At the conclusion of each year, TIME magazine names a “Person of the Year.” The magazine’s official criterion for this title is: “The person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year.”

Some years have named rather controversial figures (Adolf Hitler in 1938 and Joseph Stalin in both 1939 and 1942, for example), but despite wildly unpopular public opinion over TIME's decision, it is undeniable these figures affected the world on a large scale.

Donald Trump was named “Person of the Year” for the December 2016 issue. While this title cannot necessarily be taken as a compliment from TIME magazine, it is still a notable recognition that should be received with some degree of grace and dignity— which is exactly what the United States’ president-elect did not do.

Mr. Trump commented on his achievement at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa: "They used to call it ‘Man of the Year,’ but they can’t do that anymore, so they call it ‘person.’ They want to be politically correct. That’s okay.” However, he contradicted himself by arguing that this “political correctness” was not actually “okay.” Trump claimed that “Even if a woman was named, it was ‘Man of the Year,’” and called for support from the crowd to change the title back to “Man of the Year.”

There are a few inconsistencies I would like to point out from Trump’s speech.

TIME magazine began the tradition of naming a “Man of the Year” back in 1927, and officially changed the title to “Person of the Year” in 1999. This was 17 years ago, which should allow plenty of time for an accomplished businessman like Donald Trump to come to terms with the change. Even before 1999, if a woman won the title, she was known as “Woman of the Year” on the cover, not “Man of the Year,” as Trump insisted. Unfortunately, there are very few examples to prove this point. The four Women of the Year prior to 1999 were Wallis Simpson ’36, Soong Mei-ling (along with Chiang Kai-shek as “Man and Woman of the Year”) ’37, Queen Elizabeth II ’52, and Corazon Aquino ’86. The female “Person(s) of the Year” have been “The Whistleblowers” Sherron Watkins, Coleen Rowley, and Cynthia Cooper in 2002 and Angela Merkel in 2015.

This drastically low proportion of women to men is hard proof that women are already not recognized enough. By insisting that “Person of the Year” should revert back to “Man of the Year,” Donald Trump is erasing what little recognition women already have been shown for our accomplishments.

"Political correctness" is not just about saying the right things, but about forcing us to learn to think in a more inclusive way. Women are not the first thing that comes to mind when you say “Man of the Year.” (Obviously.) This title is problematic in that it makes out women to be extras who should be included just often enough for “diversity,” as well as excluding any mention of nonbinary or genderqueer individuals.

Declaring Donald Trump as “Person of the Year” is not erasing masculinity or encouraging censorship in any way. Rather, this title simply acknowledges whoever TIME views as being the most influential to our society this year, for good or for ill.