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Mystic Flour and Cultural Confusion: part 1
Hello there, stranger. I see the smell of cookies has guided you through the white mist. Why don't you kick back and relax while I talk your ear off about the cultural significance of a baked good…
This is what I'm doing with my life.
So, Cookie Run: Kingdom. A game that starts with the tone of Dragon Tales and somehow mutates into Lord of the Rings territory (Which I love by the way). Cookie Run as a franchise has always had dozens of characters from all different walks of life, many of them inspired by our real world. Devsisters dedicate a lot of time and effort to getting the cultural significance of their characters and plot lines correct, and they do a pretty good job…
Mostly…(I ain't going anywhere near that until I get more research and opinions on it.)
When pulling direct inspiration from a real-world culture and introducing it to an audience of a separate one, It can lead to a surprising amount of confusion. A good example of this would be when something originated in one culture, but is far more known in a different one, causing some people to believe that a certain thing only belongs to one culture.
Incomes the main subject of this post. (finally,) One of the first cookies baked! The hero of Volition turned beast of apathy! Put your hands together for Mystic Flour Cookie!
She's excited, I swear.
So…what does an overdesign treat have to do with what I just said? A lot actually. But alas, there's still one last thing I need to clarify, less I get mauled to death for not covering my bases.
Now, I'm not going to disclose the entirety of my identity as I care about my privacy. All you need to know is that I'm a minority in the Western hemisphere. The reason I feel it's important to disclose this is because people will use my identity, or lack thereof, to discredit anything I say, all because I MIGHT be some white guy in my 30s. One of the reasons for this behavior could be people trying to make sure someone isn't just trying to profit off of someone else's beliefs or culture, which I completely understand. I know what it's like when people attempt to use your identity just to benefit them in some sort of way, Even if it's not on the level of a religion or practice. It completely erases you as a person and just makes you an accessory.
However, the problem comes when you overdo it. I've seen a decent amount of people being attacked over interacting with cultures outside of their own, All because they don't fit the criteria of being enough of a certain ethnicity to do something. It's understandable to be mad when someone's making a mockery of what you care about, But it's entirely different when they're actively trying to learn and you still treat them horribly. It's kind of hard to learn about something when you're being told You're a monster for trying to do so.
To those who are curious or want to get in touch with your ancestry, You're still valid even if you don't breathe that culture every day. The only thing you really need is patience to learn and respect to understand.
Oh yeah, you're still here. (Whoops)
The reason why Mystic Flour Cookie is important to this conversation is due to her cultural influence of Buddhism. Those who are at least somewhat familiar with the belief could probably pick up on the inspiration just by looking at her. (Keep in mind, children play this game so not everyone is going to know this.) From what I've seen, a sizable amount of people think Mystic flower is Chinese-inspired which…isn't wrong, But there's a bit more to it. I'll be showing quotes in links I used in my research, feel free to do your own digging. if you like.
Before I go ahead and start going into detail on Mystic Flour, I'm actually going to split up this post into 2 parts so it's easier for people to read. If you're interested you shouldn't have to wait long, and thanks for even bothering to read this.
Yeah another art.. haha.
Sketches heh.:D
OH MY GOD ?? BRO IS COOKED
IF SHE SENSES MYSTIC FLOUR COOKIE-!!!!
Like???? It has to mystic flour cookie???
Looks like she's about to break out!
Here’s the poster for my Young Beasts AU!
The first part of the lore is almost exactly the same as the canon lore: All seven of them were once emissaries of the Godly Creators, but eventually fell from grace and turned evil. They were stripped of their Soul Jams shortly after, but that’s not how it ends for them.
After being stripped of their Soul Jams, they needed to find somewhere to take refuge. Pure Vanilla kicked them out of his kingdom before they could even step in, Dark Cacao got his suspicions after a while, Golden Cheese spoiled them rotten to the core, and White Lily was treating Galactic Wolf like a baby. Eventually, they landed on Hollyberry, and once she found out all seven of them are staying permanently, she decided it was time for her to accept all seven of them as her adoptive children.
Anyway, hope you like the poster! (SFW interaction Only!)
I have an issue…
So, I’m thinking of doing lover headcanons for one of the Beasts, but I don’t know which one to choose!
i genuinely don’t know if cartman would condemn mystic flour cookie's crimes or be completely mortified
personal designs for the beast cookies (pre eternal sugar and silent salt release) in my headcanoned height order. no i'm not bias about one of these guys i swear no i am i really like burning spice
(pssst! my commissions are still open!)
standalone drawings underneath cut:
NEW OFFICIAL LOOK AT MYSTIC FLOUR COOKIE!
