Very dumb.... waste of time and money.... and can someone explain how any of the people on the list are heroes?

Dear Lizard, Anyone who can take kids away from the TV and bring them back to books/imagination/thoughful processing/meaningful conversation is a hero IMHO...

i wish david tennant won =(

Lizard,

From the Free Dictionary, a Hero is:

1. In mythology and legend, a man, often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his bold exploits, and favored by the gods.
2. A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life: soldiers and nurses who were heroes in an unpopular war.
3. A person noted for special achievement in a particular field: the heroes of medicine.
4. The principal male character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.

I'd say the people chosen in this article applies to points 3 and 4 (unfortunately, IMHO).

Nohing to do with "Real Life" heroes

The anti-hero is #3. His only accomplishment has been to completely dupe everyone and spend all our money.
When will people realize that fame does not equal goodness/character quality. That list is really crap. How many dozen people replied to the poll?

Oh my god, 8-bit graphics are back, larger than ever! So the question is, will Legos become smaller and offer sharper resolutions in the future? 64-bit Legos?

Do I agree with the list 100% no, but for those who are on it, I would say J.K. is the best of the lot.

In the age of Movies, TV, Video Games and Internet, our children seem to be sucked in. It's not often anymore that you find children wanting to read over playing games and watching a movies.

When my sisters kids started to read and found the Harry Potter books, it was hard to get them to stop reading. They had so much fun reading that their imagination kicked in and they wanted to do art and other activity's outside of TV and video games.

They kept asking me if I had read the books so they could talk to me about what they read. I started to feel bad that I could not talk with them, so I read the books and they were excited to be able to share their thoughts with we me and hear mine. I am not sure about anyone else , but that shows how reading and imagination expands a child's mind. Something I feel is starting to slip away a little in today's kids. When it's easier to have your imagination given to you.

I understand that its a parents job to control the amount of TV and video games. You can teach your kids to read, but you can not make them enjoy it. That comes from a good back that will draw them in and kick in their imagination.

So is J.K. a true hero, in a word yes. She has brought back the fun of reading and imagination, something I really feel is missing in today's child. Took them away from from Video games and TV. She has helped start a trend for others to follow, you see it today in more authors writing books for the younger groups. More kids are reading now, just look how new books are selling fast and in large volume.

That is pretty powerful stuff.

^ "...just look how new books are selling fast and in large volume."

Exactly. Do you really think J.K. Rowling and other authors care that children are reading? Its a business. If she didn't make millions from the first novel, there wouldn't have been 6 more after. The Philosopher's Stone sold over 5 million copies by 2001. At $20 per copy... do the math. Today the series has sold over 400 million copies. And don't forget the movies. Wow... what a great hero. What about nurses and doctors in war torn countries trying their best to save as many lives as possible with little pay. What about soldiers who put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms. And here we are praising J.K. Rowling as a hero; a person who wrote a series of books about wizards which would be non-existent if people didn't buy them in the first place.

A hero is not defined by what they have done, but why they did it. J.K. Rowling is not a hero because of her books for the same reasons mentioned by Lizard. This is merely a sad attempt to glorify a person in the world who is faux glorified to the point of it being sickening.