RantCrush Top 5: May 15, 2017

Yesterday, a new Miss USA was crowned and many were happy to see a woman of color as the winner. Kara McCullough, from the District of Columbia, is the new titleholder of the pageant previously owned by Donald Trump. This year, a majority of the top 10 contestants were black; there were also five contestants in the pageant that are immigrants.

But when the winner was asked whether or not health care is a right or a privilege, she answered that it is a privilege that you earn if you work hard. People on social media reacted with shock. “As a government employee, I’m granted health care. And I see firsthand that for one, to have health care, you need to have jobs,” McCullough said.

A brown girl won #MissUSA but she thinks affordable healthcare is a privilege and feminism is man-hate so she’s cancelled. #ByeGirl

— Out Rae Geous (@_TheOpinion) May 15, 2017

McCullough’s answer was not popular, especially amid a national debate on what American health care legislation should look like.

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.