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The Problem With Blake Shelton’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Title
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The Problem With Blake Shelton’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Title

By Jacqueline Ariason November 17, 2017
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Blake Shelton has been in the news since yesterday and it’s not because of The Voice. The country singer was recently named People’s Sexiest Man Alive this year which raised so many eyebrows.

Questions ranged from “Why not [male celebrity’s name]?” to “Did everyone else die?” W Magazine and Buzzfeed even made lists of men who should replace Blake. Some are even blaming his girlfriend Gwen Stefani for convincing him to take the offer.

Woke up and saw Blake Shelton is the sexiest man alive. Did a bunch of celebrities die or something last night?

— Silence Dogood (@realBigBalls) November 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/MsSabrinaSalem/status/930865371002916873

You may also be wondering why people are making a big deal out of this. Is it because Blake doesn’t look as handsome or muscular as previous title-holders like George Clooney and Channing Tatum? It’s possible because of the lookist culture we sadly live in. But based on the arguments presented so far, it seems to go much deeper than looks.

One of the reasons is Blake’s past homophobic and racist tweets which were unearthed last year. Although he apologized and claimed that he has “no tolerance for hate of any form,” people still can’t forgive him. Especially after he endorsed Donald Trump during last year’s US elections.

I don't know anything about @blakeshelton except that he's a homophobic, misogynistic asshole. Wouldn't be surprised if he's racist, too. There are MANY more tweets like this. Can we STOP PUTTING SHITTY MEN ON PEDESTALS? pic.twitter.com/XvSbMRcUN3

— Whitney Way Thore (@whitneywaythore) November 16, 2017

https://twitter.com/a_fly_guy/status/930773449500516352

And because we live in a world where Trump is US president, some people aren’t surprised that a “mediocre white man” is named sexiest man alive.

https://twitter.com/FlyJubilee/status/930912819591004160

Of course Blake Shelton is People’s Sexiest Man Alive, 2017 is the year that mediocre white men were given titles they don’t deserve.

— Sarah (@thetigersez) November 15, 2017

I don't want to live in a world where Donald Trump is president & Blake Shelton is the sexiest man alive…

— Angela Belcamino (@AngelaBelcamino) November 15, 2017

Dear People Magazine,

No woman on earth fantasizes about Blake Shelton.

Also, stop whitewashing sexiest man alive.

— Kim Schwan (@KimSchwan) November 16, 2017

There’s also the case of him allegedly cheating on ex-wife Miranda Lambert with Gwen.

Blake Shelton is this years sexiest man alive and I’m heated because he cheated on Miranda Lambert with Gwen Stefani and DOESNT DESERVE IT

— helen (@hakunamakarla) November 15, 2017

Meanwhile, others joked that People didn’t have other options (even Blake thought so) because the other male celebrities were either sex offenders or enablers.

https://twitter.com/chulomang/status/930906758100541441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Fbooks-magazines%2Fmagazines%2Fsocial-media-hilariously-savages-peoples-sexiest-man-alive-choice%2Fnews-story%2Fa8e56570074e14f8e7e5aca0f640aee9

https://twitter.com/honey_tfly/status/931031945051488256

Jokes aside, it seems that people are starting to look past the face value and searching for something substantial. Maybe this is also a wake-up call for People, as well as other magazines, to not just choose any guy to top a sexiest list. Blake may be on the cover right now but remember: there’s nothing sexy about sharing hateful posts, cheating (allegedly), and supporting a sex-offending leader.

 

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