cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/40818945
25 Dec 2025 18:45 GMT
Backlash is growing after the New York Post described prominent children’s content creator Ms Rachel as a “controversial YouTube star” following her appointment to New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural committee, a label critics say reflects a broader effort to stigmatise pro-Palestine speech.
Parents and activists online pushed back sharply, arguing that opposing the killing of children is a basic humanitarian stance, not a controversial opinion. At the same time, Mamdani has drawn support from progressives for assembling an inauguration slate that openly reflects the coalition that powered his election victory.
oh boy, they got slammed, oh no
Not saying Ms Rachel should ever be smeared or libeled, she deserves all the protection we can collectively offer her, but i really hate editorial headline words so very much
PeeOnYou Slams, middleeasteye’s editorial headline words so very much!
I don’t know why but when I was younger the mental image I got whenever I read “slams” in a news article was the person in question actually, literally slamming the palm of their hand on a table.