{"id":84556,"date":"2016-03-03T12:15:43","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T12:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=84556"},"modified":"2016-03-03T12:35:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T12:35:27","slug":"top-10-most-influential-celebrities-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=84556","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Most Influential Celebrities of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

The media is a very powerful entity<\/strong>. There are times that people would believe what they see on the internet or see on the TV than what they hear in school.<\/p>\n

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The same people would likely prefer to follow<\/strong> the ways of actors, musicians, and famous celebrities <\/a>over scientists, thinkers, and thought leaders.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not that people in media are bad role models<\/a>. It\u2019s just that sometimes, media entities and personalities don\u2019t see how much they influence the lives of people<\/strong> who watch them.\u00a0We can\u2019t blame anyone for this. It\u2019s the price of being connected to one another all the time.<\/p>\n

Despite all that, we can\u2019t deny that some celebrities have been very good influences to people<\/strong> and have bred a very healthy following and we cannot help but acknowledge that these people can make a massive change in our society in their own ways.<\/p>\n

Who are the most influential celebrities<\/strong> in the year 2016? Let\u2019s check out who they will be.<\/p>\n

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10. Laverne Cox<\/h2>\n

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Caitlyn Jenner is not the only transsexual celebrity worth noting. Laverne Cox has made a buzz when she became the first publicly recognized transgender<\/strong> to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for acting for her role as\u00a0Sophia Burset<\/a> in the TV series Orange Is The New Black on Netflix.<\/p>\n

She also was recognized and to be the first one nominated for an Emmy since musician Angela Morley back in 1990. She also became the first openly transgendered person<\/strong> to have a wax replica<\/a> of herself at Madame Tussauds.<\/p>\n

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“ First publicly recognized black transgender ”<\/p>\n

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Why is she influential? Well, we have to admit that homosexuality, bisexuality, and transsexuality are very sensitive issues in the United States. You know what\u2019s another sensitive issue in this country? Racism and discrimination against blacks.<\/p>\n

Do you imagine a black transsexual person<\/strong> succeeding in a place like the U.S.A.? We all know that the United States are proud with their culture founded on freedom but some (if not most) of the people in the country, American freedom has a gender and racial preference.<\/p>\n

What Laverne Cox did is a revolutionary move<\/strong> and a sign of a paradigm shift. The fact that his achievements have been made public instills an image in the minds of the American citizens that tells them of the harmless and progressive nature of acceptance.<\/p>\n