Beyonce the most influential person? According to TIME

[question everything]

I am sure that the tens of thousands of refugees and sick and hungry people in Central Africa and in Syria and other places in the word have no idea what Beyonce is.

What has she possibly done to make the world better? Invented new cure for cancer, or HIV, or the Ebola Virus? Brokered peace agreement? Accompanied girls in Afghanistan to their schools?

She is on the cover. Next, TIME has Robert Redford and Jason Collins (a jock, I think). And Serena Williams and Pharrell Williams. And "the duo behind the disappearing image" whatever that is.

All artists and sports people who, how, exactly influence the world?

TIME managed to put GM Mary Barra on page 3 and Janet Yellen down the road.

One really has to turn the pages to find Jeff Bezos of Amazon and Washington Post, and Aliko Dangote - a wealthy Nigerian working to improve health care in Nigeria. And later Ertharin Cousin, the head of the U.N. World Food Programme.

But, I suppose, this is what sells magazine and this is what too many Americans care.

When I saw the amount of attention and hype dedicated to the Superbowl - I was grateful that we do not throw the losers into the lions' den.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

1. Wow. I guess I'm not paying enough attention to pop culture. I thought she was

just a pop singer. What are they saying she's done to merit the Time designation?

[question everything]

3. So now that you aked I had to read it..

She released an album via Facebook and Instagram, thus shattering the music industry rules..

And one of her songs is aimed to empower girls to "run the world." And that she is "not bossy; she is the boss."

Right, singing is cheap. I have to wonder how many girls can rule the world if they live in poverty, if they are being assaulted, if they are being held back, not even allowed to go to school.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

4. I'm all for empowering girls, so, good for her. But, is it the sort of empowerment that isn't really

I mean, the "Just look at what I've accomplished by believing in my dreams and you can too," crap is often what passes for "empowerment".

[TlalocW]

2. Well, cripes...

I haven't been doing my part by being influenced by her or even knowing I was supposed to be influenced by her. Shit.

TlalocW

[ZombieHorde]

5. She's probably on the cover for

inventing that laser that can steal the soul of a lizard person, which are used to power 3D printers.

[JI7]

6. maybe they are referring to the entertainment industry ?

but i do think these "news" magazines are mostly doing fluff to try to sell .

if it was people magazine i can understand but time should focus on more serious news.

[question everything]

9. She is on the cover

and the accompanied heading is: the 100 most influential people (according to TIME, of course).

[defacto7]

7. Who?

I guess I'm not giggy with it. Beyonce, Beytwice... how many times?

[Egnever]

8. 10 years ago maybe...