Who is Time person of the year?

[Progressive Pessimist]

Easily Fauci/essential workers. Though there might be a chance that it's Biden too.

Either way, Trump will be furious and I can't wait!

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

I’ve never been a fan of them naming groups of people, I like naming an individual who has lead/represents that group. For that reason I think Anthony Fauci should the POTY

[Pyro]

Hm...

https://twitter.com/RespectableLaw/status/1337203141884960770

[brucejoel99]

And it's Biden & Harris lol

https://twitter.com/TIME/status/1337243797466603522

[forza nocta]

Im surprised, but not surprised at the same time.

[Pyro]

Yikes

[politicallefty]

I’ve never been a fan of them naming groups of people, I like naming an individual who has lead/represents that group. For that reason I think Anthony Fauci should the POTY

I agree. It's something they've done far too often. The past couple years have been really bad choices, apart from picking Trump in 2016. Not that it's relevant this year, but I don't think they'd have the courage today to do a pick like 1979.

Like most years, the President of the United States or President-elect is always a strong choice.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Not surprised. The winner of the presidential election almost always gets it. Although, I did think Fauci and/or healthcare workers were going to pull off the upset.

Adding Harris is also pretty neat, given the glass ceiling she shattered.

[Mr. Illini]

TWEETS INCOMING!

[S019]

Biden and Harris is an odd pick, given it's usually just the presidential winner.

[DINGO Joe]

Trump should still be a lock for Time's Traitor of the Year

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

Biden and Harris is an odd pick, given it's usually just the presidential winner.

Well, Kamala being elected as the 1st female and Black/South Asian VP is HISTORIC. It would actually be negligent if they only named Biden lol.

[Catholics vs. Convicts]

Absolutely insane they didn't select the medical workers. I don't even think Fauci was really deserving, but if it was the Fauci + medical workers package, it clearly should have been them. The racial equality movement also was deserving but COVID was the bigger story this year.

Idk how they justify Biden & Kamala. I guess they probably thought if Biden was going to be person of the year this was probably his only shot. But still, Biden won mostly by playing things safe and not screwing up. The campaign, while healing, wasn't the most inspirational thing ever. Idk how they think he is the story of the year.

And it makes sense they had to include Kamala to justify the Biden pick, due to the obvious importance of what she accomplished. But its a weird choice and it was probably the wrong one.

All this being said, it doesn't really matter.

[Middle-aged Europe]

TWEETS INCOMING!

They stole Time's Person of the Year from Trump though a RIGGED election!

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

TWEETS INCOMING!

They stole Time's Person of the Year from Trump though a RIGGED election!

He can still get Crybaby of the Year.

[Former President tack50]

TWEETS INCOMING!

They stole Time's Person of the Year from Trump though a RIGGED election!

This, but unironically.

I know the pick isn't really good most of the time but this is a particularly stupid pick.

Always picking the winner of the US presidential election is very stupid (last time a new president didn't get picked was 1988). It is of course ridiculously US centric (somewhat forgivable since Time is a US magazine).

The big story of the year is not the US election (probably close 2nd in the US though but not close at all globally); it is COVID. If there was a year when a "meme pick" like healthcare workers or something like that was justified; it was this one. George Floyd and racial injustice movements would have also been a much better pick too.

Even if Time wanted to do a US election pick, Biden & Harris is the wrong pick. They should have picked Donald Trump.

If one thing characterized the US election is that it was centered exclusively around Trump, everything revolved about whether himself as a person (reelection campaigns often are a referendum on the incumbent). And of course, Trump did have tons of controversial moments regarding COVID so that is another angle that adds to it.

If I was in charge of Time, I'd have picked "Medical workers"; with George Floyd and Donald Trump as runner ups. Indeed any of the 3 runner ups they picked would have been a much better choice. Biden & Harris would not make the list.

[Crumpets]

Yeah, I also think it should have been Fauci and medical workers. That is THE story of 2020 that will be remembered by everyone alive this year for the rest of our lives. And with the vaccines coming out now, it perfectly bookends the "story" of 2020. If they really want to give it to Biden and Harris, give it to them next year when they take office and start to govern.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

TWEETS INCOMING!

They stole Time's Person of the Year from Trump though a RIGGED election!

This, but unironically.

I know the pick isn't really good most of the time but this is a particularly stupid pick.

Always picking the winner of the US presidential election is very stupid (last time a new president didn't get picked was 1988). It is of course ridiculously US centric (somewhat forgivable since Time is a US magazine).

The big story of the year is not the US election (probably close 2nd in the US though but not close at all globally); it is COVID. If there was a year when a "meme pick" like healthcare workers or something like that was justified; it was this one. George Floyd and racial injustice movements would have also been a much better pick too.

Even if Time wanted to do a US election pick, Biden & Harris is the wrong pick. They should have picked Donald Trump.

