The wussification of the TIME ‘Person of the Year’

Well, TIME has really gone out on a limb for its Person of the Year for 2006. They gave it to you. And me. All of us. Everyone who contributed to the web. Nice sentiment, but pretty wussy. And totally in keeping with their disturbing recent trend of making safe, largely uninspired choices that are no longer in line with the original mission of the honorific “Person of the Year.” Seriously – what could be safer than giving it to all of us? Talk about the “Me Generation.” The “Person of the Year” is supposed to be someone who “for better or worse, has most influenced events in the preceding year.” Sure, they’ve given it to groups in the past and often rightly so. But “you”? I mean, I like you and all, but did you really most influence the events in the last year? Did we? And if so, where’s our beer? (Jump on, you Person of the Year, you…)

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