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Post by Admin on Dec 6, 2023 19:17:11 GMT
On the 6th, the leading American magazine ``Time'' announced its annual ``Person of the Year'' award, and the world-famous singer Taylor Swift was chosen.
On the 6th, Time magazine selected Taylor Swift as its ``Person of the Year,'' which has been announced every year since 1927.
Time magazine said, ``2023 has been a dark year, and the world is divided.'' The reason for selecting Swift is that she gives hope to people across borders. There is no other person on earth today who can touch the hearts of so many people."
He praised Swift as ``a symbol of America's soft power,'' with world leaders vying to host Swift's tour in their countries and influencing diplomacy.
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Post by Admin on Dec 6, 2023 21:47:37 GMT
Time magazine announced on the 6th that it has chosen American singer Taylor Swift as its annual Person of the Year. "2023 has been a dark year for many. In a divided world where too many organizations are failing to do their part, Swift has found a way to transcend boundaries and become a source of light." did.
[Photo] Cover of Time magazine, which selected American singer Taylor Swift as "Person of the Year" = Reuters
This is the first time in the ``Person of the Year'' awards, which began in 1927, that the award has been given for achievements in the field of art. In addition to releasing three albums that topped the charts this year alone, Swift also held her first concert tour in five years, generating record box office revenue.
Time magazine pointed out that leaders from around the world have repeatedly invited Swift to tour, and that she has "become a symbol of America's soft power." Taylor also introduced the words of a US diplomat who talked about how meaningful it is to hold a concert in the country where she is posted.
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Post by Admin on Dec 7, 2023 20:52:39 GMT
Activist Saira Rao was recently scrutinized for a tweet throwing shade at Taylor Swift. On Wednesday, December 6, Rao posted a tweet criticizing Swift's TIME Person of The Year accolade. She insinuated that the award was given to a "white American woman billionaire" who could allegedly end the "genocide of Palestinians" with an Instagram post.
She claimed that the award showcased "white love of Black and brown genocide." The activist was lambasted by confused netizens for her tweet. Saira Rao is an activist, lawyer, and published author. She is the co-founder of In This Together Media and Race2Dinner.
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Post by Admin on Dec 8, 2023 20:29:42 GMT
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Post by Admin on Dec 8, 2023 23:10:29 GMT
TIME has chosen a Person of the Year, the editors’ assessment of the individual who most shaped the headlines over the previous 12 months, for better or for worse.
As a tradition, Person of the Year springs from the Great Man Theory of history, a belief that individuals have the power to transform society. The selections over the years have tended to follow certain patterns. The person chosen has typically been a ruler over traditional domains of power. He—and yes, usually it has been a “he”—is very often a politician or a titan of industry. Fourteen U.S. Presidents, five leaders of Russia or the Soviet Union, and three Popes have all been recognized.
And yet the person whose singular influence was revealed throughout 2023 has held none of these roles—or anything remotely similar. Every year contains light and dark; 2023 was a year with significant shares of darkness. In a divided world, where too many institutions are failing, Taylor Swift found a way to transcend borders and be a source of light. No one else on the planet today can move so many people so well. Achieving this feat is something we often chalk up to the alignments of planets and fates, but giving too much credit to the stars ignores her skill and her power.
Swift is the rare person who is both the writer and hero of her own story. Her path is untraveled, something she’s known for some time. “I can’t find anyone, really, who’s had the same career trajectory as mine,” Swift told us in 2014 when she first appeared on the cover of TIME upon releasing her fifth album, 1989. “So when I’m in an optimistic place I hope that my life won’t match anyone else’s life trajectory, either.”
While her popularity has grown across the decades, this is the year that Swift, 33, achieved a kind of nuclear fusion: shooting art and commerce together to release an energy of historic force. She did it by embracing what she does better than anyone, entertaining and writing songs that connect with people. Now she becomes the first Person of the Year to be recognized for her success in the arts, in a year when we were reawakened to questions about who makes and who owns our cultural expressions. Swift is also a symbol of generational change: she is only the fourth solo Person of the Year born in the past half century.
In the 17 years since her debut, Swift has notched more No. 1 albums than any other woman in history. This year alone she had three. She was everywhere in 2023, filling stadiums and breaking records, which meant we were forced to find novel ways to measure the magnitude of her reach. Seismograms were deployed to show the literal impact caused by her fans. As Swift reportedly became a billionaire, countries’ gross domestic products became the yardstick for her financial contributions. University classes to study Swift’s lessons in literature, business, and law were announced. Swift was showered with keys to cities and street signs changed to her name.
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