Talk:Whitley Schnee/@comment-37015928-20190925024606

Believe it or not, I actually don't hate Whitley. I don't think he chose to be like his father. I feel like he's a victim of terrible parenting and - parden my French - shity siblings. Think about it, Winter was presumably the first heir to the SDC. When she rebelled and left, that probably made Jacques crack down harder on Weiss and Whitley, who were just kids at the time.

Weiss, seeing Winter as a role model, follows in her footsteps and runs off to Beacon. What do you think happened to Whitley during the time after that? When he tells Weiss that "It's unwise not to do as father asks," I don't think it's a threat. It's a warning.

Whitley suffered the punishment that Jacques wanted to give to Weiss and Winter, but couldn't. Now, he's been conditioned to stand by his father, no matter what, for fear of the consequences. When you really get down to it, he doesn't need to be hated. I honestly pity him.