Christopher Columbus Was A Demon by Hari Kondabolu

Hari Kondabolu discusses his hatred of the demon Christopher Columbus.

[@henrytownshed5304]

As half Italian half Indian you're kind of putting me in a spot man

[@Nuisance_Bear]

I've heard that it's actually a holiday that Italians pay special attention to. Is that really true? i feel like you could pick almost any other famous Italian historical figure to celebrate besides him (maybe besides Mussolini) and it'd be a better choice.

[@ishikinokami1575]

Yo,Rahul Gandhi,that you?

[@user-mq5kx2se2q]

@@ishikinokami1575 😆

[@ritishp]

Well, its been more than 400 years since Columbus lost his way and landed in America.. He was looking for India of course.. If he was a smart explorer, he could have named the native americans anything else but 'Indians'... The question is why can't US education system correct his mistakes by teaching the appropriate naming conventions in the school level.. ?? Wouldn't that make things easier for everyone ?

[@RmcBlueSky]

ritishp ... bc the name "America" is from another Italian name Amerigo Vespucci. He was another explorer that realized that Columbus didn't find the west Indies but a new land mass.. FYI. Amerigo didn't named it, it was another person that branded this land by Amerigo's logs. Since all continents have a female name, this guy used the feminine version of Amerigo.

[@weemeemoo]

@@RmcBlueSky I think they mean replacing the word "Indian," not America

[@zohaq9256]

That first sentence from Hari is wonderful

[@scholargrizz7071]

Such a great bit. I really miss this show

[@orangetee5]

You're fun ! :) Thanks for voicing our thoughts !!

[@user-mq5kx2se2q]

Regarding the "bow and arrows and feathers", I have actually been asked that by Americans. I'm an Indian who does not even live in the U.S.

[@EdwardLindon]

Impeccable delivery

[@madnessbydesign1415]

This is one of my favorite Hari bits.

[@Reddylion]

good...

[@siyaram196]

Yes you are absolutely right we are only from bharat and not from their imaginative places

[@mow184]

You are hilarious. Love your spots on the Bugle. But that audience is unbelievably annoying. Had to fight to watch the video all the way through despite your brilliance!

[@saif162]

Hari is too good 😂😂

[@ChristopherHari]

thanks

[@crackawood]

yeah..another idiot judging the past by the standards of today.

[@waleedelephantboy1796]

I feel you man I do have my paternal grandma is indian descent (from India not colombus native America) and I’m from Singapore

[@rsaldivar5628]

I reblog/post and share this every year

[@waleedelephantboy1796]

2:24 Oh it’s his time, which means it’s our time to Die!!!!

[@ajmaldev9893]

he definitely went to hell(if there is one)

[@ajmaldev9893]

blue orange so u r saying prophets are in hell too....may I ask u why?

[@jagpreetsingh3287]

He rocks😂😂😂😂😄

[@OutSideDeMatrix]

amazing!!! thanks for being you silly man. can we clone you? damn! keep smashing the oppressive ignorant bullshit one joke at a time!!!! see you soon!

[@CarynDPrescott]

Columbus was a traitor. Italian Americans should know better. Why not celebrate Amerigo Vespucci? Frank Sinatra Day would be fine too.

[@pacoramon9468]

because Americo didn't discover shit, the first european to land on the USA was Ponce de León

[@CarynDPrescott]

@@pacoramon9468 It's still better than Columbus day.

[@waleedelephantboy1796]

2:00 First of all, That’s Racist!!!! Secondly That’s Racist!!!!

[@citizenOfNowhere777]

Hari is brainy comedian.

citizenOfNowhere777 really? Hes neither...

[@jjkhjgkjhkjbhgjhghnjn416]

Better joke would have been he went to hell and called it INDIA.

[@rickysamuel5849]

Ohh hari.... what would you do if there was no racism.

[@shivani4546]

He would probably be in India because America and Europe would be poor and the migration would be in opposite direction just like old times

[@pacoramon9468]

@@shivani4546 What old times? Europeans conquer India their citycens went there not because the were hungry but because they become the ruling class.

