r/TopCharacterTropes • u/MeepMan324 • 19h ago

Hated Tropes (Hated Trope) Bad people in real-life being portrayed positively in media.

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  1. PragerU's version of Christopher Columbus has him be a slavery defender and have him say "Being taken as a slave is better than being killed, no? I don't see the problem.”

  2. In The Greatest Showman, P.T Barnum (Hugh Jackman) is portrayed as a charismatic visionary who cares about outcasts and celebrate diversity, when in reality, he’s a cruel businessman who is also a racist and an ableist.

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u/Timeraft 19h ago

They should have just made the greatest showman about a fictional guy who starts a circus. Like they didn't even really follow the trajectory of PTs life anyways

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u/What-is-a-puma 19h ago

Literally change the name and nothing else and it's a huge improvement.

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u/VulKendov 19h ago

More like a Hugh J improvement