RantCrush Top 5: March 14, 2017

Many Irish politicians appear to have a fun sense of humor and great taste in music. When Irish journalist Amy O’Connor realized she had no idea what the members of the Irish parliament think about Beyoncé, she decided she would email them and ask. She sent a short questionnaire to every single one but didn’t expect to get that many replies. But 37 got back to her, and some elaborated on their answers about Beyoncé quite a bit. Like this one:

this is an irish politician. and this response makes me think the world will be ok, in the long run https://t.co/k1aTg25NDa pic.twitter.com/nDh0pezwbc

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) March 13, 2017

A lot of them seemed to be huge fans of Beyoncé and were delighted to answer. But some were indifferent, and one said he would like her more “if she paid the Sri Lanka women who sew her clothing line a decent wage.” And one actually said he prefers Adele:

https://t.co/gkiDsHns9l pic.twitter.com/tCltxD71rt

— LW (@lindseyweber) March 13, 2017

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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.