Is it really necessary to pin a poppy on a fluffy children's puppet?
That was the question people were asking the BBC on Twitter after an appearance from the Cookie Monster on The One Show.
The zany blue Sesame Street puppet was a guest on the BBC One chat show and some viewers couldn't help but notice the kids' character was wearing a remembrance poppy.
It's a pretty common sight for any presenter, newsreader or guest on screen with the national broadcaster to be adorned with the symbolic red flower in the run up to Armistice Day on November 11.
While most people see the wearing of a poppy as a tangible and time-honoured show of respect for the fallen who lost their lives in conflict since the First World War, others thought the BBC had gone too far this time.
Some accused the BBC of 'poppy fascism' by sticking one to the much-loved American puppet.
https://twitter.com/justacword/status/795728756170223616
https://twitter.com/TimForde/status/795726778543251456
https://twitter.com/KCsixtyseven/status/795714459423690752
https://twitter.com/__Beav/status/795726667125837825
https://twitter.com/TintinnyTins/status/795728597227106305
https://twitter.com/DStubbings14/status/795728522048315392
https://twitter.com/daj1310/status/795727141019222016
https://twitter.com/CaraCompass/status/795728367094005760
https://twitter.com/PittTheBlogger/status/795727692205326337
https://twitter.com/giantpoppywatch/status/795710802280017920
https://twitter.com/daveisonfire/status/795724536532598789
https://twitter.com/Danny_Austin14/status/795724625678311424
Some people thought the outraged and indigation around a muppet wearing a poppy (no, we're not referring to Chris Tarrant) was a bit OTT.
https://twitter.com/DavidBedwell/status/795726331921235968
https://twitter.com/_MisterBlack_/status/795725207931588608
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