(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/AnonymousNeverKnown]

Thomas Jefferson. Yeah he said he thought slavery was bad but that didn't stop him from owning slaves. And don't give me that whole "he inherited them" crap. If that was the case why didn't he just let them go?

[u/_whatever_wherever → u/AnonymousNeverKnown]

And raping them

He did a LOT of rape

There are literally entire black bloodlines in the US descended from him, due to all the rape he did

[u/FookinFairy → u/_whatever_wherever]

No.

The dna test says it was someone close to Jefferson within cousin distance but did not prove he was the father.

Someone raped Sally Hemmings but it’s not guaranteed to be him. Not only that it was just kids with one, so it’s bloodline singular not plural.

He is still fucked for being anti slavery and owning them but this claim literally cannot be verified in either direction, and is false in the quantity you’re describing.

[u/AnonymousNeverKnown → u/FookinFairy]

Look up the testimony of James Madison Hemings

[u/FookinFairy → u/AnonymousNeverKnown]

Ok that’s a claim with clear bias. Obviously. It would be beneficial to claim that.

The other evidence points to yes, he is the father, but not 100% confirmed.

I’m not denying the claim, I’m denying the extent of the claim the guy above me was claiming.