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/AnonymousNeverKnown 15d ago

Thomas Jefferson. Yeah he said he thought slavery was bad but that didn't stop him from owning slaves. And don't give me that whole "he inherited them" crap. If that was the case why didn't he just let them go?

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u/ghostgabe81 14d ago

Tbh the saying slavery was bad actually kinda worsens my view of him. Like it’s one thing to passively, unthinkingly participate in a system that is thoroughly engrained in society and you were probably indoctrinated to believe was right. It doesn’t necessarily make you not a bad person, but it’s a mitigating factor.

It’s a whole different ball game if you recognize that a system is evil and choose to continue to participate at the highest level. Jefferson wasn’t poor man. He could have lived perfectly comfortably without owning people because it