r/TopCharacterTropes • u/KusanagiGundam • 12d 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/PokemanBall 12d ago

Prince Ali, the song mentions he owns slaves

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u/Positive-Kick7952 12d ago

Well, he technically doesn't. Any slaves that might have been part of the procession were created by Genies magic and were most certainly not real. But, yes, that part did not age well, but in context it was to show how affluent he was.

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u/Lansha2009 12d ago

Ehhh tbh I think it aged well…like that’s just how it was at the point that movie would take place…like slavery was just a thing then.

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u/boomkin-burger 12d ago

Indeed. Better this than a revisionist history that pretends none of that ever happened.

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u/Poet_of_Sordland 12d ago

Technically it's unclear - Aladin wishes to be a prince. Arguably, the Genie makes him one. Arguably he doesn't.

Considering the whole song is a lie though - as Aladin never fought a hundred bad guys with swords, it is fair to say this is also probably a lie.