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    Perché i pali sono così protettivi nei confronti di Maria Skłodowska-Curie (o almeno di me)

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    2. Kryspinsus on

      Why are we so protective of her? Because she was Polish, and saying otherwise is factually incorrect

    3. AmateurHetman on

      Because it’s the truth. It’s not like Copernicus where he could be argued to be Prussian-Polish. She was Polish without a doubt.

    5. Embarrassed-Touch-62 on

      We don’t like thieves I guess, someone else claiming she was not from Poland feels like theft.

    6. bearinthetown on

      Polish people have sort of an unhealthy pride in them. Some pride is healthy, some is not. At school, teachers inject this in us, the belief that some Polish things or people are our national treasures. Top 3 being probably Copernicus, Chopin and Skłodowska-Curie. Followed John Paul II. I understand this mindset perfectly, as it’s been injected in me as well. Poles believe that they are victims of the history, so taking away from us is like taking a penny from a homeless person. Feels unfair.

      Source: I’m Polish

      EDIT

      Yeah guys, DOWNVOTE ME FOR SPEAKING THE TRUTH HAHAHA

    7. Schmiznurf on

      Pride in a fellow Pole for accomplishments and great annoyance at other countries trying to claim them for their own.

    9. streetacube2 on

      I remember I’ve asked the same question from French students back in the university. They explained that the way they see her is: „A poor young student named Marie Skłodowska who moved to France is Polish. A world-known scientist who won the Nobel price named Marie Curie is French.” Basically, they think they gave her all the opportunities she lacked in Poland and that gives them a right to claim her accomplishments.

    10. Impressive-Shame4516 on

      Slightly off topic.

      Was Kościuszko Polish, Ukrainian, or Belarussian?

      I’ve gotten mixed responses by people of all three countries. If I mention to a Pole he is one of my favorite tacit founding fathers, I get corrected that he is actually Ukrainian, so on and so forth.

    11. RainyBeast736 on

      For centuries, Poles have been perceived in Western countries only as drunkards and thieves, which is why it is so painful that when one outstanding person from Poland broke through this stereotype, she is immediately culturally appropriated by a Western European power. Karolina Żebrowska explained it very well on YouTube (in English).

    12. I_Have_No_Idea_420 on

      Because the fr**ch are trying to make it look like she was one of them and constantly change her surname.

    13. GovernmentBig2749 on

      Well, in the Balkans wars have started for smaller things, you cant just claim historical figures just because they lived in France, its like saying Jim Morison is French or Miles Davis

    14. dzdza on

      Because she was born and raised in Poland and even more importantly, this heritage meant a lot to her….. DUH 🙄

      Same with Chopin!! Polish!!!

      I tried to write a nice comment but the angry polish person in me got triggered 😂 We also invented vodka guys

    15. NumNumTehNum on

      She only wrote in her memories that she was polish, mentioned it to her husnabd, children and everyone around, told it officially multiple times, told it interview, learned polish language in rogue school and came from culture that existed in exile but apparently women’s right to self determination ends when they marry a french man according to french.

    16. No_General_8557 on

      [Everyone in the comments seems to justify it, rather than actually anwser the question of why they care]

      She’s an emancipatory figure, the most popular female scientist in global conciousness – nations generally take pride in having symbols for young femeggheads to adhere to.
      For the same reason defining her with her husband’s surname can easily be found infuriating by the people who like what she represents

    17. Nine_Eighty_One on

      She was both. Both countries meant a lot for her, she defended Poland and fought (in her way, by building and operating her pioneering x-ray devices, which apparently had a heavier toll on her health than the work on cesium or polonium) for France. As a Polish immigrant to France and binational, I find this more inspiring than if she made a choice for either country.

    18. citizen4509 on

      Imagine someone has a chance to name a new discovery, and imagine they call it Polonium like their own country.

      Also “One of the most recognizable and studied languages in the world” while highlighting west Africa doesn’t seem right, it’s more like “we had colonies”.

      And it’s not like Poland has just Maria Skłodowska.

    19. kr4ckers on

      Because it’s stupid to say she is French when she was born in Poland, had Polish parents and a Polish surname and most likely upbringing.

      I guess America inherited this trait from France given how often they refuse to acknowledge immigrants as Americans until they’re either rich, famous or do something that makes America look good.

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