Contrary to what the shoddy school curriculum tells you, Christopher Columbus was actually a genocidal piece of shit. Yes it's true that he discovered America, but he brutally attacked native inhabitants of the west indies if they went against his wishes during the slavery era. Some examples of the bad things he did is cannibalising, feed babies to dogs and alligators and of course cheating Native Americans and Africans out of their own land (Colonialism). In short, he was another barbarous and pernicious murderer complicit in a great amount of sanguinary who got his colonists to buy slaves to do basically everything for him and his own territory. Basically in the same way Hitler manipulated the Nazis into murder 6 million Jews.
School: Christopher Columbus was a patriotic explorer who discovered America.
5th Graders: WOW! WHAT AN AMAZING GUY!
Reality: A bloodthirsty cold-hearted killer. Little do the Native American and African children in elementary school know that Christopher Columbus colonised lands and enslaved people of their ethnicity.
5th Graders: WOW! WHAT AN AMAZING GUY!
Reality: A bloodthirsty cold-hearted killer. Little do the Native American and African children in elementary school know that Christopher Columbus colonised lands and enslaved people of their ethnicity.
by Rotten Turkey June 14, 2021
People still celebrate him for some reason. He is some old white dude who took advantage of the Native Americans and did very concerning things to them. He doesn't deserve a holiday and he is all around a dick.
You: Did you here its Christopher Columbus day?
Me: Oh that asshole? Who "discovered America" even though he didn't?
Me: Oh that asshole? Who "discovered America" even though he didn't?
by Deforestation sucks May 18, 2021
a BITCH. didn't "discover" shit. there's a fucking HOLIDAY for this colonizing mf. he stole land from a minority group and spread diseases, some of which came from animals... think that one through for a second. schools will teach you about this mf and praise his crackerjack ass when in reality he did nothing great.
Jae: Who the hell is Christopher Columbus?
Brian: A crackerjack, colonizing, mayo monkey p.o.s who enslaved natives and sold their kids into a sex ring.
Brian: A crackerjack, colonizing, mayo monkey p.o.s who enslaved natives and sold their kids into a sex ring.
by silenceytvoices May 26, 2021
Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator in the service of Spain who opened the New World to exploration. On October 12, 1492 he landed on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas with 3 ships he commanded; the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María. This day is known as Columbus Day. Americans observe Columbus Day on the second Monday in October (the same day as Thanksgiving in Canada).
Christopher Columbus was born on 1451 in Genoa, Italy and died on 1506 in Valladolid, Spain. His name is Cristóbal Colón in Spanish and Cristoforo Colombo in Italian.
by Layko June 5, 2007
According to what school tells you: A great man who accidentally discovered America when no one else could find it.
Reality: A greedy piece of genocidal shit who wasn't the first person to find America, the Native Americans discovered America before anyone else and after the Native Americans found America, vikings discovered America, and a several explorers found it too. But for some reason, Columbus ends up taking all the credit for something the Native Americans discovered.To add insult to injury, he ends up enslaving a bunch of Native Americans to take to Spain as slaves (this is 100% true) and his Spanish sailors and him killed approximately 8 million Native Americans (also true) Talk about some major bullshit.
Reality: A greedy piece of genocidal shit who wasn't the first person to find America, the Native Americans discovered America before anyone else and after the Native Americans found America, vikings discovered America, and a several explorers found it too. But for some reason, Columbus ends up taking all the credit for something the Native Americans discovered.To add insult to injury, he ends up enslaving a bunch of Native Americans to take to Spain as slaves (this is 100% true) and his Spanish sailors and him killed approximately 8 million Native Americans (also true) Talk about some major bullshit.
Teacher: And that's how Christopher Columbus discovered America when no one else did.
4th grader: *raises his hand*
Teacher: Yes, Timmy?
4th grader: Didn't the Native Americans discover America first?
Teacher: Nope, it was Columbus!
4th grader: I'm pretty sure it was the Native Americans.
Teacher: I SAID IT WAS COLUMBUS!!!
4th grader: But-
Teacher: THAT IS IT! YOU ARE GOING TO WRITE "Columbus discovered America, not the Native Americans." 50 TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4th grader: *raises his hand*
Teacher: Yes, Timmy?
4th grader: Didn't the Native Americans discover America first?
Teacher: Nope, it was Columbus!
4th grader: I'm pretty sure it was the Native Americans.
Teacher: I SAID IT WAS COLUMBUS!!!
4th grader: But-
Teacher: THAT IS IT! YOU ARE GOING TO WRITE "Columbus discovered America, not the Native Americans." 50 TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Valintino the Big Surpremo September 1, 2010
1.An Italian sailor who is wrongfully given credit for "discovering the New World."Most of our high school history textbooks make him out to be a hero, when really, he was a greedy and genocidal maniac who enjoyed raping children. He killed, with the help of his Spanish sailors, around 8,000,000 people in less than 10 years- and that was just on Haiti.
by anonymous subway rider November 7, 2007
by vicvic30 April 14, 2007