Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24198837-20140803015950/@comment-14909251-20140803230447

The problem is that, Weiss is a victim. She is truly and purely an innocent victim. Whatever her father or the SDC did is not relevant to Weiss. If the White Fang were killing board members and family friend, what do you think their intentions were regarding the Schnee family? Blake has to worry that she might be harrassed or mistreated due to being a Faunus, but Weiss has had to worry about being straight up murdered or abducted. Unlike Weiss, Blake had the opportunity to stand up for herself by joining the White Fang. It would be absurd to expect a teenager like Weiss to break ties with her blood family and abandon them, especially when a violent terrorist organization would probably only see her as a high-value target who is now defenseless.

I do not think you can call her spoiled, entitled, or self-centered, based off what we have seen. Elsewhere I have noted that Weiss seems to only show true resolve in combat when protecting others. When it is just her life on the line she is frail and wary, but any time another person is in danger she shows steely resolve. This despite having had likely zero real combat experience prior to joining Beacon. It suggests that she feels naturally inclined to help people for no other reason than to help them. That is the opposite of a self-centered attitude. Calling her spoiled seems especially unwarranted given the implications behind "everyday my father came home furious" as no one can honestly be spoiled in that sort of environment.

The entitled part and the victim part is problematic given that Weiss only blurted out that she was a victim when Blake made the "people like you" comment that was way over the line. It was not about flaunting her weakness as she wouldn't let Ruby pity her, but about explaining why Blake's statement was wrong. When Weiss gives the reasons why Ruby should not be the leader it is not anything about her own social status or name. She cites her skills and dedication in contrast to Ruby's general disregard for the responsibility accorded to her position. I imagine that at least part of the reason she often gets what she wants is because she works for it rather than just due to her social status. None of that makes her entitled as her reasons are sound and it is not as though she expects to be favored over others simply due to her status.