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

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🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

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.

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0:00.0	Hello, hello.
0:04.6	I'm Brittany Luce and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR,
0:08.0	a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident.
0:19.6	Today we are talking children's TV characters.
0:24.8	Who is the goat?
0:26.6	I actually was a PBS kid when I was growing up.
0:29.2	Okay.
0:29.4	And I watched a lot of Arthur.
0:31.3	Arthur.
0:32.2	His whole campaign of reading more, it really affected me.
0:37.2	I was in the library all the time because I
0:39.1	look at you now. Look at that. It paid off. I have a character who I did not grow up with at all.
0:45.9	It's Peppa Pig. I love Peppa Pig's attitude. Yes. No. Listen, listen. I'll explain why. I have a
0:52.8	personal connection. Okay. Because I have been taking Spanish tutoring for the past year and a half.
0:59.2	One of the things that was suggested to me when I was, like, starting off, was that I should watch children's programming to kind of like, you know, get into, you know.
1:08.6	And so I started watching Peppa CERdo on YouTube.
1:14.0	She sounds like an asshole, honestly.
1:18.1	That's what I've been told.
1:19.3	That's what I've been told by parents.
1:20.4	It teaches the kids to be utter assholes.
1:23.1	I can't say I relate to Pep, but when I needed her, she was there for me, repeating the same words over and over again.
1:33.4	This week, we are connecting the dots between the children in your life, humanitarian aid, and your First Amendment rights.
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