Cultural villains in non-Western countries

[Celyn]

@hibernicus

I wonder if Winston Churchill falls into a similar category: considered a hero in Britain and America for his role in defeating Hitler, but viewed less favourably (insofar as they think of him at all) by the “lesser” peoples he held in such contempt and whose lives he held in such low regard.

I shouldn’t think India likes Churchill much.

And I don’t think it was very friendly of him to send tanks and 10,000 troops to Glasgow.

[Celyn]

@griffin1977

Definitely true in Ireland where is he remembered for sending the Black and Tans (a brutal protestant militia force, and the reason the American cocktail of the same name is frowned upon) into Ireland.

Tangent: Ben & Jerry once thought “Black & Tan” ice cream sounded like a good idea. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ireland/1516339/Black-and-Tan-ice-cream-causes-a-chill-in-Ireland.html