And the Woman of the Year is... Bono!!??

Nitefly

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37845314

According to Glamour Magazine, anyway...

richardhomer

She moves in mysterious ways....

xSkarloey

Odd. People should point out to them that a prerequisite of appearing on the woman of the year list is HAVING a fanny, and not BEING one. 

jpttaylor

Awards like this pulling publicity stunts is becoming increasingly tedious and boring. It was bad enough having Dylan win the Nobel Prize for Literature, but at least he actually qualified for it unlike Bono. It's basically them admitting that they couldn't think of a deserving winner.

scrumhalf

How to insult half of the planet in one easy move.

ICBM

Perhaps an understandable mistake...

octatonic

It is Glamour magazine- a magazine that sexualises women as much as any lads magazine.

breakstuff

Give the poor guy a break.


He's suffered for his art.Forty years performing on stage in high heels takes its toll,you know.I'm so glad he's finally got the recognition he deserves.

d8m

HAL9000

And I think he earns 25℅ less than the male members of U2.

axisus

The criticism shouldn't be aimed at Bono, he hasn't done anything wrong here (for once). It's the dumb magazine that came up with the stupid idea. 

earwighoney

Myranda

I got drunk, can *i* be the woman of the year?

Nitefly

Myranda said:

I got drunk, can *i* be the woman of the year?

You always have been, round here!

Myranda

Nitefly said:

Myranda said:

I got drunk, can *i* be the woman of the year?

You always have been, round here!

Only bn default! 

I wwannt be be Women of the Yeat for all womans in woreld ... gimme

richardhomer

axisus said:

The criticism shouldn't be aimed at Bono, he hasn't done anything wrong here (for once). It's the dumb magazine that came up with the stupid idea. 

I tend to agree - but I don't think we should let this stop us having a pop at Bono - I think that would be missing an opportunity....

Drew_TNBD

HAL9000 said:

And I think he earns 25℅ less than the male members of U2.

Key word here is 'earns' - he doesn't do as much work as the dudes!!

scrumhalf

Drew_TNBD said:

HAL9000 said:

And I think he earns 25℅ less than the male members of U2.

Key word here is 'earns' - he doesn't do as much work as the dudes!!

Of course not, he's making poverty history.

Drew_TNBD

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KejyWpTKHQo/UfQS_M9VwhI/AAAAAAAABCI/5wb0W5bUtHo/s1600/male+privilege.jpg

paul_c2

jpttaylor said:

Awards like this pulling publicity stunts is becoming increasingly tedious and boring. It was bad enough having Dylan win the Nobel Prize for Literature, but at least he actually qualified for it unlike Bono. It's basically them admitting that they couldn't think of a deserving winner.

I knew from my childhood The Magic Roundabout was quite good, but I didn't realise it was that good! Or that the scripts were written by the rabbit.

5redlights

Maybe I'm wrong, but I find a man with a personal wealth of $600 million, involved with some of the most profitable companies in the world and private equity interests stretching into the billions, asking us all to eradicate poverty to be somewhat unpalatable.