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/GetToWigglin 12d ago

When the UK ended slavery it involved the government effectively purchasing the slaves from the entire empire which amounted to about 40% of the budget of the empire. The US had a civil war about ending slavery. It's not just "some reason" that he couldn't just say "no more slavery" and call it a day.

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u/AccursedQuantum 12d ago

The issue is that he had just been through a civil war, and immediately after turned an invasion around and captured a neighbor. And assassinated power seeking nobility at the top. There wasn't anyone left to tell him no.

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u/kalltrops 11d ago

The MC is also a coward at heart who humps The Prince and licks Machiavelli's boots too much. After cleaning house in the mentioned assassination, he goes NEVER AGAIN because he's too scared of turning into a tyrant. It's so bad that he tells the enslaved dragon girl to kill him if she ever thinks he becomes a despot, because he can't trust his harem to reign him in and thinks they'll go along with anything he does. This will also cause the dragon girl to die btw, and in fact the main girl previously asked if he could marry the dragon girl to pardon her rebellion, but he goes NOOOO I CAN'T BE BREAKING TOO MANY RULESSS.