Person of the Year

The Person of the Year award is given to an individual who wields a massive social, environmental and economic impact.

126 comments Adbusters, 18 November 2008

The Person of the Year award is given to an individual who wields a massive social, environmental and economic impact. This year's recipient is none other than the first-world consumer, whose fantastic disregard for his surroundings is wreaking planetary havoc.

he might be potbellied or lean, his flat screen television holds no prejudice. He guzzles fossil fuels without giving it a thought – driving fantastic feats of automotive mastery four blocks to the liquor store.

numbskull stimulation comes easy to this fellow – he loads up on UFC matches, Mariah Carey and Maury Povich. This might be forgivable, if not for the copious amounts of energy he uses – some 40 times more than anyone in the developing world.

this person of the year loves the hamburgers. Loves ‘em. He’s a hog of epic proportions, often needing two chairs to support his girth. Should the current obesity epidemic continue, squadrons of gastropods in motorized carts will be rolling around local food courts.

ten million people starve to death around the world every year. Does the Person of the Year care? Perhaps, but as only as a passing notion, a fleeting sympathy sparked by an article in Reader’s Digest, which is then quelled by taking a warm bath.

this person ignores standard methods of contraception, spawning generations in his likeness and spoiling the gene pool for years to come. Kudos, Person of the Year, and good luck to you. You’re probably going to need it.

126 comments on the article “Person of the Year”

Displaying 121 - 126 of 126

Anonymous

03 April 2009 at 11:15 am

so umm are ya wacked ? if people ate more vegetables there would be less need for animal products there for we could use those thousands of kilometers of land that we grow grass and corn for cattle for food for ourselves there would be no need to cut down trees in the rain forests ... think about it

Anonymous

03 April 2009 at 11:15 am

Barry Manilow

17 February 2009 at 07:04 pm

I am still waiting for my trophy, as this describes about 60% of my existence. Shine a Light

Barry Manilow

17 February 2009 at 07:04 pm

I am still waiting for my trophy, as this describes about 60% of my existence. Shine a Light

Anonymous

19 February 2009 at 01:09 am

Adbusters is always good for an interesting, albeit controversial read...however sometimes I just have to stop myself because it's so hypocritical it gets to be maddening. So many righteous ideas are spouted off- and while they sound like good ideas, perhaps have good intentions, they are just that of staunch idealists. Do you people live in the real world? I mean, by your definition 99$ of the planet would appear to be greedy pigs. It would be great if we could only eat all natural and organic locally grown foods. It'd be great if we could rely on our local community for all the things we need in general. But it is just not realistic. I work 5 miles from home, but I'm sure as hell not going to spend 2 hours walking there when I can just as easily get in my car and be there in 10 minutes. Especially in Michigan with the ever fluctuating temps. Adbusters is very frustrating to read at times, because while the ideas are good and I agree with a lot of the sentiment, it comes across as condescending. Instead of ideas and ways to improve our (America's) 'situation', whatever it may be at at the time, Adbusters merely finger points and patronizes. Artsy graphics and political memes aside-- is this 'movement' really anything valid or different from anything else that's out there? It's constantly calling Foul! on propaganda and big business and blah blah blah....but Adbusters itself is 100% in your face, down your throat propaganda!