So a couple weeks ago I read that Time Magazine was considering people for their 'Person Of the Year' award and they pointed out the fact that Kim Kardashian and Caitlyn Jenner were two people they were considering for the award. Take that in. One is famous for a leaked sex tape, the other for, in recent months, a not so revolutionary sex change.
In my opinion this is wrong on so many levels. There are men and women all around the world fighting in the army for their countries, fighting for the rights of their people in the most politically corrupt nations of the world, and dedicating years of their lives to finding cures for diseases and illnesses to help millions of people worldwide. And Time thinks these reality TV stars deserve more recognition in society.
I don't think it's Times fault, it's society's. Sure the people making a difference in the world I mentioned earlier get brought up and celebrated, but it's nothing compared to the news coverage that Kanye West gets when he tells everyone he's going to run for president, or when he and Kim Kardsahian reveal the name of their baby. When there's people like Malala Yousafzai, who as a young girl, defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education. She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012, but survived. And she continues to fight for the rights of her people. The fact that it took me ten minutes to remember her name and what a difference she's been making in both her society and our Western one, disappoints me.
The solution to this problem is simple: The media and people in our society need to focus more on the changes happening in the world that actually matter, and the people making those changes. Maybe then we can inspire even more people to do good and make a difference.
In my opinion this is wrong on so many levels. There are men and women all around the world fighting in the army for their countries, fighting for the rights of their people in the most politically corrupt nations of the world, and dedicating years of their lives to finding cures for diseases and illnesses to help millions of people worldwide. And Time thinks these reality TV stars deserve more recognition in society.
I don't think it's Times fault, it's society's. Sure the people making a difference in the world I mentioned earlier get brought up and celebrated, but it's nothing compared to the news coverage that Kanye West gets when he tells everyone he's going to run for president, or when he and Kim Kardsahian reveal the name of their baby. When there's people like Malala Yousafzai, who as a young girl, defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education. She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012, but survived. And she continues to fight for the rights of her people. The fact that it took me ten minutes to remember her name and what a difference she's been making in both her society and our Western one, disappoints me.
The solution to this problem is simple: The media and people in our society need to focus more on the changes happening in the world that actually matter, and the people making those changes. Maybe then we can inspire even more people to do good and make a difference.