• Deello@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    6 months ago

    Not to be that guy, but how long until the assassination attempts?

  • PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    6 months ago

    GOP Rep on Fox: Why isn’t Amal Clooney talking about Russia, China?

    FTA:

    For more than 20 years, Clooney has been involved in a number of diverse causes. She works at a prestigious London law firm specializing in human rights called Doughty Street Chambers and is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School in New York. She has been collaborating with Prosecutor Khan for three years, when he asked her to act as special advisor to observe the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region. In addition to creating the foundation that bears their names in 2016, the couple have made numerous donations through it, such as the $1 million they gave in 2017 to fight against racism and hate crimes in the United States, the aid project to provide schooling to 3,000 Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, arms control or hosting an Iraqi refugee fleeing the Islamic State in their own home. The lawyer has also worked on international cases, such as the long border dispute between Vietnam and Cambodia, on the return of Greek sculptures from the British Museum to Greece; and on the recognition of the Armenian genocide.

    I don’t know, maybe because she’s fucking busy doing other important shit?

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      6 months ago

      All the “but Russia” concern trolls seem to forget that Putin already has an ICC warrant out for him.

      Do they want her to write another one or something?

    • girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      edit-2
      6 months ago

      The ICC has 124 member states. If the charges lead to convictions, Netanyahu and the Hamas leaders would never be able to visit those nations under threat of arrest. At the very least it would curtail their ability to advertise their violence.

      • n2burns@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        6 months ago

        If the charges lead to convictions

        I think you mean if the warrants are issued. There is a warrant for Putin, and that made him cancel a trip to South Africa. I agree with the rest of what you said. I hate how often people let, “Perfect be the enemy of Good.” It would definitely be better if the ICC had more members, but even in states that aren’t signatories, the court can have an influence on their leaders.

        • Beetlejuice001@lemmy.wtf
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          0
          ·
          edit-2
          6 months ago

          I’ll support them not being massacred regardless of their social norms

          Edit: You’d rather them die, I get it. Only retort you can muster, weak af

              • Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                0
                ·
                6 months ago

                No homie, just a consistent application of morals. I’m not going to support bigots who would kill and persecute LGBTQ over people who are more inclusive.

                You’re the one advocating for bigotry not me.

                • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  0
                  ·
                  6 months ago

                  Gay transgender man here to say ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY DO NOT support genocide in my name. Thousands of children have been murdered. This is a fucking deranged thing to say you’re doing for queer people.

                  Also like, a huge portion of the town I grew up in would be fine enacting all kinds of biblical murder-executions on me. I can’t go to public bathrooms in some states. Are you arguing for genociding everyone in those places too?

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    6 months ago

    This is the first article I’ve seen that waited until paragraph two to mention her husband. In fact, half the time it’s in the headline.

    She deserves to be more famous than he is. I would guess he would agree.

    • meco03211@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      edit-2
      6 months ago

      I forget what award show it was but I’m pretty sure Tina Fey and Amy Pohler brought her up and listed a lengthy resumé of all her accomplishments. Then transitioned to “And tonight we’re here to give her husband a lifetime achievement award.”

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        edit-2
        6 months ago

        Nice.

        There are three famous Clooneys. Two of them are married, one of them is the nephew of the third. When you think of them, you should think of Amal first, then George, then Rosemary. Sorry, Rosemary. Them’s the breaks.

        • SaltySalamander@fedia.io
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          0
          ·
          6 months ago

          When you think of them, you should think of Amal first

          Then I guess she should have been in more award-winning TV shows and movies. Philanthropy doesn’t generally make one famous.

          • SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            0
            ·
            6 months ago

            I think the topic is less about largesse and more about being badass at really, actually literally like totally, super fucking important work.

            • SaltySalamander@fedia.io
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              0
              ·
              6 months ago

              The majority of people sadly don’t care much about that work. What they reeeeally care about is the nipples on George Clooney’s Batman suit.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            0
            ·
            edit-2
            6 months ago

            I think you’re leaving out a few dozen or so extremely highly-rated and award winning George Clooney films. You could have mentioned films like Good Night, and Good Luck or O Brother, Where Art Thou?

            Meanwhile, I would say most people associate White Christmas with Bing Crosby.

            But more importantly, neither of them are human rights lawyers who argue in front of the ICC.

    • Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      6 months ago

      Wasn’t Kate Middleton a lawyer before she became the Princess? Lots of great people’s accomplishments get overshadowed by public fame.

  • Lexam@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    6 months ago

    Amal Clooney should be put on trial at the Hague along with her husband! Their crime? Being too damn hot for one couple.