User blog comment:Hippogriff12/The Scarcity of Racists in Skyrim/@comment-173.20.179.52-20120727011401/@comment-166.82.245.89-20120728045342

I think it depends on how the word lizard or cat is used, yes Argonians are closest to lizards and Khajiit are closest to cats, but in this context it isn't used to describe them, its used as an insult, play Oblivion as either one of those races and eventually you'll hear someone call you lizard or cat, and I don't think they will use it in a neutral or positive light. Look at it this way, lets suppose Earth was inhabited by cat and lizard people, now imagine your walking down the street and one of them passes you by, if you were to call them a cat or lizard instead of whatever their race name is or just say hey, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't take it in a positive light. This topic reminds me of a point in Mass Effect where calling a Hanar(which is basically a BIG STUPID JELLYFISH) a jellyfish can be considered a racial slur, I'm pretty sure the same concept applies here.