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cupcakestreets · 2 years

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Quick PSA specifically Cookie Run fandom that I feel like I want address quickly and swiftly and I want to put it out there because this problem keeps coming back up just in small burst, and it upsets me every time.

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Okay this is about Purple Yam Cookie (or Big Yam as I love to call him) , and the ship MilkYam. If you know where this going then I have you can understand why this upset me. It's insinuation that this ship has fallen into the White Savior troupe, which right out the bat is incorrect, this relationship has no bounds in reality what so ever, and if you do not know what the White Savior troupe is: it is when a White character in media is shown saving the POC (person of color) ,usually a Black character from their predicaments that mostly involve; other white people discrimating against them or other hateful actions. Basically the White Man is seen as the hero over the POC characters that were actually struggling, which deflects from the issue at hand which is their struggles being in a society that sees them as second class citizens. This was/is a prominent issue when it comes to making films about America's Jim Crow laws and Sunset Towns (I must ask you to Google these terms yourself but just know these are racist laws and towns that went against black people in America, mostly the south.) The reason I'm bringing this up is because it feels like people in this fandom don't actually know what the troupe is and how when you look at this ship it has absolutely nothing to do with it and it's insulting to actual BPOCs. It makes me upset that sensitive issues like this is being thrown at cartoon cookies and I just want to give my two cents on the subject as a Black person.

So I'm going to list my main issues to why this issue should not have been an issue in the first place and why it feels insulting when people call Purple Yam Cookie the angry black man stereotype (Which yes this was a real thing!!)

Purple Yam Cookie is not Black Coded nor does he fall into any other specific ethnicities or cultures: When it comes to this, I always get so angry that when people bring up Big Yam and how he's the angry black man stereotype. Like do you know how insulting it is to say this purple cookie reminds you of a black man lashing out. Like guys WTF?? It feels like this was a joke taken to seriously in the beginning. Like this should have never been an issue. Also why do you see Big Yam as black? Is it because of the dreadlock like hair? Other cultures have that. And like I said if you see as black because he's angry then that's a big YIKES chief. It is perfectly okay the headcanon him when humanized as black. In fact I encourage it honestly, but if you think he is black because of reasons above then that's a red flag and I need you to step back a reevaluate your ideas on black people.

Milk Cookie is not white, nor does he show himself as being Big Yam's savior... Also he's not a christian white supremacists.: Milk Cookie... Is a milk cookie. He has a pale dough color because he is made of milk. This falls into that issue where people view the cookies dough color as skin colors and I must remind everyone that is not the case. Even Devsisters say themselves that the cookies are simply that. Cookies. If you need the source to that email I'll put it here. Anyway, While they may have cultures that parallel the real world this is not the same reality as ours. They do not have the same history. I am unsure what Milk Cookie real life inspiration is from but his character is of one that is kind and sweet to all cookies and creatures. He does not once show any sort of superiority over Big Yam, he doesn't even show that he has a bad boy counter part or anything he's just genuinely kind and wants to help those in need. Him and Big Yam are seen as partners who have a common interests. With them traveling together I see why this is a popular ship, and help I find them neat myself. Milk Cookie is nice, loving, and there to save everyone, and it is not to boost his ego, or whatever you guys projected on to him. He's literally a nice cookie. If you need proof play the game yourself or watch clips of him, he's honestly great I love him.

Calling MilkYam shippers racist: This goes into that thing earlier where people have been saying MilkYam falls into the White Savior troupe. People have been using that argument to call a couple of MilkYam shippers racist, which I must repeat: is not the case. This issues arise when we project ourselves, or reality on to the cookies. Like I said when people call Purple Yam Cookie a racist stereotype of black people I just scratch my head. This argument does not make sense. And I've seen people say that "Well my black friend said..." Yeah well I'm sorry to say your black friend may be a little biased and just a bit too sensitive. If a black person is telling you this purple cookie and milk cookie are obviously coded to be this troupe that is just ignorant and they either need to check to see if they have generational trauma (because yes it can affect the way we view media) or read up on black history. Like something has to be checked. The MilkYam community are delightful, I have yet to see any racey content, if there is there's very little of it. And if they aren't drawing Milk Cookie calling Big Yam the N-Word then there is absolutely zero problems in the ship. In fact this shit is so tamed compared to actually problematic ships.

Apparently this misinformation was spread around once more by TikTok??: Okay this is something I've noticed when seeing post like this come back on to Tumblr and they always bring up they got their information from TikTok. Like I do not use TikTok at all so do not quote me on this and really I've seen 2-3 post about it and I am just curious to if someone is spreading cookie run discourse on tik tok. If you do find TikToks like that please be skeptical of their content. Please find information on your own as usually with TikTok they will make parallels that seem pretty close but when doing the actual research is something completely different. So yeah, please kids, fact check. ALSO IF YOU DO SEE TIKTOKS WITH THIS MISINFORMATION PLEASE REPORT THEM. I think misinformation absolutely should be reported when you can.

In conclusion... Don't bring up race when talking about cookies. Especially when race was never involved in the first place. Be sensitive to subjects like these and if you do not know much about a subject it is okay not to say anything and it's perfectly fine to look up information on your own. I just wanted to put this out there for others to look into. I am very sensitive when it comes to misinformation about racial issues in this fandom, it makes me angry because it feels like many NPOC try to speak over a subject they know little about. And if my information is incorrect please inform me I mainly gave my basic information on things. But with that you've made it to the end of the post! Here take my drawing of Milk Cookie and Purple Yam! And thank you. 💖

#cookie run #cookie run discourse #milkyam #I love y'all I'm sorry I just wanted to get my thoughts out there and hopefully educate the youth

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