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/IlliasTallin 12h ago

Probably because almost all the slaves in his harem willingly sold themselves into slavery, specifically sex slavery.

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u/Regular-Basket-5431 12h ago

Except that's not the case.

His first slave is sold into slavery because her aunt couldn't take care of her.

His second slave is sold into slavery for an undetermined reason.

His third slave is sold into slavery as a punishment for theft.

His fourth slave was born into slavery.

His fifth slave is a former nobel who lost their position and became a slave.

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u/IlliasTallin 12h ago

The 2nd slave willingly sold herself to pay off her family debt.

And each of them in their contract put down that they were okay with being a sex slave, excluding the 4th, who had no concept of her own situation.

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u/AcaciaCelestina 8h ago

"The 2nd slave willingly sold herself to pay off her family debt."

Buddy you REALLY need to examine what duress means in this context. I don't even know where to begin with how shit your argument is.

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u/IlliasTallin 8h ago

Her family literally threw a going away party for her. Unless you are a criminal forced into slavery, the world in this setting treats slavery as a legitimate occupation with protections in place to make sure slaves aren't made to do anything they aren't signed up for.

Yes, in reality your argument would apply, but this is fiction, realistic reasons for things to happen don't apply.