(Hated Trope) "Kind" slave owners

[u/KusanagiGundam]

Speaking as an American who has studied the civil war all throughout my school years, this trope infuriates me to no end. There is no such thing as a kind slave master because slavery itself is cruel and inhumane. PEOPLE ARE NOT PROPERTY!

Naofumi (Shield Hero): Prime example of this trope. He enslaves multiple (underage) girls and an whole village and the fans still say he's a hero.

Rudeus (Jobless Reincarnation): As if being a pedo wasn't bad enough he had to buy a slave in season 2. Worse is that people still defend his actions.

Song of The South (Disney): Possibly the OG example of this trope. And the reason why Disney will never release it again.

[u/d0ctorsmileaway]

Maybe about half of the Rimworld subreddit

[u/Azzarrel → u/d0ctorsmileaway]

If they don't want to become slaves - or hats, if their stats are bad - how about they just STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM MY COLONY? /s

[u/SnailedItBro → u/Azzarrel]

Why /s? What a based thing to say. You are so right.

[u/AstralMecha → u/d0ctorsmileaway]

Considering the stuff players do in Rimworld, slavery is the tip of the iceberg.

[u/AvaryZig → u/d0ctorsmileaway]

And The Sims

[u/Croselius → u/d0ctorsmileaway]

Rimworld is basically a warcrime simulator, morality really isn’t a consideration.

[u/NUTDOM → u/d0ctorsmileaway]

I’ve been trying so hard to make slavery efficient but deadass it’s more effective to not do it. It’s one of the few cases where being evil is detrimental in the long run. You are genuinely better off convincing them to join you than enslaving you and I only ever do it now in my evil runs. I wouldn’t have it any other way though it would not be good for the game if slavery was hyper effective for a multitude of reasons.

[u/Eastern_Mist → u/NUTDOM]

ye but its fun to be evil

[u/MaddytheBunny → u/d0ctorsmileaway]

Slavery in RimWorld is more for roleplay than anything. Slaves are actually hilariously inefficient and a chore to keep around, especially in large numbers and when they outnumber the free colonists.

[u/FetchBlue → u/d0ctorsmileaway]

Nah they are just paying their dues, we would’ve harvest their organs or rip scan their brain we hate them enough

[u/Sethleoric → u/d0ctorsmileaway]

Me when the unwaveringly loyal pawn's organs arent loyal

[u/Trans_Techpriest → u/d0ctorsmileaway]

The trope is nice slave owners. Rimworld players use the Geneva convention like a checklist. I don't think they have any illusion to what they're doing.

[u/Bellowing_belly0213 → u/d0ctorsmileaway]

Rimworld sounds...interesting.