I cried when I read your article. The world needs love, not just for the rich and powerful, but for orphans and widows and invalids too. This is the essence of Christianity, that man, despite his sins and depredations, might be redeemed by love he does not and cannot deserve. I am an atheist who wants and needs grace. Grace onto Cookie, who looks so much happier when he finds a good home.
I'm always a fan of positive virality like this! And I can see how it inspired fanart lol those pics of Cookie being tucked in and out at lunch are just absurdly cute
Cookie’s story touched my heart. I been adopting plushies most of my life. I couldn’t begin to count the amount of times, I came across one, similar to Cookie’s story, and just had to give the plushie a home.
Well, I guess I'm alone in thinking this is weird. I'm fine with someone thinking that Cookie is cute and with someone maybe taking the fascination "too far." Each to their own. What I find weird, if that's the right word, is that no one apparently thought Cookie was cute and cuddly until the "fad" took off. So, I'm glad that CHH and others here find this internet story interesting, even cuddly and heartwarming, but I think, more in accord with CHH's penchant, she ought to think about it as, perhaps yet another, illustration of how "we" (or better, many) can be swept up into a fad that waves through the internet. I suspect that many of these fans will by this time next year have completely forgotten about Cookie, or why they even found Cookie so irresistible. So, maybe not now while we are still basking in the ethereal glow of the season, but later, when heads and hearts are cooler, to puzzle over this all too frequent phenomenon.
I cried when I read your article. The world needs love, not just for the rich and powerful, but for orphans and widows and invalids too. This is the essence of Christianity, that man, despite his sins and depredations, might be redeemed by love he does not and cannot deserve. I am an atheist who wants and needs grace. Grace onto Cookie, who looks so much happier when he finds a good home.
I'm always a fan of positive virality like this! And I can see how it inspired fanart lol those pics of Cookie being tucked in and out at lunch are just absurdly cute
I suspect that a substantial number of people who love Cookie were also traumatized by the Brave Little Toaster as children.
THIS
It’s the same feeling I have toward dumb pets. I get sad (?) and want to protect them lmao. Cookie deserves love.
If the “sad” gingerbread man had a frown on his face, he never would have found a home. The vulnerable need to be chipper if they want sympathy.
Cookie’s story touched my heart. I been adopting plushies most of my life. I couldn’t begin to count the amount of times, I came across one, similar to Cookie’s story, and just had to give the plushie a home.
Okay but why is this the first im hearing about this + what am i doing wrong 😂
Well, I guess I'm alone in thinking this is weird. I'm fine with someone thinking that Cookie is cute and with someone maybe taking the fascination "too far." Each to their own. What I find weird, if that's the right word, is that no one apparently thought Cookie was cute and cuddly until the "fad" took off. So, I'm glad that CHH and others here find this internet story interesting, even cuddly and heartwarming, but I think, more in accord with CHH's penchant, she ought to think about it as, perhaps yet another, illustration of how "we" (or better, many) can be swept up into a fad that waves through the internet. I suspect that many of these fans will by this time next year have completely forgotten about Cookie, or why they even found Cookie so irresistible. So, maybe not now while we are still basking in the ethereal glow of the season, but later, when heads and hearts are cooler, to puzzle over this all too frequent phenomenon.
I just finished reading the tipping point revisited, so the entire Cookie dynamic seemed kind of "expected" to me.
1. Our collective attention was refocused on Cookie...there's a lot of stuff in the world and attention is in short supply.
2. Some part of Cookie's cuteness is manufactured by the narrative and is not inherent in the object.
Stories have power to change our collective minds.