Talk:Raven Branwen/@comment-2602:306:805D:8C10:81D4:B0D6:DF7D:8529-20171128001806/@comment-5430952-20171128065115

It might not just a case of simple hypocrisy, but something far more convoluted. Now this isn't my theory, I found it on the RT forums, so bear with me here.

[Doublethink. The art of holding two contradictory beliefs at the same time.

A semblance that says 'I want to visit those I love,' given to a woman who has never been in her daughter's life (save as a bird in secret). A wish not to get into the shadow game of the gods, yet she still takes in the Spring Maiden, knowing full well what she is. The ability to turn into a bird is a curse... she is smirking when she at last lands, even for a brief instant, having enjoyed the flight.

When Yang asks why Raven left, Raven approves--she says to question everything. She offers to give Yang the truth, to shape her mindset, but also freely lets her go straight to her 'fool' of a brother whose mindset was shaped by the man she claims not to trust. She warns her that she might not be as kind next time round. She acknowledges her own lack of kindness.

In her mind, giving Yang a choice to walk away makes her better then Ozpin--giving Yang a choice in who to trust makes her better then Ozpin. Ozpin is the chess master who sees people as nothing but pawns. Raven is letting Yang choose her own path... or so she thinks, on some level.

Raven Branwen is a master of doublethink, to a degree that may or may not be literally insane. She may or may not be conscious of this. She's dangerous--not because she can kill huntsmen, that makes sense for her position, but because she can't be predicted. Perhaps, not even by herself.] Now add how she told Yang to trust her teammates, yet she abandoned her own. Sounds a lot like doublethink, doesn't it? Anyway, hope this helps.