What is glazing?
If you didn’t know already, glazing pretty much means sucking up to or pretty much being talked about excessively. In essence, this is pretty much “The Top 5 Most Overrated People in History”. I’m not taking this too too serious, but these are a couple of the people in my opinion that come to mind when I think “Who’s the most glazed/overrated people in all of history?”
1. Abraham
“The Founding Father of Monotheism”
In my opinion, while he might not be the most popular, I’d say he’s one of the most influential people in history. Abraham, whether you believe he’s real or not, has made a lasting impact on Earth. According to the big 3 monotheistic religion, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, Abraham is one of the founding fathers of monotheistic religion. He created a lot of the traditions of all of these religions, and is one of the figures all 3 of them can look up to. This guy is so important that they put him in 3 religions. Tell me that’s not some insane glaze.
2. Julius Caesar
“I came, I saw, I conquered.”
I feel like some way or another, in school you always hear about this guy. In history, there’s always some kind of connection to him, but what has he even done? In my opinion, I’ve got no idea what Caesar has done. I know he fought a bunch of wars and was a questionable leader. Rome was one of the largest empires, and it was probably all because of this guy. Now in the present day, you would assume he’s not that influential, right? Wrong. Our calendar is the way it is because of him. It used to be 10 months, but when he came around, he decided it should be twelve months. Plus, all of the romance languages as well. Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian all because of Caesar. Overall, I’d say this guy is one of the most glazed yet influential people of all time.
3. George Washington
“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.”
Undeniably, Washington has to be one of the most glazed leaders of all time. From elementary school to high school, you’re taught this guy a lot. Maybe it’s because we live in America, or maybe it’s because he’s just that nuts. The guy was a great leader. The Revolutionary War was a fight against all odds. Imagine being a group of ragtag freedom fighters facing up against undeniably one of the strongest empires of all time, and yet somehow you still win the war. George Washington set a standard that this country still follows to this day. While the guy did a great job at leading, he’s also got to be one of the most glazed men in history.
4. Shakespeare
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool”
Maybe this is just me, but I feel like Shakespeare is glazed a lot, but nobody really cares about what the guy does. Personally, I feel like I’ve heard about this guy a lot, and I feel like sure, he’s alright. He wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, which are definitely some of the most important pieces of literature to exist. For the time he existed, he did quite a lot. Now in the modern day, he’s still relevant because we still talk about him in school all the time. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a great author, but he has to be one of the most overrated people of all time.
5. Genghis Khan
“There is no value in anything until it is finished.”
You’ve all heard about him. Genghis Khan, the Mongol warlord. So powerful he nearly made the Chinese people vanish. Let’s be honest, what else do we know about Genghis Khan beyond him being a bloodthirsty emperor who nearly took all of Asia? Like nothing! The guy was so bad that we know him just from his name. Tell me that’s not some kind of glaze. Even more than that, he had the largest land empire in existence, and actually helped create the Silk Road which helped Europe enter its renaissance. Genghis Khan might be one of the most despicable leaders in history, but one of the most glazed as well.
