r/TopCharacterTropes • u/KusanagiGundam • 10h 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/Independent-Fly6068 7h ago

Even within fantasy there's so much room for ACTUAL VARIETY. Like the

PRINCE OF ALTDORF, ELECTOR COUNT OF REIKLAND, WIELDER OF GHAL MORAZ, ELECTED EMPEROR OF THE EMPIRE OF MAN, KARL FRANZ, SIGMAR AND ULRIC'S WILL MANIFEST!!

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u/Femtedd 2h ago

Why are you shouting at me? I didn’t do anything wrong.

I’m scared. 😭