No, I agree--the Ishvalans are sort of--victim-puppets in the narrative that Arakawa has constructed, rather than people in their own right, and it makes me twitchy. And a lot of FMA:B/manga fandom sort of goes along with that in a way that I'm not completely comfortable with. Granted, I understand that sometimes you just want your anime viewing to be entertainment, and that's a thing, too! I feel twitchy more in Arakawa's direction for enabling that, if that makes sense?
And yeah, your examination of Miles's identity makes sense to me, too. :]
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Date: 2016-09-14 09:26 pm (UTC)And yeah, your examination of Miles's identity makes sense to me, too. :]