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"Also what's the ethical structure behind literally enslaving a species of creatures and forcing them to cook our meals and keep our homes?"
"Well Harry you see, they're lesser than us and also they like it that way"
"........"
(Harry Potter? Not a great book series, from a not-great philosophical mind.)
the house elves literally enslave themselves tho. the wizards aren't the ones casting the spell to enslave them, they just are.
And you can magically undo this enslavement by giving them some clothing. There is no ethical reason not to.