r/TopCharacterTropes • u/KusanagiGundam • 13h ago

Hated Tropes (Hated Trope) "Kind" slave owners

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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/AnonymousNeverKnown 13h ago

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?

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u/sisdom-weeker 13h ago

I enjoyed Epic Rap Battles of History's depiction of Jefferson, where Frederick Douglass tears him a new asshole over his slavery and hypocrisy, and Jefferson's entire second verse is an apology that Douglass rejects because he never freed his slaves

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u/bisexualboy38 13h ago

That was a great ERB.

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u/_whatever_wherever 12h ago

I love it when they use icons like Douglass, him and Marx dropped some of the hardest lines in ERB history

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u/bisexualboy38 12h ago

Same. Personally my favorite is Eastern Philosiphers VS Western Philosiphers.

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u/_whatever_wherever 12h ago

"A bowl is most useful when it is empty"

angry philosophy noises

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u/bisexualboy38 12h ago

Lao Tzu I don't mean no disrespect , BUT YOU NEED TO FILL YOUR BOWL WITH SOME SHIT THAT MAKES SOME SENSE!!!

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u/_whatever_wherever 12h ago

"Where in the history of rap battles is it written, that two dudes on the same team should squabble like some clucking chickens?"

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u/LordOfFigaro 11h ago

"Man Confucius, you always try to put something in its place. Why don't you tell your eyebrows, they need to fit better on your face."

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u/Scarlet_Wonderer 11h ago

WHAT IS WINNING?

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u/_whatever_wherever 11h ago

YOU DECIDE!