If one thing characterized the US election is that it was centered exclusively around Trump, everything revolved about whether himself as a person (reelection campaigns often are a referendum on the incumbent). And of course, Trump did have tons of controversial moments regarding COVID so that is another angle that adds to it.

If I was in charge of Time, I'd have picked "Medical workers"; with George Floyd and Donald Trump as runner ups. Indeed any of the 3 runner ups they picked would have been a much better choice. Biden & Harris would not make the list.

Actually, given the reason for the "award", medical workers would have been a terrible choice. The POTY issue isn't about honoring someone, it's about selling magazines. If there was someone who was a charismatic face of the vaccine research effort, he might have gotten POTY, but there hasn't been a Salk or Sabin like there was for polio.

[Former President tack50]

TWEETS INCOMING!

They stole Time's Person of the Year from Trump though a RIGGED election!

This, but unironically.

I know the pick isn't really good most of the time but this is a particularly stupid pick.

Always picking the winner of the US presidential election is very stupid (last time a new president didn't get picked was 1988). It is of course ridiculously US centric (somewhat forgivable since Time is a US magazine).

The big story of the year is not the US election (probably close 2nd in the US though but not close at all globally); it is COVID. If there was a year when a "meme pick" like healthcare workers or something like that was justified; it was this one. George Floyd and racial injustice movements would have also been a much better pick too.

Even if Time wanted to do a US election pick, Biden & Harris is the wrong pick. They should have picked Donald Trump.

If one thing characterized the US election is that it was centered exclusively around Trump, everything revolved about whether himself as a person (reelection campaigns often are a referendum on the incumbent). And of course, Trump did have tons of controversial moments regarding COVID so that is another angle that adds to it.

If I was in charge of Time, I'd have picked "Medical workers"; with George Floyd and Donald Trump as runner ups. Indeed any of the 3 runner ups they picked would have been a much better choice. Biden & Harris would not make the list.

Actually, given the reason for the "award", medical workers would have been a terrible choice. The POTY issue isn't about honoring someone, it's about selling magazines. If there was someone who was a charismatic face of the vaccine research effort, he might have gotten POTY, but there hasn't been a Salk or Sabin like there was for polio.

I mean, the official explanation given for the award is this:

features and profiles a person, a group, an idea, or an object that "for better or for worse... has done the most to influence the events of the year".

I find it very hard to find an explanation as to how Biden & Harris have been the 2 people that have done the most to influence the events of the year.


Even if you think that is all to save face and the real reason is a cynical "whoever can sell most magazines"; why Biden and Harris? I will admit no COVID-related person really could get that kind of charisma (Fauci might come close-ish but not enough I suppose)

The runner ups were much better choices in that aspect too.

The racial injustice movement (probably the 2nd story of the year, even if it is distantly behind COVID) did have one person who spearheaded it and acted as a charismatic face of the movement. George Floyd would have been a good pick on that aspect too.

Admittedly no one has received the award posthumously, but there is certainly more than enough justificaction to pick Floyd.

And like I said, if they want to pick a US election related person, Trump is a better pick than Biden/Harris. He was the one who shaped the election; and would sell just as many magazines.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Trump would've sold more copies of the POTY issue, but just like bin Laden in 2001 if he'd been named, there would've been cancelled subscriptions.

[Crumpets]

I mean, the official explanation given for the award is this:

features and profiles a person, a group, an idea, or an object that "for better or for worse... has done the most to influence the events of the year".

If they want to stick to this definition, they should have given it to whatever local officials in Wuhan were most responsible for the initial cover-up and delayed response. If Time did an investigation into that, it would probably be a pretty interesting case study to train people in ethics in emergency responses.

[The Free North]

And it's Biden & Harris lol

https://twitter.com/TIME/status/1337243797466603522

Time had no credibility before this yet continues to somehow stoop lower. What a slap in the face to the people who literally risk their lives every day trying to save others in a year where so many have died from the worst pandemic in generations.

But yes lets give it to the forgetful presidential candidate and his evil sidekick.

[Bootes Void]

And it's Biden & Harris lol

https://twitter.com/TIME/status/1337243797466603522

Time had no credibility before this yet continues to somehow stoop lower. What a slap in the face to the people who literally risk their lives every day trying to save others in a year where so many have died from the worst pandemic in generations.

But yes lets give it to the forgetful presidential candidate and his evil sidekick.

The president elect is always the person of the year

[GP270watch]

 Should have been essential workers this year and maybe Biden/Harris next year if they rolled out the vaccines , logistics, and provided economic relief to get us back to normalcy. This was really poor taste to not recognize the medical and frontline workers who kept society functioning in a pandemic with unprecedented challenges.

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

Wow, some of you are really angry over this lol. Geez, relax guys, TIME magazine isn't sacred.