Media backlash erupts as tabloid’s 'controversial' label sparks outrage, while supporters hail Mamdani's inauguration picks as a clear stand for Palestinian rights

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.

  • Kirp123
    112·
    4 days ago

    Opposing the killing of children is apparently more controversial than being supportive of child rapists.

    • FenrirIII
      16·
      3 days ago

      Anything that opposes the will of Israel is antisemitic and wrong. /s

    • Formfiller
      2·
      2 days ago

      A the pedo Fuhrer is child rapist and a baby murderer so the cult supports child murder and rape