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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. One of the most universally revered figures in modern history.
We've come to know him as a frail, nobly malnourished old man with a purely moral, pious soul.
But it seems he wasn't a saint after all...
We've come to know him as a frail, nobly malnourished old man with a purely moral, pious soul.
But it seems he wasn't a saint after all...
Gandhi was staunchly racist for at least much of his adulthood.
To him black South Africans were barely human.
He referred to them using the derogatory South African slur “kaffir”.
"Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilised—the convicts even more so.
To him black South Africans were barely human.
He referred to them using the derogatory South African slur “kaffir”.
"Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilised—the convicts even more so.
They are troublesome, very dirty and live almost like animals," he wrote in Indian Opinion in 1908.
He shared uncomfortably close and likely exploitative relationships with the pairs of young women he kept around.
Throughout much of his adult life, Gandhi kept plenty of young female companions close to him and allowed these relationships to take several different dark turns.
Throughout much of his adult life, Gandhi kept plenty of young female companions close to him and allowed these relationships to take several different dark turns.
For starters, he often kept pairs of girls as his daily companions to address his needs right down to basic movement, with Gandhi referring to them as his "walking sticks."
He regularly received nude massages from the young girls he kept close.
According to Adams' biography, in addition to tending to his needs regarding bathing and bowel movements.
Gandhi tasked his young female companions with regularly giving
According to Adams' biography, in addition to tending to his needs regarding bathing and bowel movements.
Gandhi tasked his young female companions with regularly giving
...him massages while he was in the nude.
Reportedly, he liked mustard oil and lime juice to be used during these massages.
Reportedly, he liked mustard oil and lime juice to be used during these massages.
He had young girls sleep nude next to him in order to test his chastity.
After Gandhi's father died while Gandhi was off having sex, and once again after coming to the realization that he couldn't serve humanity while also consumed by lust,
After Gandhi's father died while Gandhi was off having sex, and once again after coming to the realization that he couldn't serve humanity while also consumed by lust,
a thirty-something Gandhi decided that he must take a vow of chastity -- and tested that chastity in some rather odd ways.
Although he forbade men and women (even husbands and wives) from sleeping together while at his ashrams,
Although he forbade men and women (even husbands and wives) from sleeping together while at his ashrams,
...Gandhi had many women -- some of them teenagers, some of them married -- sleep nude in his bed.
Gandhi carried out his sexual experiments with the boys and girls at his ashrams.
While Gandhi clearly had his own, deep-seated sexual hang-ups resulting in fervid chastity and experiments designed to test that chastity, what's more problematic is that
While Gandhi clearly had his own, deep-seated sexual hang-ups resulting in fervid chastity and experiments designed to test that chastity, what's more problematic is that
he acted out similar experiments with others -- specifically, children.
First, they would bathe together; "I sent the boys reputed to be mischievous and the innocent young girls to bathe at the same time," Gandhi said, according to Adams' biography.
First, they would bathe together; "I sent the boys reputed to be mischievous and the innocent young girls to bathe at the same time," Gandhi said, according to Adams' biography.
Then, they would sleep, beds very close together, with Gandhi often there himself to act as a watchdog.
If any of the boys or girls succumbed to temptation -- temptation that Gandhi himself all but orchestrated -- they were punished.
If any of the boys or girls succumbed to temptation -- temptation that Gandhi himself all but orchestrated -- they were punished.
...And to add insult to injury, it seems that the boys didn't get it as badly as the girls, whose hair would be chopped off if they misbehaved.
2. John Lennon
John Lennon, although being a brilliant songwriter, actually had some horrible traits to his personality which many people seem happy to simply gloss over.
Before his marriage to his first wife Cynthia,
Before his marriage to his first wife Cynthia,
John saw her dancing with Stuart Sutcliffe and slapped her across the face causing her head to hit the wall.
Three months later they got back together (after he apologized). A woman employed as a cleaner at their art college witnessed him hit her again and warned Cynthia to stay away from him.
Throughout their marriage, Cynthia was subjected to domestic violence at his hands.
Throughout their marriage, Cynthia was subjected to domestic violence at his hands.
When his Julian was born
he didn't see him until three days after the birth - and then went on a 4 day holiday to Barcelona.
He had little to do with Julian, referring to him as "a Saturday night special; the way that most people get here", or said that his son "came out of a whisky bottle".
He had little to do with Julian, referring to him as "a Saturday night special; the way that most people get here", or said that his son "came out of a whisky bottle".
By his own admission, he was always having affairs throughout his marriage.
Julian's own words about his dad:
“I've never really wanted to know the truth about how dad was with me. There was some very negative stuff talked about me, like when he said I'd come out of a whisky
Julian's own words about his dad:
“I've never really wanted to know the truth about how dad was with me. There was some very negative stuff talked about me, like when he said I'd come out of a whisky
...bottle on a Saturday night. Stuff like that. You think, where's the love in that? Paul and I used to hang about quite a bit ... more than Dad and I did. We had a great friendship going and there seems to be far more pictures of me and Paul playing together at that age
...than there are pictures of me and my dad.”
