When Sharon Green ordered a cake from the U.K.'s Occasion Cakes for her 3-year-old daughter Tahlia Rose's christening, she was shocked and scandalized by the teddy bear-themed dessert. Green claims that the "seams" in the teddy bear's, um, genital area makes it look as if the candy bear has a vagina, The Bolton News reports.

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In a rush, Green still served the cake but covered the teddy bear's alleged shame with fondant flowers.

None too happy about what she perceived as a vulgar cake for her toddler's christening, Green demanded a refund from the bakery. "We didn't serve the cake or eat it, that's why I wanted a refund," Green told us via email. She added, "Also the bears they put on the cake were not the ones I ordered. Another reason I wanted a refund."

What resulted was an exchange wherein Green called the cake "completely inappropriate" and the shop said, "The small bear on top of the cake is exactly that — a teddy bear — and the crease on its stomach is supposed to represent the seam where the bear is sewn together."

Supporters of both sides have taken to the bakery's Facebook page to celebrate or condemn the shop. And then, of course, there are plenty of new cake decorating requests:

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