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Actually the term would be "specist", the preference of one species over another, which is what appears to be diluting/muddying the conflict of human/faunus conflicts. Even then it is unclear if "faunus" is a species, family, or if it even is a part of proper taxonomic ranks at all.

But IRL it does not apply to this topic. IRL there are no faunus to be specist against.

When was the last time you had to consider if a "Human" checkbox on a Patient Intake Form at a doctor or hospital applied to you or anyone else in the waiting room? Never? There is a reason for that. Because Human is the DEFAULT for the type of patients dealt with in those places. Unlike a veterinarian office where patient species NEED defining.

So when you talk about the annoying individual you dealt with today at school or work, does anyone wonder if they are human? Not unless you're a vet or zoo keeper.

Basically, when a RWBY character is mentioned, we don't need to know they are human; we need to know when they are not.

We don't need to know ________ is human. We need to know ________ is faunus.