After People magazine named Bradley Cooper “The Sexiest Man Alive” in this past week’s issue, 15 protestors wearing Ryan Gosling masks gathered outside People HQ in midtown New York City to give those idiot judges a piece of their mind.

“YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID,” one sign reads.

“RYANS ABS ARE PROOF ENOUGH,” boasts another.

But People is holding their ground and will not rethink their decision. Their defense:

“Bradley Cooper is the whole package. He’s gorgeous, talented, brainy, loves his mom, can cook up a storm and speaks fluent French! Who can argue with that?”

Stephen Colbert has also joined the fight against Bradley Cooper being the sexiest man alive. On a recent episode, Colbert commiserated with all of the Anti-Bradley Coopers watching his show:  “I know, I know. I’m angry too. Is [Bradley Cooper] a man, or did a horse take a dump at a wig factory?” –Christina Drill