Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14909251-20170522044827/@comment-25936766-20170528125557

Nikoli the rebel wrote:

1- Faunus in Vacuo do not face discrimination. Faunus in Vacuo are just as privledged as non-faunus in the other kingdoms.

2- "discimination" is a stupid word. We can't accurately assess how the Faunus were discriminated against. Are similiar job applications seen more favorably if it is from a human? Do Faunus suffer from intergenerational poverty from past injusticies? Do Faunus have equal protection under the law?

3-I think the bigger twist would be if Blake was just delisional in "Black and White" and there isn't actually any discrimination. 1-Yes and no. It's not that Faunus in Vacuo don't face discrimination. It's that the people of Vacuo generally won't give a damn about race if you can pull your weight and prove you're worth something.

It's not that Faunus are equal to humans there. It's that the people are meritocratic.

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2-Legally speaking, they are equal to humans, so at least equal protection under the law is a given, at least on paper. Poverty from past injusticies is possible, but doesn't apply to all of them, even to those outside the Kingdoms (Blake's house really doesn't feel like a poor family's).

As for job applications, humans are likely seen as more favorable options for the less physical tasks. Or in at least some cases, as less expendable.

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3-Given how we haven't really seen any real hints of discrimination beyond mere talks, most of them from Blake herself, and how Blake herself grew up in the White Fang and was active when the WF became terrorists...

...It would be a good idea, and one that provides great Fridge Brilliance, simultaneously "redeeming" the idea of faunus being discriminated.