"Me remember fallen!"

Cookie Monster In Row After Appearing On BBC Wearing A Poppy

 

I'm trying to follow this logic here
A beloved children's character wore a symbol commemorating those who died in world war 1.
That symbol is worn by everyone on British TV.
But the children's character trivializes the poppy but not everyone else?

 

Uh ... yeah. And we're told the younger generation doesn't understand the sacrifices of the veterans, yet, a teachable moment is mocked.

 

The way I understand it is that the controversy is over the fact that symbols of this nature have become so socially perfunctory that some producer felt compelled to pin a paper poppy on a Muppet to look right, when such an act is supposed to be a conscious act of remembrance and gratitude. Kind of like "If you haven't thanked veterans on Facebook today, do you really love America?"

That said, the last few years, there has been a distinctly different "public" version of Cookie Monster that is actually quite amusing. He has a Twitter handle (cleverly, it's @MeCookieMonster). He was on the Colbert Report a couple years ago and said he had to catch a ride with Elmo back to Sesame Street and that their car ran on (air quotes) imaaaaginationnnnnn.

 

His Siri commercial is awesome.

The outtakes video is greatness, too.

 

I think that's where I'm coming from. I hate using "support the troops" or "because some gave all" as an applause line.

But like HanSen said, this was also a way for kids to learn a lesson and it's getting people upset.

Either way, this whole thing is stupid.

 

For what it's worth, I'm going for comedy here.

 

Me not puppet. You puppet.

 

Wouldn't be an issue if he were Biscuit Monster.

 

"Never forget every American who fell on D-Day!"

 

"No puppet! No puppet!"