r/TopCharacterTropes • u/KusanagiGundam • 15d 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/_whatever_wherever 15d ago

Just cannon fodder for Iseakid John Brown

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u/_TheBeardedMan_ 14d ago

See, this is why I like reincarnated as a sword. Slavers are kill on sight for the murder kitten and sword dad.

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u/CanadianNoobGuy 14d ago

same with Skeleton Knight in Another World

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u/LadyMystery 13d ago

Yeah, the only bad thing about Skeleton Knight in Another world was that it starts out with super-sexualizing a bunch of girls who were about to be raped, which almost put me off the anime. I hate rape as drama and the sexualization of it... but the rest of the anime was pretty good, and I'm glad I stuck with it despite the rough start.