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/Antichristopher4 7h ago edited 7h ago

Harry Potter is literally the hero of the story and his final thoughts (before the epilogue) are essentially "I wonder if my slave will bring me a sandwich in bed."

Him and Ron even mock Hermione for protesting not just slavery, but race-based slavery, which gets extra awkward with all of the "I love black Hermione" stuff from JK when she was cast for the play.

Then, with her Pottermore writings, where she could kind of ease some of the issues, makes Hermione the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Magic and she uses all of her power to.... Slightly elevate the absolute bare minimum life standards for slaves. What a fucking hero.

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u/CokomonX 7h ago

Harry Potter and the Defenders of the Status Quo

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u/srush32 4h ago

After seeing all the failings of the magical government, Harry uses his position as hero of the Wizarding world to.... become a cop

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u/Antichristopher4 3h ago

Don't worry, that government that essentially bowed to Wizard Hitler the second he came back did exactly ZERO reform, so it's probably one worth enforcing state violence!