Taylor Swift. Person of the Year. Well Deserved IMO
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CallMeKate
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I was glad to see this announcement... considering some of the extremely poor choices they've made over the years, at least they chose a recipient this time who really *has* become a household name. 
Yeah. It's Joyful, Uplifting and True.
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This post should be in the: "You Know That You Are Getting Old," thread. Ahem, I had to Google Taylor Swift. The name didn't help, what gender is Taylor?
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She sure has done a ton to stimuli the economy..... I would love to see the credit card balances from some of the folks have gained to make her rich.
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I now base my opinion of singers by listening to them sing acapella. She isn't that great of a singer. It's all about the marketing.
CallMeKate
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Same person Rose asked about last month and you answered that post on 03 November.
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I like Taylor and all, but Person of the Year?
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Sounds like me.Same person Rose asked about last month and you answered that post on 03 November.
Yeah, why not? She became a billionaire, we all talk about her and she hasn't started any wars that I know of!
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ā It has a great origin storyāor maybe more of a legend. At the end of 1927, the editors of TIME looked at the yearās covers and realized they had somehow failed to put Charles Lindbergh on the cover. Heād done his historic flight in May, but no cover. They decided they could get away with putting him on the cover months later by calling him āMan of the Year.ā It was a stopgap. And here we are 87 years later. The challenge is that on one hand, weāre trying to make a decision about who best represents the news of the year. But the pick also needs to have archival value. You need the sense that it will stand the test of time. So ideally, we want our Person of the Year to be both a snapshot of where the world is and a picture of where itās going. Someone, or in rare cases, something, that feels like a force of history.ā
Taylor Swift is a āforce of historyā?
Taylor Swift is a āforce of historyā?
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I saw the nominees... she was a good choice. I mean... Sam Altman?! And one of the contenders was... no joke, Barbie! BARBIE! The only other person I thought may have won was King Charles. Sure don't need to be "honoring" Putin!
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CallMeKate
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The list of this yearās final nominees includes:
- Hollywood Strikers
- Xi Jinping
- Taylor Swift ā *WINNER*
- Sam Altman
- Trump Prosecutors
- Barbie
- Vladimir Putin
- King Charles III
- Jerome Powell
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Person of the Year means what? The person who made us happy. The person who made us think. The person who heroically sacrificed. The person we could all admire. The person who led us to new heights. The person who solved a big problem. Etc., Etc.
What did Taylor Swift do this year that she did not do last year or the year before? I don't see anything that Taylor has done differently this year than in the past which makes her stand out this year. Will someone please tell me what it was that made her stand out this year and last year not?
If there is nothing, then maybe the reason she was selected is because they simply could not think of anyone else who stood out for reasons noted above. And, that's a sad commentary, I think. Don't you think so, too?
What did Taylor Swift do this year that she did not do last year or the year before? I don't see anything that Taylor has done differently this year than in the past which makes her stand out this year. Will someone please tell me what it was that made her stand out this year and last year not?
If there is nothing, then maybe the reason she was selected is because they simply could not think of anyone else who stood out for reasons noted above. And, that's a sad commentary, I think. Don't you think so, too?
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I suppose, seeing as this world is ass backward these days.
.....well deserved.
I don't care for her music, but glad she made the cover. She seems to be very positive and uplifting for all of her many fans. She is a smart, strong and successful woman, and she is very generous and has given to many, including animal shelters, etc. We need more people like her in this world, IMO. I never got too excited over who was or wasn't Person of the Year, but I think with the choices, she was a good one.
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Trump prosecutors?
Taylor swift gets a lot of flack from others thinking sheās all that but she isnāt just a successful pop star; she works very hard to give back. She has even opened up schools for under privileged kids. Sheās done countless free concerts for charity. She really deserves this.
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Trump prosecutors?
Taylor swift gets a lot of flack from others thinking sheās all that but she isnāt just a successful pop star; she works very hard to get back. She has even opened up schools for under privileged kids. Sheās done countless free concerts for charity. She really deserves this.
Itās always a controversial choice and, apparently, people think itās always a positive person. Hitler won in 1938.
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She's a brilliant marketer and pulled the rug from under Hollywood power brokers this year by successfully bypassing studios and directly releasing her movie to theater chains. That's a big deal, actually revolutionary for the business and has the potential to empower other artists wealthy enough to self-market to do the same. Anyone who bests that monopoly is a pretty important Person for the year.
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Aside from this award, Taylor Swift has done a lot. Itās surprising how many people despise really successful people. There are people who actually hated Princess Diana. One has to be quite cold hearted to hate that women. She WAS and still is āthe peopleās Princess.ā
Some peopleās jealousy turns to hatred.
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This is the first time Time has awarded the Person of the Year title to someone primarily recognized for their artistic achievements. This choice signifies the growing importance of the arts in society and their ability to shape our lives.
Next year it will be the newest AI assistant.
Next year it will be the newest AI assistant.
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And some people think everyone has to love everyone they love, but, yes, sometimes jealousy turns to hatred. Thatās why people hate DT..
Iāve never understood idol worship. You donāt know what someone is really like unless you personally know them. Having a crush on a teen idol when we were teens is one thing, but, come on.
As for Diana, how do you feel about Camilla?