[@Anthony-df4bs]

Does this guys whole routine/life revolve around being indian?

[@brianban110]

this guy is funny but.....

[@CosmoShidan]

You're a bigot?

[@StoneMalone]

Pure stupidly

[@maxpayne2574]

You can't judge historic figures by modern standards.

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

That argument comes up a lot but it’s also irrelevant because even by the standards of his time he was considered evil and horrible. You see the Priest who accompanied him was disgusted by what he and his explorers did. When they returned to Spain he reported him and he was put on trial. Even the people in his expedition admitted he did some nasty shit and he was sent to prison. He disgusted Queen “Make Spain great again” Isabella who had recently purged Iberia of Muslims. This is why America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, the guy who mapped the coastline of the Americas, rather than Columbus.

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

To add on, for this reason he became forgotten in Spanish and American history in general for awhile, he wasn’t celebrated nor venerated in any degree. It wasn’t until there was a large Italian population in America that he became celebrated because they needed an Italian American to celebrate.

[@123anuradha]

yes you can

[@sunandak4828]

If you cause a genocide and expect people over time will excuse you them good man you need help To be fair Up to a certain point you can't. Let me show you 'Adolf Hitler' Now if u use the same argument then well... See the entire reason why they teach history at school is to show what was done wrong and how I guess you dropped out of 3rd grade

[@dantemagno8861]

Lon live to Christopher Columbus, long live to the Hispanity.

[@davidmdyer838]

Columbus didn't mistake the New World for India. First, India wasn't called that in his time, it was called Hindustan. Second, the word "Indian" in the new world comes from the Spanish word "indígeno" meaning indigenous, whch is a correct term, one which we use today. The term indigeno was shortened to Indio and translated to English as Indian. Columbus never mistook American Indians for East Indians.

[@shivani4546]

Here's a quick history and etymology lesson for you..The only way to enter India was to cross "Sindhu" river which was a local name and the region was called Sindh..Persian language didn't have "S" sound so they pronounced it "Hind" and the land as "Hindustan"...Greeks dropped the H and it became "Ind-" so the "West" called the river "Indus", the land "India", and the people "Indian". This was back in 4th century BCE. Now your homework is to find out about trade routes from Europe to India at that time and why Europeans like Columbus were looking for an alternative route. Don't open your mouth on this subject until you finish your homework. Fun fact- Columbus was not trying to prove that the earth was round. It was common knowledge among educated people at his time.

[@MHCE444]

Lol India came from the word Hindu!

[@sunnyk3770]

MHCE444 There was no Hindu or Hinduism. That is a modern construct.

[@watermelon520b]

David Dyer you’re right but remember unfortunately American elementary history pushes the Indian trope. There’s a lot of dumb incorrect things you get taught as a child, maybe things have changed, I don’t know as I don’t have children. 😞

[@sahutokeyho3534]

muslims were ruling India during the medieval era

[@user-cq9nn2vx5g]

Well knowing who he is, he will probably take Columbus out of history books.

[@desiguy55]

foremost Columbus was an explorer who took a huge chance by sailing west to find india and prove that the world was round. he had to pull a lot of strings and get backing from the spanish monarchy to bankroll his expedition. people of the time warned him the world was flat and his ships would simply fall off the edge if he sailed west. so he sailed west and ran into what he thought was india . He brought back some of the "indians" to europe as proof of his costly expedition. he is to be admired for that.

[@bobbobbity3595]

I learned this in school too, but the "people thought the world was flat and Columbus set to prove them wrong" is a myth. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_of_the_flat_Earth#Irving's_biography_of_Columbus

[@desiguy55]

i stand by my writing. ,most of the medieval world believed in the flat earth.

[@scholargrizz7071]

desiguy55 you are a moron, stop listening to your elementary school education. He did NOT set out to “prove” the world was round, most of the educated knew that already. If you did 5 minutes of research you would know this

[@desiguy55]

you are the moron and many common folk were like you back then they firmly believed in the flat earth. columbus was not proving the earth to the educated but to morons of that time.

[@santbeker778]

This guys only talent using apu

[@delilahalpaca4793]

Boohoo.