Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-80.167.204.194-20150723072534/@comment-27913894-20160325164925

While you are broadly correct, racial stereotypes to carry more weight in Tamriel than they do IRL. I wholeheartedly agree. Otherwise, that scene of a Dunmer being harassed by two Nords when you first enter Windhelm would never have happened, not to mention how Argonians are forced to live on the docks of Windhelm, are how most settlements in Skyrim don't even allow Khajiit within their walls. And I don't think the racist opposition against the Thalmor needs to be mentioned either. By the Nine, it's even gone so far to the point where a Mage is faced with fierce opposition because so many in Skyrim instantly make a connection between Magic and Elves. You don't even need to visit the other games to find evidence of the stereotypical mindset of so many racist citizens in Skyrim, because it's all there.