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.
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.