Xenophobia Xenophobia , also known as speciesism , was dislike or prejudice toward individuals from other species . Zare Leonis regarded his former athletic director Janus Fhurek as xenophobic for excluding his two alien classmates Frid Kelio and Hench Sina from the Junior Academy of Applied Sciences ' s grav - ball team AppSci SaberCats . Fhurek had objected to Kelio and Sina ' s presence on the AppSci SaberCats on the grounds that their alien physiognomies gave them an unfair advantage . Leonis ' experiences with Fhurek led him to believe that the Galactic Empire condoned prejudice toward individuals belonging to the " wrong species . " By the time of the Battle of Endor , it was widely known that the Empire pursued a xenophobic policy that favored human s and treated aliens as subjects or threats . Xenophobia , however , was not the sole province of humans : the Sand People of Tatooine were renowned for their aggression toward outsiders , and so were the Sephi of Isobe . History . Clone Wars . During the Clone Wars , the Confederacy of Independent Systems consisted of several different alien groups . According to Ensign Eli Vanto , this combined with the devastation of the war created a lot of resentment among human s . While several alien species were allied with the Galactic Republic , there was still a prevailing perception that humans still carried most of the weight of the war effort . This sentiment carried on into the Age of the Empire . Core Worlds humans were known to look down on both humans and nonhumans from beyond the Mid Rim , particularly people from Wild Space and the Unknown Regions . Galactic Empire . The Galactic Empire was known to favor human s while looking down on alien s or " nonhumans . " As a result , the Empire ' s government and military was largely dominated by humans and it was rare to find non - humans serving as Imperial officers . While Imperial General Orders instructed Imperial military personnel not to disrespect aliens , this was often ignored . The Imperial Navy and Imperial High Command also ignored the Imperial Senate ' s Unknown Alien protocols . The Imperial Academies were dominated by humans and aliens like Thrawn found themselves having to navigate racial prejudice and outright hostility . This single - species domination was an intentional part of Imperial policy . Imperial propaganda actively supported state - sponsored ethnocentric xenophobia and fear - mongering . To the Empire , " alien s " were by and large unwelcome within its order , with aliens being seen as " different , " and " strange . " As such , the Empire treated nonhuman segments of its populations as serfs , slaves , or obstacles needing to be tamed , removed , or ignored . The Empire supported the idea that aliens were untrustworthy — unlike humans — and behind their veneer of innocence lurked a viscous monster . The Imperial propaganda machine was so effective in its message that even near - human species exhibited an inherent distrust toward nonhuman populations . Non - human species like Wookiee s , Mon Calamari , and the Bodach ' i were known to be exploited as slave labour by the Empire . The Empire repealed laws banning slavery and reclassified several species particularly the Wookiees as non - sentient . Other species such as the Geonosian s and the Lasat experienced genocide at the hands of the Empire . During the Age of the Empire , some human grav - ball fans on Lothal believed that alien physiognomies gave nonhuman players an unfair advantage . While there was no official league rule against nonhuman players , some individuals like Janus Fhurek did their best to exclude alien players from the grav - ball championship . In addition , the Empire also discouraged the learning of alien language s and cultures such as Ithorese , and sought to impose high ' Imperial standards ' for its citizens . The discriminatory policies of the Empire forced some individuals like the Nikto Rinnrivin Di to turn to a life of crime . Rinnrivin became a spice dealer who later rose to become the crime lord of a major cartel during the New Republic era . Nevertheless , some non - humans were known to occupy lofty roles within the Empire , such as the Chagrian Mas Amedda , who served as the Empire ' s Grand Vizier , the Pau ' an Grand Inquisitor , three other Inquisitors known as the Seventh Sister , the Fifth Brother , the Eighth Brother and Grand Admiral Thrawn . Despite the ingrained xenophobia within the Imperial hierarchy , some Imperials like Moff Delian Mors and Admiral Rae Sloane were willing to work with some aliens like Nashi the Hutt and the Sullustan crime lord Surat Nuat . Imperial law enforcement authorities also hired the services of alien bounty hunters like the Trandoshan Bossk . The Rebel Alliance ' s Declaration of Rebellion condemned Emperor Palpatine and his Empire for instituting a policy of blatant speciesism and genocide against the nonhuman peoples of the Galaxy . Xenophobia appeared not to be limited to the Empire . The rebel Saw Gerrera , who was known for his harsh methods and tactics , disliked the Geonosian s due to his Clone Wars experiences and labeled them as " bugs . " His harsh interrogation of Klik - Klak alarmed his Spectres comrades . The carnivorous , warlike Ezaraa species also expressed xenophobic attitudes in their desire to overthrow the Empire and replace it with their own dominion where they would " consume the flesh of all the lesser species . " During the Battle of Jakku , Counselor to the Empire Gallius Rax gave a speech denouncing the New Republic as a government given over to " corrosion , chaos , and the corruption born of alien minds and radical terroristic teachings . " He went on to add that their New Republic opponents were subhuman and alien in every sense of the word and deserving no mercy from them . First Order . About thirty years after the Battle of Endor , xenophobia appeared to have resurfaced in the propaganda and labor policies of the First Order , an Imperial remnant that emulated the " Old Empire " . Propaganda news feeds from the First Order ' s High Command carried reports of the New Republic tolerating unchecked alien advances throughout the Outer Rim Territories . In addition , a majority of the miners involved in the First Order ' s mining colony in Pressy ' s Tumble were from various alien species including Talz , Gran , Rodian s , Abednedo , and Narquois but included a few humans . Behind the scenes . The idea of a xenophobic Galactic Empire was explored in several Star Wars Legends literature and media . According to Jason Fry , the Lucasfilm Story Group had worked out that the Galactic Empire in the new canon universe was not " openly or uniformly " xenophobic . However , he reasoned many staunch Imperials like the " " antagonist Janus Fhurek were also committed xenophobes . In addition , Fry explained that the Empire in the new canon timeline was not misogynistic ; citing the presence of female Imperial characters in John Jackson Miller ' s " A New Dawn " novel and the Disney XD TV series " Star Wars Rebels " . In his production notes for " A New Dawn " , Miller clarified that the Sullustan character Zaluna Myder being called a " creature " by an Imperial officer was a reference to the " species - ism " that existed within the Empire . The idea that the Empire was human - dominated and xenophobic toward alien species was also hinted in the canon reference guides " " and " " . Chuck Wendig ' s 2016 novel " " and Timothy Zahn ' s 2017 novel " Thrawn " have since confirmed that anti - alien xenophobia was endemic within the Imperial hierarchy .