically what happens when angels descend upon your tongue and take away everything that is wrong in the world.

The PSL was the first to really kick off the trend, but now you can find pretty much everything in pumpkin spice. You can buy air fresheners, candles, beer, Cheerios, and probably pumpkin spice flavored pumpkin spice. And it's all delightful.

For some reason, we can't just let people have things. I know I've been guilty of it (I strongly dislike Dave Matthews and Jack White and think that people who enjoy them must have an ear infection). But I'm not going to go out of my way to seek out people who enjoy them and openly mock them. Pumpkin spice has the association now that you are "basic" if you enjoy it. Just the same way yoga pants or Ugg boots are "basic." Blatant sexism aside (which is what it mostly comes down to), why does liking one drink make you more "basic" than something else? I'm an almost 30 white dude who is down to chug a Pumpkin Spice Frappe any chance that I get. Am I basic? It's super weird that PS gets this reputation but other Starbucks drinks (like the holiday themed Peppermint Mocha) get a pass.

At the end of the day, it's just another flavor. Why people have to be so hateful about it is totes ridiculous. Leave it alone. Stop using a group of people's love of something to demean them or make yourself feel better than them. We don't need to go to ridiculous lengths just to judge someone. If you actually don't like pumpkin spice, good for you. I sometimes don't like things to. Just don't be a jerk about it.