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According to AskMen the most influential man of 2009 is Don Draper. Who? The name doesn't ring a bell? Didn't for me so I checked out the story here. Turns out the most influential man of the year isn't even real, he's a fictional character from AMC's show Mad Men. I've heard some good things about the show but for some reason I haven't had the urge to start watching it. And why are they doing this now? Shouldn't they wait until the year is over?
So why is it that not only was a fictional character chosen but he's not even from the current time period? He's an ad exec from the 1960's.
From the article ~
Draper illustrates old-school values even though he often fails to meet them himself. His human flaws are what make him so relevant to men today. He is by turns a chain-smoking, drinking-in-the-office emblem of a bygone age, and an unusually real, earnest human being who illustrates the struggles modern men know all too well.
Aside from the chain-smoking, he sounds like he could be one of the alpha males we love to read about. Was a fictional character chosen because we can accept their flaws and misdeeds far easier than a real, living person? Or was a fictional character chosen this year because people especially need that escape from reality? And who would have been chosen had this poll been taken on a woman's site? Perhaps President Obama would have made it higher than #3? I think maybe I'll just check out Don and see what he's all about.
In case you were wondering who the other top ten are:
10 ~ Dana White
9 ~ Peyton Manning
8 ~ Roger Federer
7 ~ Steve Jobs
6 ~ Michael Jackson
5 ~ Simon Cowell
4 ~ Mark Zuckerberg
3 ~ Barack Obama
2 ~ Usain Bolt
