Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11188061-20140819134710/@comment-11188061-20140819173401

Well, what he basically says is that Blake's a super hypocrite. She will risk her life and fight evil organizations and train to be a Huntress and voice her opinions loud as the sun...

But she couldn't be bothered to stand up for Velvet, her own kind, and defend her from simple bullying, because she was scared of the attention and possible repercussions even with her bow on to hide her identity. So yeah, on that point, even though I think he was overly harsh, I have to agree that it was incredibly hypocritical of Blake at that moment.

Like, you don't know how much I wanted to be Ozpin right there when she said, "With all due respect, you need to take some larger strides." and go like,

"Then why don't you yourself start by helping your Faunu friends then, and show that you're neither afraid nor shamed to be a Faunu?"

I mean, instead of hiding among the masses like everyone else, this is a man who openly encouraged Faunu and Human co-existence with clear policies in his Academy that enforces that belief, and by doing that he's already risking his and the Academy's reputation while attracting unnecessary attention from people who might want to topple him. He is taking big strides, and his measures will be effective on the long run where Beacon becomes the shining example of true harmony in Vale. Not to mention that human-Faunu coexistence isn't the only thing he is trying to change with Beacon - from the new information we've garnered about the recent times of Remnant, he's also actively working behind the scenes to avoid a great war.

Really, had she been more mature, she would have realized that she really had no rights to her unjust accusations. Yes she is young, yes it was a defensive reaction (good god only those who suffered from it will understand exactly how destructive overly defensive reactions can be to one's social abilities), but she honestly should have been more mature.

You wanted to stand proud as a Faunu, but you hide who you are. You wish for Faunus and Humans to one day coexist equally, and yet you wouldn't even trust the human before you. You would rather risk life and limb to stop a White Fang gone bad from getting worse, and yet cannot summon the courage to stand up and defend a fellow Faunu. Just what the hell do you really want, Blake?