Loving Cookie

Empire is over for the season, but the return of Cookie Lyon cannot come too soon. She is an iconoclast adored by millions of people. Cookie is unapologetically herself. She sacrificed her freedom to ensure her husband's success. In return, he divorced her and did not allow her children to visit her in prison. Cookie's return to her family and the business built on her drug dealing is that of a triumphant hero. The people in her life may not view her return in such glorious terms, but Cookie is not bothered by their lack of vision.

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She is not ashamed of her past. Those intimidated by her gravitas attempt to use the fact of her incarceration to demean her, but Cookie will not be cowed. Cookie is beloved because she is honest and righteous. Her truth telling is bracing in its depth and hilarious in its application. There is no room for shame when one is on a mission to avenge herself. Propriety only serves to diminish women like Cookie who fight for their place in the world. As the lion is not concerned with the opinion of sheep, Cookie does not require praise from small minds. She is Cookie. Take a bite at your peril.

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