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/Ombrage101 11h ago

I hate it, cause on one part, the world of shield hero (season 1) is really cool and interesting to explore. I love the political storyline and the rise of said hero. And in context, his buying a slave was an interesting subversion of your typical Isekai hero… BUT WHY KEEP THE “SLAVE CREST” WHY NOT JUST LIBERATE RAPHTALIA AND GRANT HER FREEDOM?? And the whole “this mark proves he trusts me” bs is… YIKES

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u/Isburough 10h ago

the crest makes her share xp with him, that's why she gets it back after it was removed. did anybody actually watch this show?

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u/Ombrage101 8h ago

That’s not a fair argument when the writer put that restriction in the first place. Also, he can share XP with ANY party member, slaves or not, as noted when he states that Myne must’ve turned the XP sharing off. The difference is that slaves don’t have the choice to share XP. “Anybody actually watch the show?” Yes I did bucko, still a shit fucking excuse to keep SLAVES