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** In ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'', Hermione discovers that the cooking and cleaning at Hogwarts is done by house-elves, who work for free and don't even wear proper clothes. She [[SoapboxSadie starts a campaign]] to free them from servitude. It feels a lot like this, especially given that nobody seems to agree with her -- not even the house-elves themselves, who nearly universally find HappinessInSlavery. She extrapolates the whole group from Dobby, a total outlier of a house-elf who ''did'' demand to be paid for his work (and even bargained Dumbledore's offer of a fair wage ''down'' because he's still a house-elf), and whom the other elves [[BlueAndOrangeMorality don't respect in the slightest]]. Hermione is undeterred and goes as far as to try and ''trick'' the house-elves into release from service by leaving clothes lying around for them, which ends up failing because the house-elves are smarter than she gives them credit for, proving that for all her talk about respecting house-elves, even she looks down on them.
** Hermione's grandstanding is a particularly awkward variant of something the human wizards do across the board to non-human but intelligent magical creatures. The Goblins are relegated to banking work even after having rebelled several times against their status as second-class citizens. The Centaurs and Merfolk have been forced into reservations. And it's uncertain from the narrative whether Trolls even ''count'' as sentient. Yet Hermione, for all her progressive grandstanding, seems only to care about house-elves; she never acknowledges these other non-humans. While it makes sense for her to address the house-elves ''first'', given that as a Hogwarts student she directly benefits from their work, even she doesn't equate these other groups' plights to that of the house-elves, bolstering the idea that she's engaging in this trope.
** Hermione's grandstanding is a particularly awkward variant of something the human wizards do across the board to non-human but intelligent magical creatures. The Goblins are relegated to banking work even after having rebelled several times against their status as second-class citizens. The Centaurs and Merfolk have been forced into reservations. And it's uncertain from the narrative whether Trolls even ''count'' as sentient. Yet Hermione, for all her progressive grandstanding, seems only to care about house-elves; she never acknowledges these other non-humans. While it makes sense for her to address the house-elves ''first'', given that as a Hogwarts student she directly benefits from their work, even she doesn't equate these other groups' plights to that of the house-elves, bolstering the idea that she's engaging in this trope.
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** House-elves are slaves who must obey the commands of their human masters. In ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'', Hermione discovers witnesses the abuse that the cooking house-elves can suffer and cleaning at Hogwarts is done by house-elves, who work for free and don't even wear proper clothes. She [[SoapboxSadie starts begins a campaign]] campaign to free them from servitude. It feels a lot like this, especially given that nobody seems to agree with her -- not even them. However, the house-elves themselves, who nearly universally of Hogwarts are [[HappinessInSlavery treated very well and therefore not interested]], and find HappinessInSlavery. She extrapolates the whole group from Dobby, a total outlier of a house-elf who ''did'' demand to be paid for his work (and even bargained Dumbledore's offer of a fair wage ''down'' because he's still a house-elf), her efforts somewhat annoying and whom the other elves [[BlueAndOrangeMorality don't respect in the slightest]]. Hermione is undeterred and goes as far as to try and ''trick'' the house-elves into release from service by leaving clothes lying around for them, which ends up failing because the house-elves are smarter than she gives them credit for, proving that for all her talk about respecting house-elves, even she looks down on them.
** Hermione's grandstanding is a particularly awkward variant of something the human wizards do across the board to non-human but intelligent magical creatures. The Goblins are relegated to banking work even after having rebelled several times against their status as second-class citizens. The Centaurs and Merfolk have been forced into reservations. Andcondescending. But it's uncertain from the narrative whether Trolls even ''count'' as sentient. Yet Hermione, for all her progressive grandstanding, seems only to care also clear that Hermione [[StrawmanHasAPoint has a point]] about house-elves; she never acknowledges these other non-humans. While it makes sense the elves like Dobby and Winky who weren't always so fortunate as to work for her to address the house-elves ''first'', given that as a Hogwarts student she directly benefits from their work, even she doesn't equate these other groups' plights to that of the house-elves, bolstering the idea that she's engaging in this trope.[[BigGood Dumbledore]].
** Hermione's grandstanding is a particularly awkward variant of something the human wizards do across the board to non-human but intelligent magical creatures. The Goblins are relegated to banking work even after having rebelled several times against their status as second-class citizens. The Centaurs and Merfolk have been forced into reservations. And
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*''Anime/TheBushBaby'': Discussed in-universe - Arthur believes that he should be doing the jobs that the Kenyans are doing, but can't fight the orders of the British government when they recall him back to the UK.
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*''Anime/TheBushBaby'': Discussed in-universe - Arthur believes that he should be doing the jobs that the Kenyans are doing, but can't fight the orders of the British government when they recall him back to the UK.
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* ''Literature/AnitaDeMonteLaughsLast'': Jack Martin parades Anita as his little brown wife whom he personally saved from poverty in Cuba (despite the fact that she grew up in a wealthy family). He revels on her 'inherent' vulnerability as a Latina in a racist white world (one that he is more than happy to uphold), as this would keep her entirely dependent on him. When her art proves to be a revolutionary hit with the other artists, with Anita publicly mocking her husband's racist views on her, he begins to see her as a threat to his fame, and [[spoiler:throws her out of a window.]]