John left Julian, his own son, out of his will. The best he got was a shared £100,000 trust that he had to share with John & Yoko’s son, Sean.
After John died, Julian had to buy his own fathers items
John left Julian, his own son, out of his will. The best he got was a shared £100,000 trust that he had to share with John & Yoko’s son, Sean.
After John died, Julian had to buy his own fathers items
...at auction just to have some keepsakes of him.
John Lennon went on and on about peace and love, yet didn't show it or practice it to anyone.
In short - John Lennon was a wife beater, a hypocrite and a terrible father.
John Lennon went on and on about peace and love, yet didn't show it or practice it to anyone.
In short - John Lennon was a wife beater, a hypocrite and a terrible father.
3. Henry Ford
He blamed Jews for world war.
He started a new paper where he published Anti-Semitic articles.
He started a new paper where he published Anti-Semitic articles.
His articles were translated into German and other languages during the 1920s were used to “prove” Nazis were not alone in their pathological hatred of Jews and Judaism.
‘I shall do my best to put his theories into practice in Germany. I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration’- said Hitler.
4. Albert Einstein
His first wife was Mileva Maric, she was a brilliant Mathematician.
...some historians argue that Einstein entirely erased Maric’s contributions to his groundbreaking theories, including the Theory of Relativity.
Maric, gave birth to his daughter, Lieserl, only to put her up for adoption, reputedly due to pressure from the controlling Einstein, who never actually saw his baby daughter.
He had a affair with his cousin while he was married to Maric.
He had a affair with his cousin while he was married to Maric.
He treated his wife like a maid. According to the documents released in 1987, he had a set of conditions for his wife Maric:
Einstein also wrote that she should “renounce all personal relations” with him unless absolutely essential for social reasons.
Other entries placed strict limits and guidelines on personal interactions between the couple.
Other entries placed strict limits and guidelines on personal interactions between the couple.
His wife initially agreed to his draconian demands, she eventually fled to Zurich with her children, before filing for divorce.
After the divorce was granted, Einstein married his cousin, Elsa in 1919
After the divorce was granted, Einstein married his cousin, Elsa in 1919
...only to ignite an affair with Bette Neumann, his secretary and the niece of one of the scientist’s friends.
He once said- Racism is a white man disease.
But two decades earlier during his Asia tour he wrote in his diary and termed the Indians, Japanese and
But two decades earlier during his Asia tour he wrote in his diary and termed the Indians, Japanese and
...Chinese as “Biologically Inferior”.
Here is one of his most disgusting comments-
"It would be a pity if these Chinese supplant all other races" and
"I don't understand what kind of fatal attraction Chinese women possess
Here is one of his most disgusting comments-
"It would be a pity if these Chinese supplant all other races" and
"I don't understand what kind of fatal attraction Chinese women possess
...which enthralls the corresponding men to such an extent that they are incapable of defending themselves against the formidable blessing of offspring."
Bottom line, he’s still a magnificent hero, and I admire him just as much as a scientist.
He honestly admitted that he wasn’t good at relationships, and when he divorced Marić, Einstein promised to give her his Nobel Prize winnings, although he hadn’t won it yet.
He honestly admitted that he wasn’t good at relationships, and when he divorced Marić, Einstein promised to give her his Nobel Prize winnings, although he hadn’t won it yet.
5. Martin Luther King Jr.
He cheated on his wife, hired prostitutes, had countless affairs while being married and might have embezzled SCLC Money.
King paid multiple women to have Sex with him and they may have been paid by SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) Money.
King paid multiple women to have Sex with him and they may have been paid by SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) Money.
Those women appear to be a mix of prostitutes and groupies and the Sex ranged from one to one encounters to orgies which involved half a dozen people.
His close friend Ralph Abernathy
His close friend Ralph Abernathy
...apparently witnessed once an argument between King and one of the women that turned physical.
King struck the unnamed woman hard enough to knock her across the bed.
King struck the unnamed woman hard enough to knock her across the bed.
6. Steve Jobs
Under Jobs’ tenure, Apple launched a task force called the Worldwide Loyalty Team, which some employees have referred to as “the Apple Gestapo.” A group of moles tasked with spying in Apple headquarters and stores,
...the Worldwide Loyalty Team reports its findings directly to the company’s top executives. Promoting a culture of fear among employees.
He also denied Stock Options To One Of Apple’s First Employees:
Daniel Kottke, Apple’s 12th employee and a personal friend of Steve Jobs, was never offered stock options in the company.
Daniel Kottke, Apple’s 12th employee and a personal friend of Steve Jobs, was never offered stock options in the company.
...Apple executive Rod Holt confronted Jobs about Kottke’s lack of stock options, telling Jobs, “Whatever you give him, I will match it,” to which Jobs reportedly said, “Okay. I will give him zero.”
7. Charles Dickens
Although he was a campaigner against poverty and the poor living conditions in the UK at the time of his writings, his views on India were abhorrent.
