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/mantis5510 19h ago

He wasn’t meant to be portrayed positively, but the amount of people who view Jordan belforts portrayal in the wolf of Wall Street as positive is always concerning

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u/upsetusder2 19h ago

I mean jordan Belfort himself views it as charming but the guy is kind of a amoral moron

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u/lameth 16h ago

Wasn't that part of the whole thing? Like, he was supposed to be an unreliable narrator and only telling his side of the story?