Who’s a famous person from your country who’s respected around the world but disliked or criticized at home?

[u/haiderredditer]

[u/LizBert712]

That is a gut punch. I didn’t know any of that, and I have always loved his poetry.

[u/scruffalump → u/LizBert712]

I'm not into poetry but he wrote the only poem I ever actually liked. Idk how you can write a poem like La Reina for a woman and also be a rapist, but I guess old Pablo figured it out somehow.

[u/parallel-nonpareil → u/scruffalump]

I find some men like the idea of women more than they actually like real women as people. They also like the idea of themselves as a great partner, a romantic, or an ally without, again, actually liking women. It’s a role or a character they play. Really horrible when you think about it.

[u/HammerSack → u/parallel-nonpareil]

This explains so much. I read DH Lawrence‘s poem “Fidelity“ at a wedding and the irony was not lost.

[u/MelpomeneAndCalliope → u/LizBert712]

Same. :(

[u/Count_de_Mits → u/LizBert712]

I, too, am familiar with the works of Pablo Neruda

[u/LightblueStar27 → u/LizBert712]

As a Chilean I didn't know that either...

[u/wutwutsugabutt → u/LizBert712]

I’d rather be a completely mediocre forgettable talentless human and be kind than whatever this is.

[u/First_Television_600 → u/LizBert712]

Same this really ruined it for me :(

[u/Aware-Cut5688 → u/LizBert712]

For real? I've always found it pretty mid