Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-226878-20140818053714/@comment-24198837-20161201232102

IIRC, Spirited, he got held back for sucking at history, not for his comments.

I think what Someone is trying to say is that it's possible Cardin isn't inherently racist - like Jaune says, he is a jerk to everyone.

Racism is a belief, not an action. Using slurs does not make you a racist. A terrible person, sure, but not racist by definition. It's possible - however unlikely - that Cardin simply says and does what he does because he knows it will get to Faunus, not because he actually feels that way. Hell, I've seen people do just that - tell lies or say they believe things that they dont - just to get a rise out of somone or guage a reaction. You can't really prove that that's not what Cardin's doing - can't prove he's a racist without entering his mind.

That being said, I don't think RT would write a character that does racist things & makes racist comments for reasons other than inherent racism. Especially in season 1.