Who is the most overrated historical figure?
Things to consider: No one is off limits.
Yesterdays: So wait, Mike Tyson referencing Alexander is an argument in favor of Alexander? Alex may have nibbled on a few different men's ears, but at least he never bit one clean off. Since there can be only one greatest emperor, I've gotta give the win to the Tiger Woods of DQD...Congrats Nick.
Nick:
I'm gonna go with Caesar. Napolean was a French Midget, so that really just makes him a caricature, despite his obvious skill in war. Meanwhile, it's not so much that Alexander was gay that's an issue, but the fact that eventually, Colin Farrell was deemed the best choice to play him in a movie. Farrell hasn't done a movie of relevance since he did Tigerland...maybe Minority Report.
Caesar has a couple obvious things going for him. He's Italian, which ups his badass quotient quite a bit. The Roman empire was a hugely influential empire, and I think we see a little more of that today. I mean shit, even Latin still has relevance, just look at all of its roots in our language.
Shakespeare also felt a need to take time out from writing about pussy Englishmen to write an account of Caesar's fall.
Plus, Caesar took about forty stab wounds to be killed. The man was gangsta, and he went out as such.
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Susan B. Anthony. Women aren't smart enough to vote or run for president. That crazy floozy started all this nonsense about equal rights for men and women when we all know that women have a brain 1/3 the size of a man's. It's science. Because of Susan B Anthony we have those stupid crappy silver dollars which are way less convenient than a bill and men have to worry about things like "sexual harassment." It's really inconvenient and makes the work place much less fun. Good thing that glass ceiling is holding up well.
Leonardo da Vinci. Everyone makes such a fucking big deal about the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper when in truth they are not all that groundbreaking. If you ask me, both paintings are fug. While he was a creative and imaginative inventor, the majorities of his ideas never left is sketch pad. And the whole writing backwards thing is really creepy. I love a good classic piece of art like the next person, but do I really need to see another Madonna and Child? Not to mention all his faces look the same. For someone who studied anatomy so thoroughly, you'd think he'd understand that the human facial structure varies from person to person. And now because of the whole Da Vinci Code saga everyone thinks he was genius. Too bad everything in that book is FICTIONAL and has NO historical basis whatsoever. I know I'm not going to win this one but damn it, Da Vinci sucks cock.
Pope John Paul II.
Sure, he seemed like a nice enough man, and as Pope he certainly made some important social impact.
But the man was head of an organization that allowed the rapes and molestations of countless young children, and not only was there no punishment, but Priests were allowed to go on like nothing happened.
In reality, the time period he presided over will end up being looked at as an era where many Catholics lost faith in an institution that is supposed to guide them, all while the church further reinforces bullshit like no birth control, an anti-homosexual agenda and sexism (as seen in the refusal to allow women priests), instead of progressing with the world.
Jesus Christ. I think Jesus is the most overrated historical figure.
A letter to the Lord:
Your teachings may be the best-selling book of all-time, but it's all a lot of hot air if you ask me. SUPPOSEDLY, you could walk on water, turn said water into wine, and perform other miracles such as, oh I don't know, starting a religion or something. Oh yeah J-man? I'll believe these so-called "miracles" when I see them. Any asshole can start a religion - just ask L. Ron Hubbard. Dude wrote a book, too. A couple of them. You don't see ME praying to L. Ron every night though. So you're the son of God, and seated at the right hand of the Father and all that crap. Well until you rise again to judge the living and the dead, I say: you're overrated.
damn dude...I thought mine might be a little sacrilegious, but you're going straight to the source, huh?
I like. That's some high quality hate right there. Silky Johnson would even be impressed.
Sacagawea.
I not 100% sure what she's famous for, but she didn't deserve a gold coin.
Christopher Columbus. Dumbass didn't even find the right continent. Asshat.
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