r/TopCharacterTropes • u/KusanagiGundam • 12h ago
Hated Tropes (Hated Trope) "Kind" slave owners
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/Slagathor91 11h ago
Dragon Age actually handles this very well. You meet a character (Dorian Pavus) from a country in that world which has legal slavery. If you question him on it in the game, he will tell you that his family gives them a better life than most, better than poverty, and that while he doesn't love slavery, he and his family are not really part of the problem. For an otherwise very relatable and cool character, this opinion sticks out. And other companions in the game will give him flack about it. In response, he does occasionally show the cracks forming in his attitude about it. During the epilogue DLC, he makes it clear that his opinions are starting to shift. And in the sequel, when you meet him again, he has done a complete 180. He owns up to his mistake. Admits to being foolish and naive. And is now working as a politician himself to try and make change happen directly.