Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-37790263-20181211231405/@comment-37790263-20181212151344

Actionmanrandell wrote: first off all they were not put into a ghetto. the uchiha district wasn't a slum and therefore doesn't count as a ghetto.

A ghetto doesn't need to be a slum.

the hyuga do not practice slavery. the bird in the cage seal is meant to destroy the byakugan of any branch family upon death so the byakugan can not be stolen.

If a branch member acts in a way considered rebellious by the main branch, the seal can be activated, which causes immense pain to the branch member. This seal is placed at birth, there's no opting out of it. Their freedom is compromised, thus it is a form of slavery.

the Uchiha clan were not backed into a corner and forced to attempt a coud, they didn't listen to reason and couldn't be reasoned with because of the curse of hatred that dominated the clan. a coup would have led to most of the leaf being killed. history also shows that during a coud the side leading a violent coud often kill innocent civilians not as collateral damage but straight up genocide

This is what really bothers me. I understand why Kishimoto came up with the Curse of Hatred, but really, it just seems like a shallow excuse to justify the eradication of a entire race because of genetics. Look at slavery: African Americans were denied basic rights because they were considered less than human, not as intelligent, and genetically pre disposed to violence. Majority cultures all over the world have used excuses like that to justify atrocities against minority groups. Kishimoto went from "it was a tragedy" to "it was a necessary tragedy" to finally "they were genetically pre disposed to mental instability because they LOVED TOO MUCH, and therefore were a threat that needed to be eradicated." Frankly, it sounds like the Uchiha were genetically pre disposed to PTSD. As a former soldier, who has PTSD, i find the concept of that very disturbing. Do i deserve to be killed because i contracted a mental disease from trauma?