Talk:Winter Schnee/History/@comment-27144409-20151122033917/@comment-4010415-20190925020848

Er, slapping your child because they insulted you is still abusive, though.

Also, we have evidence that Jacques may sometimes lash out physically when his anger peaks, even if he doesn't direct it onto his children. In Taking Control, we hear glass breaking, followed by Ironwood telling Jacques "You need to control yourself!" which indicates that Jacques broke something out of anger. Regardless of whether or not he ever harmed his children in anger before, this behavior would have still had an effect on Weiss, and we have seen in both Volumes 4 and 5 that it has.

In Taking Control, Weiss flinches when Ironwood angrily yells Jacques' name.

In Known by its Song, Weiss flinches when Yang angrily raises her voice at Raven, saying "Don't you dare talk about my family like that!"

In both cases, the anger was not directed at Weiss, and she knew that she was not in any danger of being hit by anyone, but she still flinched as a reflex.