Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24722049-20151003205534/@comment-82.38.76.230-20160131220710

I actually thought about this, and realized that the races that see magic as being weak are either the men races or the Orsimer. For Orcs, it's because of Malacath, but for Men it's probably because of the classic Men/Mer rivalry.

Magic is a thing elves do, therefore, Men dislike magic because they dislike Elves. The fact that most human cultures in ES have a strong emphasis on honor + not liking magic = magic is dishonorable or weak.