Dickens was an avid colonialist (I am not criticising him for this - the vast majority of Europeans were in favour of colonialism and imperialism in the mid-nineteenth century), and had some strange opinions about how Britain should administrate its Indian territories.
After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, in which numerous British civilians were killed, he wrote in a letter to his friend, philanthropist Angela Burdett-Coutts.
In this letter he essentially advocated for the total mass genocide of the Indian people because of the deaths
In this letter he essentially advocated for the total mass genocide of the Indian people because of the deaths
...of a relatively small number of British colonial administrators and businessmen and their families.
The total killed was nothing compared to the number of innocent Indians that were executed by the British Army as reprisals.
The total killed was nothing compared to the number of innocent Indians that were executed by the British Army as reprisals.
8. Charlie Chaplin
A Genius who was a also a repeat sexual offender, hebephile-targeting young female co-actors, cheated on multiple women, alleged wife-beater and other scandalous credentials to his otherwise glittering career.
Chaplin’s first underage victim was Mildred Harris- who was a child actor.
After a brief relationship with her, Harris was found pregnant at the ripe young age of 16 and gave birth to Chaplin’s child.
To avoid being prosecuted for statutory rape, Chaplin married Harris—a trend he would use the rest of his life.
To avoid being prosecuted for statutory rape, Chaplin married Harris—a trend he would use the rest of his life.
Chaplin mentally abused her and frowned upon her for not being an intellectual equal to himself. They divorced as she turned 18.
Then Chaplin set his lusty eyes on a young Lita MacMurray, who was 12 when she was cast in Chaplin’s The Kid. She was impregnanted by Chaplin at the age of 16!
She was pressured by Chaplin to abort the child and was removed from a film after she declined to abort. However, when Chaplin realised he ran the risk of being labelled a rapist, he married Lita under duress and telling friends that “marriage was a better option than prison.”
McMurray’s 3-year marriage to Chaplin was a nightmare.
Divorce documents from court revealed that Chaplin used her only as a child sex slave!
Divorce documents from court revealed that Chaplin used her only as a child sex slave!
She was forced to perform cruel sexual acts that were deemed illegal in California during the 1920s.
Chaplin also coerced her into taking part in a threesome with another woman.
Chaplin also coerced her into taking part in a threesome with another woman.
Chaplin, as a 55-year old, had an affair with a 22 year-old actress named Joan Barry, who he had promised to make a lead actress in his film.
What resulted was two-terminated pregnancies and the subject of the suit, a baby girl named Carol Ann. Chaplin supported the girl financially until her 21st birthday.
Chaplin, who died in 1977 aged 88, boasted frequently about his conquests, and said he had had sexual relations with more than 2,000 women!
9. Che Guevara
You see people wearing his likeness on t-shirts. Seen as a man of the people. A hero of the revolution in Cuba. Idolized as a man who helped the oppressed masses. He was as much a villain as he was a hero.
Che was a cold, violent, murderer who was known for his brutality and ruthlessness.
During the Cuban revolution he *personally* executed people that *he* considered to be traitors, spies, or enemies.
After the revolution, he didn't stop the bloodletting
During the Cuban revolution he *personally* executed people that *he* considered to be traitors, spies, or enemies.
After the revolution, he didn't stop the bloodletting
Guevara was put in charge of purging the Batista army and of exacting what was dubiously called "revolutionary justice" on perceived enemies of the state.
Thousands of Cubans were executed, being accused of being Batista collaborators.
Thousands of Cubans were executed, being accused of being Batista collaborators.
10. Thomas Jefferson( Founding Father and 3rd President of the U.S)
Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. He basically put the first stone of America by writing down its beautiful values of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
However, for Jefferson, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness only applied to some people (you got it : the white ones).
Even though when he wrote the Declaration of Independence, he criticized King George III's role in promoting slavery in the colonies, Jefferson owned 600 slaves during his life : some of them were child slaves.
Even though he was said to be “a benevolent master”, the whip was indeed used, in rare cases but still.
Here is Sally Hemings, one of Thomas Jefferson’s many slaves.
Here is Sally Hemings, one of Thomas Jefferson’s many slaves.
Beautiful, isn’t she? Well, history, still now presents her as Thomas Jefferson’s mistress.
Sally Hemings was 14 when Thomas Jefferson (aged 44) is believed to have started his “relationship” with her.
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Sally Hemings was 14 when Thomas Jefferson (aged 44) is believed to have started his “relationship” with her.
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Even at the time, 14 was still childhood.
The relationship started in France, where she got pregnant. She is now believed to have fathered 6 children with him, and all of these children were born slaves.
Four made it into adulthood.
The relationship started in France, where she got pregnant. She is now believed to have fathered 6 children with him, and all of these children were born slaves.
Four made it into adulthood.
Even though these children, along with some journalists, started to claim Jefferson was their father, he never acknowledged it and they lived as bastards their whole life.
Jefferson never freed the mother of his children.
Jefferson never freed the mother of his children.
She stayed his slave, basically, his sex slave, her entire life. She never had a choice in the matter. She was raped, and sadly, she’s still unknown to the world, while Jefferson is praised.
