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Time Magazine's Person of the Year: The Protester

Dec 14, 2011 11:10

The Protester
Source - Time Magazine
By KURT ANDERSEN
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011

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[mod] chaya December 14 2011, 16:17:01 UTC

Your source at the top is borked - please fix asap

Re: [mod] kangofu December 14 2011, 16:27:02 UTC

Oops! Fixed. :)

Re: [mod] chaya December 14 2011, 16:35:01 UTC

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Re: [mod] lickety_split December 14 2011, 16:37:28 UTC

PAUSE!

You're giving kittens for fixing posts now????

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comalies December 14 2011, 16:53:05 UTC

I always feel liking assigning the title 'Person of the Year' to a group is a cop-out but at least this time it's a sentiment I can get behind. Certainly better than 'YOU'.

gretchystretchy December 14 2011, 20:22:23 UTC

jfc the "YOU!" one was so ridiculous

chaya December 14 2011, 21:23:37 UTC

With the shiny mirror cover?

___closetome December 14 2011, 22:13:10 UTC

There was seriously a poty cover that said YOU with a mirror on it? Smh.

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lyssna December 14 2011, 17:32:38 UTC

Person or not, this is still much better than their usual bullshit choices.

anolinde December 14 2011, 17:50:56 UTC

Not related to the protester, but I was looking through the runners-up and saw Kate Middleton on the list. I'm always jealous of her wardrobe - she's got an amazing sense of fashion! And it doesn't hurt that she's gorgeous and married to a British prince... *le sigh why can't my life be like that etc*

lickety_split December 14 2011, 17:55:29 UTC

I like Kate Middleton and all, but what has she honestly done other than look nice and get married that warrants being a "person of the year"?

thelilyqueen December 14 2011, 18:03:34 UTC

One could argue that she and William have significantly raised the popularity/public opinion of the monarchy and royal family, which has taken some hits in recent years. But... not really sure that's enough to warrant it either.

age_of_green December 14 2011, 18:07:24 UTC

Don't read the comments on the mothership then. All she did was marry rich, but some of the comments get way more bashing then that.

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ellenel13 December 14 2011, 18:18:03 UTC

Well, I think it's a better choice than Anon

devilstay December 14 2011, 18:43:24 UTC

By 'Anon', I take it you mean the creepy people that wear the 'V for Vendetta' masks?

ellenel13 December 14 2011, 18:56:06 UTC

And Time already picked them once