This is supposed to specifically be about people who have spoken up. They’re literally called “silence breakers.”

What makes her more deserving? Not a whole lot.

Never spoke out? She literally testified in public court.

...Here’s a pretty decent reason for her inclusion:

There could be multiple factors that actually precluded her inclusion on the cover. Even something as simple as scheduling conflicts could be the reason. She could have declined a request to appear / be interviewed for any number of reasons.

Again, Taylor Swift controversially supported Kesha and shouts her out in the interview, repeatedly.

Taylor Swift gets to center herself in every movement because i guess

For me, she belongs on the cover because 1) she was one of the few women who actually succeeded in a court of law over a man who assaulted her (and damn, that is NICE in a year where not enough abusers were held accountable; it was a rare victory) and 2) that’s kind of the point; it took an incredibly rich,…

I agree. I thought they did an excellent job of balancing the stories and experiences of celebrities, and also regular women (including a lot of women of color). And they highlighted a lot of socioeconomic differences, like pointing out how one of the women pays more in rent per month than another one makes in 2…

I’ve thought a lot about that recently too. She had such a rough time and still does tbh. Her latest album is amazing and I’m so glad she was finally able to create the art she wanted but that was a fucking steep price.

In the article there is a video that shows a timeline from the Women’s March to now. I wish they had shown how this really has been building from previous events and actions, as social movements do. I have a hard time with not mentioning Anita Hill coming forward in 1991 with her complaint.

Indeed. I said last week that I was kind of hoping they would choose “Investigative Journalists”. SO MUCH has happened this year, across so many different areas of society. One thing they have in common is the incredible work investigative journalists have done to explore and expose problems. But I assumed that would…

Good God, people — quit complaining that Taylor Swift or Person X is on the cover but Terry Crews and Person Y isn’t. Do you not get how that sounds???

I wonder if Kesha came forward in the post Weinstein era if her verdict would be different. I’m also waiting on another female singer to come forward about Dr. Luke (Pink and Kelly Clarkson have called him a creep).

Here and on Twitter I am just annoyed at all the nitpicking.  BTW, according to Time the issue was basically put together solely by women.

I don’t know whether it’s worthwhile to point out again that Time’s person of the year isn’t an honor. It can be, and it has been, and I believe it is this year. But to criticize the fact that Trump made the shortlist is to ignore the fact that the title is given to the person or group who “for better or for worse...…

I have volunteered on the Board of a women’s shelter for the last five years and this year feels really momentous. December 6th is a tough day but I also feel like we’re making progress. We can do this.

Every year since 1989 I have cried on December 6th, as that was the day of the massacre of 14 women at L’ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. Today was the first time since I was 13 that I have felt hope behind the sadness. The choice Time made to proclaim these women Person of the Year, is amazing to me. Abusers are…

My very first thought when I saw the cover/video is where the fuck is Kesha. And while I understand that her and the Cosby women are from last year, it seems a little rude to be like “oh I’m sorry, you didn’t speak up in the PROPER year, so you aren’t included.” I’d argue that these women were a major factor in the…