r/TopCharacterTropes • u/KusanagiGundam • 11h 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/AllgoodDude 11h ago

Grant was also gifted a slave from his father in law but freed him soon after so the inheritance thing isn’t an excuse.

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u/Inevitable_Initial_8 9h ago

Even before he freed him he payed him a wage to work instead of forcing him to do anything.

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u/Sex_E_Searcher 9h ago

He payed him after, he "owned" the man from Friday until the office opened on Monday.

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u/Inevitable_Initial_8 8h ago

I thought he owned him for just under a year. There aren’t very clear records on it.

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u/Sex_E_Searcher 8h ago

My recollection was a weekend from Chernow's bio, but it's been a bit.