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Why can’t we (or Ms. Rachel) talk about Gaza’s children dying?

ByNPR

May 23, 2025 3:00 am

Why is Ms. Rachel controversial? Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Why is Ms. Rachel controversial?

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Children’s educator and YouTube star Ms Rachel has used her social media to advocate for the safety of children all over the world – but when she used her platform to call attention to the plight of children in Palestine, she was accused of being paid by Hamas.

This week, Brittany is joined by Defector managing editor Samer Kalaf and The Guardian’s data editor Mona Chalabi to unpack why it’s suddenly so controversial to advocate for kids.

This episode was produced by Corey Antonio Rose. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our Supervising Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our Executive Producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.

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