#Purple yam cookie and milk cookie comic update#

A white man speaking over a black man and telling him to “watch his manners” is very textbook racist. Purple Yam Cookie is an adult, so he should be allowed to do whatever he likes.

The Dino-Sour Cookie update included a scene where Milk Cookie told Purple Yam Cookie to mind his manners when speaking to Dino-Sour Cookie, which is very condescending. It’s very awkward for a black man to suddenly forgive a white man for his creepy, condescending behavior just because he saved his life. Rather than Purple Yam Cookie rightfully being allowed to be mad at Milk Cookie, the story portrays them as bonding afterward. As he does so, however, he says demeaning things to Purple Yam Cookie. Later, Purple Yam Cookie nearly falls into a volcano, and Milk Cookie saves him by grabbing onto his clothes. Rather than being punished for this creepy behavior, he gets defended by Purple Yam Cookie from a giant Jellyworm and later stays at Purple Yam Cookie’s camp (once again, against Purple Yam Cookie’s will). Later, he stalks Purple Yam Cookie even after Purple Yam Cookie tells him to leave him alone. Even when he verbally and physically threatens Purple Yam Cookie despite Purple Yam Cookie not threatening him at all, he faces no repercussions for it. From his debut, he has always been portrayed as a “kind”, “gentle” person who does nothing wrong. Milk Cookie’s character is racist in that it makes him, a white man, seem automatically more likable and good as a person than any person of color he meets by virtue of how the story portrays his actions and the people around him. It does not help that he is always smiling and has rosy cheeks, as it makes him seem “cutesy” and “trustworthy” compared to a character like Purple Yam Cookie, who always scowls and has slashes on his face and chest. This is why many Jewish people in particular are uncomfortable with Milk Cookie’s design and do not like to see him or talk about him. While all of this was likely not intentional on Devsisters’ part, it still brings these kinds of associations to mind. The crosses on his shield and mace are, as I already stated, also very visually close to Iron Crosses. His story also says he is on a “divine mission” to bring peace to all Cookies, but a religious mission like that sounds dangerously close to the mission of the Crusaders. The crosses, white clothing, and the fact that he is associated with Milk Angel all imply this. Milk Cookie not only looks like a Crusader, but religion is a major theme in his design. Paladins draw their imagery from the Crusaders, which is an antisemitic group from European history that claimed their religion was a valid reason to murder and oppress Jewish and Muslim people. He is likely based on a paladin from Dungeons and Dragons, since Purple Yam Cookie and Mala Sauce Cookie are also based on Dungeons and Dragons classes. Milk Cookie’s physical appearance is a major problem for many people because it brings up antisemitic imagery. The things I’m about to list out are what I’ve heard from Jewish Cookie Run fans, people of color who play Cookie Run, or other minority groups sympathetic to Jewish people who have expressed their concerns about Milk Cookie’s design. You should consult Jewish people and/or people of color for their own opinions on Milk Cookie above all else. His contrast with Purple Yam Cookie in his release update and the other Cookies he meets is also outright racist, even if not intentional.ĭisclaimer: I’m not Jewish or a person of color, so my opinions on Milk Cookie’s design as it relates to how it’s antisemitic or his character as it relates to him being racist are not important.

All of his actions are played off as cute or a joke, which is racist because it makes a white man seem like he can’t be blamed for things he did which were legitimately wrong and meanwhile makes the people of color he harasses seem like the ones who did something wrong. Milk Cookie talks down to people of color and also destroys their property without their consent, even if he does not mean it in a malicious way. TL DR: Milk Cookie’s appearance, being likely based on the Crusaders and having motifs similar to the Iron Cross used by the Nazis, is antisemitic. I’ll put a summary before the readmore in case you don’t want details. I’m going to put this under a readmore because there’s… a lot wrong with him and his design. It’s okay! You’re not dumb! I’m happy to explain.

#Purple yam cookie and milk cookie comic update#