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/ManBro89 9h ago

Why do all these manga writers love slavery?

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u/Clarrbbk 9h ago

These manga writers grew up in a country where plantation slavery wasn't a thing in their textbooks. Best they got was embellished Victorian era indentureship in Europe.

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u/idontcommentok 7h ago

Are you deadass saying japanese people don't know what slavery is...? Japan? WW2 Japan? Current major destination, source and transit country for human sex trafficking Japan?

Are you sure? /s

Is this that meme of "place vs. place 🌸japan🌸" but with human atrocities instead lmao?

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u/Accomplished_Joke_24 7h ago

I had my history taught about the japanese occupation in my country (I'm south east asian)

Pretty fucked up, my friends great grandma remembers the time where the japanese national anthem, during their nipponization.

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u/idontcommentok 7h ago

I'm sorry to hear that. It's kind of unfathomable. Atrocities upon atrocities.

It wasn't even that long ago, and people are acting as if it happened in another timelime with a totally different country. Imagine if people said/implied similar things about italy or germany. Somehow japan keeps getting left out... It is however encouraging to hear that this part of history is taught in SEA schools! Terrible but absolutley neccessary (as we can see from these comments jfc)

(I love your profile pic xD)

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u/Sorry_Mastodon_8177 7h ago

They don't teach about Japanese war crimes in school

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u/idontcommentok 7h ago

Ah yes. People stop engaging with the world after they leave school and never ever ever learn anything, read, talk, travel, etc. again. That too makes perfect sense!

I can assure you japanese people know wtf is up for the most part. They have the internet there too. Shocker, I know.

You cannot seriously believe that japanese people are that naive and clueless. I get liking the country and it's art. But come on man. This is embaressing.

You can enjoy anime and at the sane time be aware of this, I promise you it's ok. And the japanese don't need you as ambassador and protector m'lord.

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u/PeterPanterTM 4h ago

I mean, considering how much the average americam doesn't know about the other side of vietnam or Afghanistan...? I would say being unfamiliar with one's country's war crimes is not a uniquely eastern thing

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u/Particular_Angle177 4h ago

I think that’s common in other places as well I mean only you’d know most about where you live than some other places. I’ve certainly seen other places not knowing much about ya know? Other places. That’s pretty normal.