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What Was the Strangest Choice on Time's Most Influential List?

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SLIDESHOW: Time's Most Influential: Strangest Pick?

Kate and Pippa Middleton
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Kate and Pippa Middleton

Kate the great makes a charming duchess, but is she really much more than a pretty housewife? And Pippa's rear end has had more of an "influence" than she has!
  1. Kate and Pippa Middleton

    Kate and Pippa Middleton

    Kate the great makes a charming duchess, but is she really much more than a pretty housewife? And Pippa's rear end has had more of an "influence" than she has!

  2. Tilda Swinton

    Tilda Swinton

    Swinton is a talented actress, but she's best known for wearing the weirdest outfit on the red carpet at any given event.

  3. Jessica Chastain

    Jessica Chastain

    True, Chastain was nominated for an Oscar for "The Help," but she's only been famous for, like, a minute.

  4. Chelsea Handler

    Chelsea Handler

    Handler made us LOL with her raunchy books, but the NBC sitcom based on her life, "Are You There, Chelsea?" has suffered from low ratings.

  5. Kristen Wiig

    Kristen Wiig

    Wiig won major accolades for co-writing and starring in "Bridesmaids," but the movie will forever be remembered for the scene where Melissa McCarthy empties her bowels in the sink.

  6. Claire Danes

    Claire Danes

    Danes won a Golden Globe for "Homeland," but how many people has it influenced? It's on Showtime.

  7. Louis C.K.

    Louis C.K.

    Full disclosure: We've never seen FX's "Louie," but we find it hard to believe that the comedian is one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

  8. Rihanna

    Rihanna

    Rihanna's main influence seems to be to get people to either a. take their clothes off or b. get on the dance floor.

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Time magazine has revealed its "100 Most Influential People in the World" list, and we have to say, they have some pretty strange taste in influential people. At least as far as celebrities are concerned.

Kate Middleton makes a charming duchess, but is she really much more than a pretty housewife? And her sister Pippa's rear end has had more of an "influence" than she has! Yet they both make the list (as one entry).

Chelsea Handler made us LOL with her raunchy books, but the NBC sitcom based on
her life, "Are You There, Chelsea?" has suffered from low ratings. Kristen Wiig won major accolades for co-writing and starring in "Bridesmaids," but the movie will forever be remembered for the scene where Melissa McCarthy empties her bowels in the sink.

Tilda Swinton is a talented actress, but she's best known for wearing the weirdest outfit on the red carpet at any given event. And Rihanna's main influence seems to be to get people to either a. take their clothes off or b. get on the dance floor.

From Kate to Chelsea to Jessica Chastain, click through our slideshow and let us know: Who is the strangest choice on Time's Most Influential list?
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  • Daliati 2012/05/02 04:47:46
    Rihanna
    Daliati
    Empty handed she put herself among top listed celebs ' she was not stupid because she returned to the man who abused her ' stupidity comes from brains not hearts !
  • eric olsen 2012/04/30 20:19:39
    Rihanna
    eric olsen
    Rihanna needs
    To chill out and stop doing crazy things
  • nightcrawler2005 2012/04/24 14:57:41
    Rihanna
    nightcrawler2005
    +1
    She's the worst of the lot. Granted some of them I've never even heard of. It's sad when celebrities are regarded as influential. So much for role models.
  • besarta 2012/04/24 14:48:46
  • Allilias 2012/04/24 14:14:35
    Tilda Swinton
    Allilias
    What?!?! someone please tell me how any of these people were influential...
  • sweetchristi 2012/04/24 03:20:49
    Chelsea Handler
    sweetchristi
    Really!!??? They are all odd choices!!
  • Jensenmk 2012/04/24 02:47:19
    Rihanna
    Jensenmk
    +1
    All the above?
  • Purple Pinto ~PWCM~JLA 2012/04/23 20:39:20
    Tilda Swinton
    Purple Pinto ~PWCM~JLA
    Now I recognize her as Jadis from The Chronicles of Narnia, but at first glance......I'm seeing a somewhat feminine version of David Bowie. Well, as if Bowie weren't feminine in his own right. LOL

    How is she influential?

    We need to see people like Tim Tebow, Dave Ramsey, John Stossel, and other postive voices here.

    Forget the Hollywood crowd already.
  • Seeker of Truth - War Wizard 2012/04/23 19:12:06
    Jessica Chastain
    Seeker of Truth - War Wizard
    I don't even know who 4 of these people are.
  • rugrat1411 2012/04/23 18:06:45
    Rihanna
    rugrat1411
    +1
    I wouldn't put any of these people as Influential. Maybe trend setting Rihanna and the Middleton's but that would be it.
  • Seeker ... rugrat1411 2012/04/23 19:13:25
    Seeker of Truth - War Wizard
    +1
    If Rihanna is at least trend setting, why did you vote for her as the strangest choice?
  • Ruby Dear - The Fangirl of ... 2012/04/23 08:23:58
    Jessica Chastain
    Ruby Dear - The Fangirl of PHAET
    Get educated, Sodahead. Louis C.K. is the biggest comedian of modern times. I can't go a week without hearing him quoted. If the entire world is quoting you on a regular basis, I'd call you a man of influence.
  • rugrat1411 Ruby De... 2012/04/23 18:07:32
    rugrat1411
    +1
    Never even heard of him, sorry...
  • Ruby De... rugrat1411 2012/04/23 21:50:49
    Ruby Dear - The Fangirl of PHAET
    I'm guessing you don't spend a lot of time on the net then, outside of Sodahead and Facebook maybe? He's an internet sensation.

