Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-97.117.77.25-20180117230750/@comment-97.117.77.25-20180118010450

4 - The point was that Qrow works with Ozpin, against Salem. So Qrow has powerful enemies that could use Ruby to get to Qrow, putting her in harms way. Lying could protect her from that possiblity.

5 - Look at the current teams. I don't think  Nora would ever be in a romantic relationship with Juane. And not enough information has been provided about STRQ's past to say what Summer felt.

6 - Reread the original paragraph. If "Red Like Roses" is cannon, then Summer didn't want Ruby to be a huntress. If Tai wanted respected that wish, then where did Qrow get the authority to train her?

Yes, children don't have to look like both parents. I was just noting that since Ruby only looks Summer, she provides no information about her biological dad's appearance.

As for point in the plot, it could be a number of things. To build up Salem's threat, to show that everyone has to make sacrifices in Salem's war, etc.

Cast and crew would state things from the show's perspective. Don't debunk something off casual references, unless they go and specifically say that something is a fact. And Qrow was designed early on, so Monty's tweet could have been to try to prevent spoilers or questions later on.