RantCrush Top 5: March 10, 2017

The day after International Women’s Day, prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney visited the U.N. to urge the international body to act against ISIS. Her powerful speech referenced how the U.N. was created in response to the atrocities of World War II, but today we acknowledge the genocide in Syria without doing much about it. However, after Clooney’s appearance, some media outlets used headlines that only referenced Clooney’s baby bump. The backlash was immediate:

If by “show off her baby bump,” you mean “visits the UN to encourage it to investigate allegations of genocide by ISIS,” this is correct. https://t.co/p4XGILg5We

— Zack Stanton (@zackstanton) March 9, 2017

When media outlets focus on Clooney’s pregnancy, style, and marriage to George Clooney, instead of her impressive career and powerful speeches, that’s a problem. Watch Clooney’s speech below:

If U.N. does not crack down on ISIS, “history will judge us, and there will be no excuse for our failure to act,” Amal Clooney warns pic.twitter.com/T3HDDpCOIg

— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 10, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.