User blog comment:MiniDaggers/RWBY Volume 4 Commentary Summary/@comment-34633327-20170627072647/@comment-4010415-20170627075227

I kinda wonder if Ilia being able to pass as human also involves the situation where she actually gets to experience a notable difference in how people treat her between thinking she's human and knowing she's Faunus. Y'know?

One of my OCs is a Faunus whose trait is having a forked tongue like a snake, so his parents actually raised him to pretend he's mute in public so everyone thinks he's a human and treats him as such. His upbringing actually had an effect on his self-worth where he kind of feels like he'll only be truly respected if people think he's a human, and that frustrates him, not getting to relax and be who he really is and talk to people. He shows extreme dedication to the White Fang and does everything he can to try to impress Sienna because he wants to feel like he's worth something and actually means something to people.

So, yeah, I kinda feel like there's another dynamic to be had with a Faunus who can pass as human, as they are actually capable of experiencing what it's like to be treated like a human and looked at like a human, so they get to personally see the difference from a perspective that some Faunus cannot.