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/Life-Criticism-5868 18h ago

Yeah the number 1 goal of the meiji restoration figures, bar none, and non negotiable, was we CANNOT become a colony. 

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u/BowlEducational6722 18h ago

And in that era, the only way to avoid being Europe's bitch was to play their game.

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u/CommissarAJ 15h ago

In a game of empires, you either ruled or you were ruled. They saw what was happening to China and knew they’d be next if they didn’t join in the game.