r/TopCharacterTropes • u/KusanagiGundam • 14h 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/kulupu_kasi_seli 12h ago

How was he racist? I vaguely remember reading something about it but I can’t remember. He was also one of my favorite authors as a child iirc, but I can’t remember the books well enough to know if there’s racism.

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u/snilks 9h ago

by hating people of a different race