Because I prefer Cosette's character in the novel to Eponine's character.
... I just really have a thing against Eponine that I can't explain.
AND YAY BONGO!
"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you."
~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm