Welcome to RantCrush Top 5, where we take you through today’s top five controversial stories in the world of law and policy. Who’s ranting and raving right now? Check it out below:

People Are Losing It Over #TrumpGirlsBreakTheInternet

#TrumpGirlsBreakTheInternet started trending last night as women across the Internet started posting pictures of themselves and declaring their support for Donald Trump.

Let me just say that this is wrong on so many levels! The same guy who is known for being a sexist, body shaming a**hole is getting big ups from women wearing his campaign gear and showing lots of skin. I can’t EVEN!

#TrumpGirlsBreakTheInternet is blowing up and people have a lot of feelings about it https://t.co/F7guH0VgbE pic.twitter.com/Q4DntXocv1

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) June 26, 2016

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The #OscarsSoWhite movement criticizing the lack of diversity in this year’s Academy Awards nominations has really had an impact in Hollywood. Reforms are already being made for next year’s nomination process, and the Academy has pledged that by 2020 it will have doubled its female and minority members. Still, there are some people out there who don’t see a need for any diversity enhancements to the Oscars, or anything else for that matter.

Black actress and FOX commentator Stacey Dash is one of these people. During an interview on FOX & Friends, Dash criticized Jada Pinkett Smith’s boycott, calling it ludicrous. Dash continued saying,

We have to make up our minds. Either we want to have segregation or integration. If we don’t want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the [NAACP] Image Awards, where you’re only awarded if you’re black. If it were the other way around, we would be up in arms, it’s a double standard.

She then took it a step forward adding, “There shouldn’t be a black history month. We’re Americans. Period.”

Needless to say the blowback was immediate, however, BET’s “Being Mary Jane” star Gabrielle Union’s response to the scandal showed us sometimes it’s better not to even dignify these kinds of people with a response.

When asked how she felt about Dash’s comments at the Sundance Film Festival, where her critically acclaimed movie “The Birth of a Nation” was being shown, the actress answered simply, “Who’s that. Who’s Stacey Dash? Is she like related to Dame Dash? Was she on Roc-A-Fella?” Adding, “I heard of a crazy lady once, maybe last week. But I don’t know what her name is.”

Gabrielle Union was asked about Stacy “Clueless” Dash pic.twitter.com/B04lfFpSfV

— KANYE ASADA (@gilossal) January 26, 2016

Then she turned off the shade for a second to get real, saying,

It’s why there’s a need for Birth of a Nation, and why there’s a need for the Country Music Awards, and the ALMA Awards. If you don’t see yourself reflected in mainstream awards, you tend to create your own.

After that, Union’s comments were quickly turned into the trending hashtag #WhoIsStaceyDash, where people pretended to be clueless as to who the “Clueless” actress was.

#whoisStaceyDash Yaass @itsgabrielleu pic.twitter.com/qz7mf5tJsI

— Starlynn (@SavvyStarMUA) January 27, 2016

#WhoIsStaceyDash is she lady that makes those seasonings? — comin up trillhouse (@2Fat2Furiosa) January 27, 2016

Is this her? #WhoisStaceyDash pic.twitter.com/Sk0WRd9pnr

— Eric Isaac (@ericisaac) January 27, 2016

#whoisStaceyDash A woman that used Black spaces to advance her career and now sh*ts on them for #foxnews pic.twitter.com/fxXFPFisI6

— Ricky Riley (@epicarthouse) January 27, 2016

#WhoIsStaceyDash? Y’all were in a movie together pic.twitter.com/bHu3etz0te — Raymond Price (@Raymond__Price) January 26, 2016

“What do I think of Stacey Dash? …I don’t.” #WhoIsStaceyDash pic.twitter.com/yaqQmSWMza

— iconick (@NICKWALSH) January 27, 2016

Preview of my interview with @ArevaMartin. Subscribe here: https://t.co/XMlFonugSQ #WhoIsStaceyDash @Adele pic.twitter.com/RCaVLgvBxQ — Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) January 27, 2016

The #WhoIsStaceyDash hashtag is the best fruit the shade tree has dropped in a good long while.

— Kylo Brin (@Brindolyn) January 27, 2016

But BET may have had the best comeback of the bunch when it published a slideshow on its website titled “Every Time Stacey Dash Proved She Was Clueless.” The network then took it one step further by calling out Dash for guest starring in one of its most popular shows “The Game.”

Soooooo @REALStaceyDash can we get our check back… or nah? #Remember #YouWereOnTheGame   #AndWeDontMeanTheRapper pic.twitter.com/2vWq03J0c9 — BET (@BET) January 20, 2016

Ouch, that’s gotta hurt. Hopefully next time Dash will think twice before mouthing off some of her controversial opinions. But who are we kidding, because after all, she is on FOX News.

Alexis Evans

Alexis Evans is an Assistant Editor at Law Street and a Buckeye State native. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a minor in Business from Ohio University. Contact Alexis at aevans@LawStreetMedia.com.

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