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Ms. Rachel Trades Her Overalls for a Cardigan as She Takes Over Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
(lemmy.world)
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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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.
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.