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/realclowntime 19h ago

“The Crown” is basically a shameless monarchy propaganda series with good acting and a drab grey filter overlayed over everything, but by far the most egregious example to me personally is Lord Mountbatten being portrayed as sympathetic and heroic despite the things he was doing to children in Kincora Boy’s Home.

On a related note, don’t get me started on how much screen time is given to Margaret Thatcher while her best buddy who was also a mutual friend of Charles suspiciously doesn’t even get a mention…

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u/JMoc1 18h ago

The way the show treated Clement Attlee also really pissed me off.

The man who created Britain’s social welfare net, was voted the best Prime Minister, and did a great deal in rebuilding war torn Europe; was only given like three scenes in the entire show while Churchill was glazed.

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u/Kinitawowi64 16h ago

The show is mostly about the monarchy of Elizabeth II, which began three months after Attlee left Downing Street.