Why all the BM/BW hate?

Poor Red Mage :(

Everybody has to go after the hipster, after all.

Mind Blown. People don't like Black Mage. I use Black Mage as my unofficial team leader when I play FFI, okay, okay, I also name the party member BkMage which is a shameless reference to 8-Bit Theater but the Black Mage character is legendary character.