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[Mass Effect] Were the Batarians basically shunted by the galactic community once Humanity arrived on the scene?
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Many Citadel races already disliked and mistrusted the Batarians for their warlike and slave-taking methods of interstellar diplomacy. They used the "it's our culture and you can't judge us" defense for many diplomatic efforts to curtail those things, and thus secured their reputation as thuggish brutes. When humanity emerged without a desire to enslave their neighbors, a surprisingly competent military, and a need to expand their borders while still abiding by interstellar law (after learning about it, of course) made them far more preferential. And plus, human territory stood very near Batarian, so many citadel races secretly cheered every time humanity gave them a black eye.