YouTube star Ms Rachel is slammed for fundraising for children suffering in global conflicts without mentioning Israeli youngsters

YouTube star Ms Rachel has been slammed for fundraising for children suffering in global conflicts without mentioning Israeli youngsters.

The social media star, whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, said she had been bullied after announcing a fundraiser for the UK-based charity Save the Children, adding that it ‘hurt so bad’ people were saying she didn’t care about all kids.

Ms Rachel, who has 9.7million YouTube followers and is known for her educational content for toddlers, offered to create personalised videos for children if people donate to the charity.

She said in a social media post about the fundraiser: ‘I’ll make videos for little ones, and all the money raised on my end will go to Save the Children’s emergency fund, which will go to children living in conflict in Gaza, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine.’

‘Children should never experience the horrors of war,’ she added. 

The social media star, whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, said she had been bullied after announcing a fundraiser for the UK-based charity Save the Children, adding that it ‘hurt so bad’ people were saying she didn’t care about all kids 

But while the personalised videos she offered on Cameo were snapped up within a few hours – raising £39,000 -, she was criticised by members of the Jewish community, the Telegraph reports.

‘When I saw her fundraiser, it really triggered me,’ Jewish mother Moran Gold told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

She added: ‘I think it’s lovely for an educator to try to bring light to children in Gaza or in Sudan or in Congo or in Ukraine – but I don’t understand why it’s a deliberate attempt by her and her team and Save the Children to never mention Israeli children.’

‘What about Israeli children Ms Rachel?,’ a social media user asked under the content creator’s Instagram post. 

Ms Rachel responded to the criticism by posting a video on Friday, in which she told her followers that she had been bullied and accused of not caring about ‘all kids’.

She said under tears that she cares ‘deeply for all children’, adding: ‘That is who I am. I love my neighbour. 

‘I love every child. Palestinian children, Israeli children, children in the US, – Muslim, Jewish, Christian children -, all children, in every country. Not one is excluded.’

This is not the first time Ms Rachel spoke out about being bullied online, as she took to social media in September last year to reveal the vile trolling she has faced over her weight and looks. 

The teacher and online star posted a video on Instagram to reveal that while she was concluding her second masters in education she was met with criticism over her weight and told to ‘try and be prettier to teach toddlers’. 

In an accompanying caption, she wrote: ‘Last week, Real comment I got… I have better qualifications to teach than being thin and pretty. And that’s not where my value is! #moms #toddlermom #mama #msrachel #beauty.’

Parents soon flooded the comments with reaction to the trolls, insisting they would ‘tolerate zero Ms Rachel slander’ as she was branded ‘an angel on earth’. 

Ms Rachel, who holds a masters in music education and a second masters in early childhood education, has spoken about her mental health struggles and revealed she has OCD and suffers from anxiety – which she details in candid videos under the branch Ms Rachel For Grown Ups, while her typical videos are Ms Rachel For Littles (pictured in one of her videos above)

YouTube sensation Ms Rachel revealed the vile trolling she has faced over her weight and looks in a heartbreaking video last year

Sweet: Parents soon came out in force to defend the star, writing: ‘We tolerate zero Ms Rachel slander. You’re an angel on earth!’

The star shares both content for adults and children 

Joined by her husband, Broadway composer and director Aron Accurso (pictured), and a host of others, Ms Rachel’s channel was started in 2019 to help her two-year-old son’s speech delay and has since enjoyed roaring success around the world

In her post, she was seen typing with writing reading: ‘Finishing my second masters in education and someone comments I’ve gained weight and should lose weight and try to be prettier if I’m going to have a show teaching toddlers.’

Parents soon came out in force to defend the star, writing: ‘We tolerate zero Ms Rachel slander. You’re an angel on earth!

‘Your body is nobody’s business. Thank you for teaching kids what REALLY matters – kindness, empathy, helping others, being a good human. And just know…it’s THEIR own insecurities they’re projecting on you, nothing to do with you… 

‘Don’t play with Auntie Rachel. We gon STEP! Matter of fact, hop little bunnies hop hop hop!… Ladies, we ride at dawn!!!… Nobody speaks to my digital coparent like that!… People suck. You’re now a core memory for a generation of children, you win.’

Ms Rachel, who holds a masters in music education and a second masters in early childhood education, has spoken about her mental health struggles and revealed she has OCD and suffers from anxiety – which she details in candid videos under the branch Ms Rachel For Grown Ups, while her typical videos are Ms Rachel For Littles.  

Joined by her husband, Broadway composer and director Aron Accurso, and a host of others, Ms Rachel’s channel was started in 2019 to help her two-year-old son’s speech delay and has since enjoyed roaring success around the world. 

Her YouTube bio reads: ‘Our educational videos for kids are informed by research and are full of learning standards that will help preschoolers thrive!…

‘Along with baby videos and toddlers videos, we have preschool videos for children. We also have music classes and teach sign language.’

Ms Rachel and her husband wrote an adult musical about mental health. She previously said: ‘I’ve been a mental health advocate for a while…

‘I’ve always been very open about it — growing up, I thought I was damaged and there was something wrong with me. But I want people to know that’s not true, that mental health conditions are not your fault and they’re not a character flaw.’