Time’s Mysterious Black Protestors

Posted by: Tristan

Time Magazine announced it’s “Person of The Year” today. Determined to prove everyone right who said they’d jumped the shark by selecting “You” back in 2006, they went with “The Protestor” this year.

While the selection of “The Protester” is stupidly vague and essentially a pass by Time’s editorial board, what is ridiculous is the photo that accompanies the article.

From the center moving right, we have an angry young Arab making like he’s about to kill us (possibly for making fun of his fashionably questionable leather jacket), a homely #OccupyWallStreet chick straight out of Zacatti Park and a ninja(origin unknown, those guys are everywhere…and nowhere).

What is strange is the two individuals on the left side of the photo. Any coverage of the Occupy protests regarding African-Americans has simply mentioned their absence from the cause. There are almost no Africans in Russia and there is no evidence that they are part of the protest against Putin’s suspected election tampering. They could be anti-austerity protesters in Greece, but their wardrobes are a bit too urban-American.

We have to admit, we’re stumped. If you, our readers, have any ideas, please leave them in the comments section!