    http://picchore.com/wp-conten...
  • rugrat1411 Ruby De... 2012/04/25 19:41:18
    rugrat1411
    +1
    I don't get on facebook and I surf the net to read the news and happenings around the world.
  • Ruby De... rugrat1411 2012/04/25 20:02:50
    Ruby Dear - The Fangirl of PHAET
    Different communities, there's the difference ;-)
  • nightcr... rugrat1411 2012/04/24 14:53:17
    nightcrawler2005
    Hell I never heard of him either.
  • Mixedmatching.c0m❤date diff... 2012/04/23 05:04:36
  • disclaimer 2012/04/23 01:45:06
    Louis C.K.
    disclaimer
    Him or Rihanna. Rihanna is just........Rihanna, but literally *every* other word C.K. says is some synonym for penis.
  • jere.chievres 2012/04/23 00:22:37
    Chelsea Handler
    jere.chievres
    +2
    Not really! Time Magazine has not been relavent in 30 years.
  • Leah 2012/04/22 22:43:15 (edited)
    Kate and Pippa Middleton
    Leah
    +1
    Well, Kate deserves to be on the list. She's the future Queen of England. She will be in history books centuries from now. Pippa does not belong on that list, though.
  • Honeybuns 2012/04/22 22:01:22
    Chelsea Handler
    Honeybuns
    I don't see how chelsea handler is influential .She has a talk show but that's it. I would see why Rihanna is influential. Or seems influential because of the situation she had with chris brown.She was a victim of domestic violence and she came out about it. And many girls look up to her.Im not one of them.But i did feel bad for her when that happen.
  • CitizenErased 2012/04/22 18:06:25
    Chelsea Handler
    CitizenErased
    I don't understand what she's supposed to have done.
  • meet you romatic love here. 2012/04/22 15:19:44
  • mae 2012/04/22 05:18:59 (edited)
    Chelsea Handler
    mae
    +3
    None of these choices belong on that list, and especially Chelsea Handler? Jessica Chastain? Kristen Wiig? Louis CK ? What are they smokin' up there in that Time office?
  • Iamfree 2012/04/22 05:02:24
    Kristen Wiig
    Iamfree
    +2
    Seriously, these people are among those Time considers the most influential people in the world? How bizarre, yet somehow fitting since Time itself has become such a joke.
  • Splinter76 2012/04/22 04:41:45
    Chelsea Handler
    Splinter76
    +4
    Where's the "All Of The Above" option???
  • caius madison 2012/04/22 01:07:23
    Claire Danes
    caius madison
    +4
    What did she ever do that could be considered influential. Do not say Enchanted, that movie was stale.
  • Sue Mac... caius m... 2012/04/22 11:18:16
    Sue MacDonald Kyak
    What did any of the other actors and/or singers do? At least Homeland is awesome.
  • caius m... Sue Mac... 2012/04/23 21:26:10
    caius madison
    +1
    You have a point. Honestly, I won't defend any of these celebs, terrible all around. I simply chose the one I thought was most empty headed.
  • Sue Mac... caius m... 2012/04/27 01:36:32
    Sue MacDonald Kyak
    Claire Danes is actually pretty smart - well, at least smarter than the majority of this list :)
  • caius m... Sue Mac... 2012/05/11 01:36:25
    caius madison
    Yeah, I used to like her as a kid. She isn't all too special anymore. I'm 30, so I just wondered why she just now is starting to return to the big screen.
  • Sue Mac... caius m... 2012/05/30 02:29:11
    Sue MacDonald Kyak
    I still like her though - how can we not after My So Called Life? :)
  • caius m... Sue Mac... 2012/05/31 04:26:03
    caius madison
    I believe that was the role she was born to play. It was the only one I liked her dry emotions in. Romeo and Julliette was good too, but it is most unfortunat when a stars strongest performances happen right away, it gives the impression that they are overrated and wish to underachieve where they delivered before.
  • Sue Mac... caius m... 2012/06/27 09:11:22
    Sue MacDonald Kyak
    She's really, really great in Homeland, you should give it a shot.
  • caius m... Sue Mac... 2012/06/27 18:50:46
    caius madison
    I couldn't really get into it. More of the same....
  • Sue Mac... caius m... 2012/07/06 13:34:48
    Sue MacDonald Kyak
    Give it a chance, you're missing a great show!
  • OnyxRaven 2012/04/22 01:02:08
    Rihanna
    OnyxRaven
    +7
    Ugh, all those options are stupid. Everyone needs to shutup about Kate and (especially) Pippa. And Rihanna? Seriously?

    What about actually influential women, like Queen Elizabeth and Michelle Obama? Or if you're going down the actress road, people like Meryl Streep and Natalie Portman? These women actually try to make a difference in the world, both of them are on the comittees for numerous charities.

    It sickens me that the people who actually try to do good get ignored, but morons like Rihanna and Pippa Middleton make the list. What's the bet Kim Kardashian is on it too? I hope I didn't just jinx that.
  • Jen 2012/04/22 00:22:10
    Rihanna
    Jen
    +3
    Rihanna? Sure, she's influences to go back to the people who abuse us.
  • Jessica 2012/04/22 00:14:17
    Louis C.K.
    Jessica
    All of the above!

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