Misconceptions about the series?
This is NOT to throw dirt on anyone.
We ALL make mistakes and not all of us read the transcripts of the series multiple times.
So this is not to offend anyone.
Still, what are the common misconceptions that you see in the community?
I'll share 3 with you:
-Robyn Hill used the resources of the trucks to repair the wall:
No, she wanted to pressure Ironwood into making HIM the one to repair the wall.
Ironwood: It seems Robyn has emboldened our suppliers in Mantle. They're refusing to sell us provisions until the city is adequately repaired. With Robyn redistributing the goods her team has stolen, the Amity Project is completely stalled.
As Ironwood said. Robyn convinced those who provided the resources to stop doing so. In this way, James would be forced to repair the wall.
-Ironwood only cared about the rich:
It's a bit more complicated than that. Ironwood cares primarily about the city of Atlas, not the rich specifically.
Just think about it, there are more than just rich people in that city.
Realistically not all the population of a city can be rich, there have to be workers and so on.
Even at the Schnee party it is said that there were people from Mantle who came to Atlas in search of work.
He once thought of evacuating the citizens of Mantle to Atlas. Then he abandoned the plan when he realized that it was compromised.
When he thought of raising the city, he didn't do it just so that "only the rich would survive", he said it himself, he saved those he thought he could save.
(Let's not argue now about whether Ironwood's plan was good or bad. To me it is a terrible plan, but anyway, that is a topic for another time.)
-Ghira Belladonna was useless in improving the situation of the Faunus:
That's false.
Ghira: And, while I believe we made great strides towards this goal, it was made clear to me that the people both in and out of the White Fang wanted faster results, so I stepped down and Sienna Khan was appointed as my successor.
He himself says it, there were advances towards that end. Now, he will be many things, but he doesn't seem like a liar.
Also, saving Haven improved the perception that the Faunus received.
Blake: Well, you're going to have to get over it, Ilia. Saving Haven had a huge impact on how Faunus are seen in Mistral. Now it's up to you all to take the progress and keep running with it.
I know you'll tell me about what Blake said in Black and White, but let's read the transcript and analyze it.
Blake: I was at the front of every rally. I took part in every boycott. I actually thought we were making a difference. But I was just a youthful optimist [...] Suddenly, our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks. We were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us, hijacking cargo from companies that used Faunus labor. And the worst part was, it was working. We were being treated like equals. But not out of respect... out of fear.
She never says that Ghira's methods were useless, she only says that Sienna's methods were useful. One thing does not imply the other.
She calls herself a youthful optimist, but that can mean many things.
For example, that can mean that while they did make changes, they were slow.