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In a surprising twist that has sent shockwaves through the educational television community, beloved children’s entertainer Ms. Rachel has officially taken over Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. The first order of business? Retiring the iconic overalls for a collection of cozy cardigans that would make your grandma jealous.

The announcement was made during a special episode where Ms. Rachel serenaded the audience with a heartwarming rendition of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” leaving millions of toddlers confused and nostalgic adults thrilled.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I've never heard of Ms. Rachel. is she an onion invention or someone worth knowing?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

In addition to what the others said already: she was recently accosted by right wingers for making a "happy pride" post where she said she was glad to have all the LGBTQ parents and friends in her audience, and was glad they were who they were.

That's probably the reason it's an Onion article.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

I knew about the controversy (if you can even call it that, so dumb) but it wasn't the inspiration for the article. Just thought it was a fun idea to write about. It would be cool if it actually happened and I predicted the future like The Simpsons does though.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 4 months ago (3 children)

She has a insanely popular youtube channel for children. She's much better than most as her content can be educational and just isn't designed to sell toys.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

yeah my little granddaughter just loves her to death...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Aight that’s pretty popular

Apparently some meme potential

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'll add that her focus is on helping children learn to talk as she has a daughter with delayed speech.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago