The True Messed Up Story of Pocahontas | Adam Ruins Everything

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[bigjavo]

Bold of you to assume that Pocahontas being 10 would have stopped John Smith from taking her as a “lover”

[scribbles]

John Smith wrote the first fan fiction to date.

[terrifiedpossum]

John Smith was a crazy fangirl writing a fan fic

[labanredowl]

Her name wasn't even Pocahontas either, it was Matoaka. And her story is tragic and Disney decided to profit off it.

[hectorzamboni]

"30 Women, sexual favors, i smell a G rated childrens film!"

-some random guy on the internet 2018

[deezaster]

Smith was the first self insert fanfiction writer

[huntercool]

The worst part is the Disney Version depicted Kocoum as being the short-fused aggressive one who attacked John Smith when in reality he was actually a pretty chill guy and John Smith was the perverted jerk.

[hngh]

Native Americans: minding their own business.

Colonists: Hippity hoppity your kid is my property

[effeffiagonalick]

...so basically he wrote a self-insert fan fiction?

[AzureToroto]

John Smith is a colonial fanfiction writer.

[unnamed]

Most of the old Disney movies have pretty dark origins, especialy those based on the Grimm´s Tales
In the original "Sleeping Beauty" for example, Aurora wasn´t saved by the prince. After his kiss didn´t broke the spell, he raped her while she slept and got her pregnant. Her children were the ones who gave her a "Kiss of true love" and woke her up, ten years later.

[trickycharm]

john smith wrote the first ever fanfiction

[hunterkiller]

So much for romanticizing history, John Smith. Why the dislikes? It's like people want to use romanticized history as actual history.

[brenbones]

"The violent native seeks to crush me with his bear like grip!" Me when someone tries to hug me.

[kmarieking]

So annoying how John smith literally rewrote history with lies smh

[purplepandaluvs]

They forgot to mention that Pocahontas was quite scholarly and managed to teach herself English while listening to English sailors who had already arrived there, before John Smith. She became an important tool for her tribe and used her to help them barter for different goods. She was also one of probably hundreds of children fathered by the Powhatan.

[alaly]

I'm shocked this many ppl are just now finding this out. Especially since people have been screaming about how historically inaccurate this was *since* 95. I mean it's the reason ppl tend to say it was the beginning of the end to the golden era of Disney animation.

[rorygamble]

Fun fact, her name wasn't actually Pocahontas, it was Matoaka

[classyfacemakeup]

"I smell a G rated children's film!" 😂👏

[AlastorXescy]

5 word quote from the movie and literal perfect summary of world history: “These white men are dangerous”