But the Phantom Menace stuff is terrible because it's very similar to real-world racial stereotypes. Except for the orc problem (ie, sentient beings we are fre

But the Phantom Menace stuff is terrible because it's very similar to real-world racial stereotypes. Except for the orc problem (ie, sentient beings we are free to kill), I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with having fantasy races with very broad physical and social similarities. Humans are distinctly weird in a lot of ways if you step back and think about it.