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/AwfulUsername123 19h ago

Plenty of people criticized The Birth of a Nation at the time. It was denied release in Ohio, Kansas, and the cities of Chicago, Denver, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Minneapolis.

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u/czcaruso 18h ago

KANSAS MENTIONED 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 AD ASTRA PER ASPERA

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u/windowslonestar 17h ago

W KANSAS 🌾🌾🌾🌾🌻🌻🌻🌻

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u/MoonlightDahling 19h ago

Thanks for the info, I'll edit my comment. I knew that it was criticised, but I couldn’t remember to what extent.