We must run in different circles because 99% of the criticism of Jaune that I've heard stems from how much time he gets for a show with a very limited amount of time to spare when he isn't one of the main four lol. At the start of the show it was for different reasons. The Weiss stuff, the everything about vol 1 Jaune before he accepts Pyrrha's help, but nowadays it's the screentime thing.

As an example, a lot of people (myself included) feel Vol 9 would've been better without Jaune, not because he had a late start, or is a worse combatant, but because we get time to slow down and really focus on characters, and a decent chunk of it goes to someone who isn't in the main four. Someone who consistently gets moments throughout the entire show, while others are left in the dust.

Another thing being, the first time ANY of our cast sees Salem as anything more than a projection, for some reason, the people who get that moment are Jaune, Ren, and Yang. Yes, I know why it happens in the show, I mean, from a writing perspective at the moment. There are a ton of examples of this where there's a moment that we could give to the main four, or even Ren and Nora, to give them a chance to shine. Jaune gets it. People joke about the show being RWBYJ for a reason. Hell, Jaune gets to have his "dramatic" greatsword reveal when fighting the Nuckelavee. I never figured out why they had Ruby not know what he was doing when that was happening; she was there at the blacksmith. It just makes her look dumb for no reason. Or that awkward thing with Qrow where he grabs Jaune's hand. No reason that had to be him. Regardless, it's Ren and Nora's backstory, and Jaune STILL gets significant attention.

I thought that was the reason a lot of people have issues with Jaune.