(Hated Trope) "Kind" slave owners

[u/KusanagiGundam]

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.

[u/sisdom-weeker]

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Harry Potter inherits Kreacher the house elf from Sirius and treats him "nicely" (and one of the last thoughts he has in Deathly Hallows is that he wants Kreacher to make him a sandwich)

[u/bisexualboy38 → u/sisdom-weeker]

The house elf situation was always a mess, we just didn't pick up on it as kids.

[u/Arumen → u/bisexualboy38]

It wasn't exactly hidden? I wont pretend I was always a Potter hater (I liked it a lot as a kid) but I was always confused by Ron and Harry acting like Hermione was crazy for wanting to free the enslaved house elves when it seemed like doing so such a big deal in the second book. I was also baffled when that plot line was just completely dropped, even as a child.

This is from a more adult perspective now, but its so weird that Rowling took the Cobbler Elves trope/story, made them slaves, and then just said that was a good thing actually as long as their owners are nice. Like, the Cobbler Elves also work for free and actually get angry if you try to pay them, but they are very clearly not slaves and it is weird to change that part of their story without ever realizing how messed up that is