Why is BRD considered "support"

[Kosmos992k]

There are no support jobs/classes in FFXIV, there are tanks, healers and damage dealers. The game is intended to be balanced such that all tanks are equally tanky and provide slightly different ways to do things and provide slightly different utility. Healers heal, and each job provides s slightly different take on healing and slightly different utility skills.

Utility skills of course are generally some form of party support or enemy debuff which is more or less a party buff anyway.

Damage dealers are no different, they deal damage - each in their own way and offer utility through status attacks or support skills to provide enemy debuffs and party buffs.

In theory, everyone within each job should be balanced so each job is viable and valid in their role - tank, healer or DD.

P.S. I'm not saying the balance is correct, I am aware that some jobs appear to be somewhat hard done by in the balance department, but this is the theory...