Speciesism
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- "With the way the Empire treats non-Humans, it's a wonder you're not operating a garbage scow somewhere."
- ―Tyber Zann, to Grand Admiral Thrawn[src]
Speciesism, also known as Xenophobia, was a belief that one species was inherently superior to another or all species.
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[edit] Overview
It was found in cultures across the galaxy, and for various reasons, ranging from religion and race to simply an overinflated sense of superiority. It could range from single individuals to the entire species. Some races, like the Gran and the Givin, were mildly speciesist, and still able to work with other races.
Others, like the Hutts and the Chiss, considered themselves inherently superior, but still managed to work along side other races on occasion. And then some races, like the Ssi-Ruuk, the Yevetha, and the Yuuzhan Vong, considered all other races an abomination. An especially prevalent type of speciesism was Humanocentrism. Some believed Zabraks to be speciesist due to their extreme amount of determination and willpower, although this was not true. A notable Human speciesist was Count Dooku, who considered all non-pure Human lifeforms to be disgusting and inferior. In response to such sentiments, aliens sometimes formed anti-Human sentiments. At its height the Galactic Empire was notable for its many speciesist policies and attitudes to certain worlds with non-human populations that could very easily be construed as speciesist. For example on the Planet Eriadu (the home world of the Tarkin family) the empire legitimised the enslavement of Non-humans.
[edit] Behind the scenes
In the English language, speciesism is a word describing negative or prejudiced human attitudes towards other species, especially nonhuman animals. It was coined by Richard D. Ryder.
