Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20170101170328/@comment-61.68.180.93-20170103110249

I'm still iffy about whether or not faunus experience racism that often.

Whatever reason we have for not seeing much of it (perhaps Vale is just the most toleratent place?), we don't get to see anything to warrant Blake's or Adam's views. Heck, Sun is from Vacuo, studied at Haven, and spent a semister at Vale without ever once mentioning racism thrown against him despite going between three countries.

But then, it is possible it's like what Ozpin said, and attitudes are just changing. You'd be surprised how quickly opinions can go unpopular or popular. It's possible that ten years ago, it was 'popular' to descriminate against faunus with leaders that either encouraged or ignored it. Then new leders came in, and it was 'unpopular' to decriminate. It's not that the racists changed their minds, it's just not socially accepted to express those opinions anymore.

Also, Devil's Advocate, I do wonder about  Menagerie haing racism. Racism can be expressed to a majority, look at South Africa, or anywhere really. Again, possible Menagerie has a human population, but we haven't seen it yet for... reasons... and they did descrimiate against faunus. Panthar Dad only came to power 5-6 years ago, perhaps it was a different government type?

But yes, to me Blake is pretty much becoming what most people's first impressions of Weiss was in Volume 1.