Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-11058666-20150819040345/@comment-11058666-20150822083755

Snow is definitely a doormat, but I'm not so sure about Belle. Everyone just gladly chooses to ignore all of Regina's crimes and her somewhat nasty personality, but Belle didn't. She stood up to her. She called her out on imprisoning her. And I don't think she's spineless when she comes to Rumple, I think she's abused, because she's fine with standing up to other people like her father, Ruby, Hook, etc.

The reason she's helpless is because she's a tiny little girl who doesn't have strength, magic, or even a weapon. She has nothing to defend herself with. She's very useful, though--people constantly use her to find out information.

Honestly, I'm sick to death of people calling her spineless. Where did people get that idea? It's not like she just accepts bad things that people do to her, she literally can't do anything about them. As for Rumple, well, that's just Stockholm Syndrome. Sorry, Belle. :P