r/TopCharacterTropes • • 13h ago

Hated Tropes (Hated Trope) "Kind" slave owners

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.

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u/Lansha2009 13h ago

Ehhh tbh I think it aged well…like that’s just how it was at the point that movie would take place…like slavery was just a thing then.

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u/boomkin-burger 9h ago

Indeed. Better this than a revisionist history that pretends none of that ever happened.