"The Protester" has been named Time's "Person of the Year" for 2011.
From the Arab Spring to the Occupy Wall Street movement, "The Protester" was named Time magazine's 2011 Person of the Year on Wednesday. The magazine annually honors the individual or group it deems the most influential that year, and thanks to protests that spread across Europe, the Middle East and the US in 2011, it chose the anonymous "Protester" for the coveted title.
Time's "Person of the Year" is the person or thing that the magazine feels has most influenced the culture and the news during the past year, for good or for ill. Last year, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg got the honour. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke received the honor in 2009. The 2008 winner was then-President-elect Barack Obama.
Time said it is recognizing protesters because they are "redefining people power" around the world. "Is there a global tipping point for frustration? Everywhere, it seems, people said they'd had enough," Time Editor Rick Stengel said in a statement.
"From the Arab Spring to Athens, from Occupy Wall Street to Moscow...," the magazine's "Person of the Year" cover stated, alongside a drawing of a determined-looking face that is partially obscured by a scarf and hat. On almost every continent, 2011 has seen an almost unprecedented rise in both peaceful and sometimes violent unrest and dissent.
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