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[Star Wars] Why do people treat Chewbacca like that?

They act like he's an animal or refer to him as a "thing."  With the vast amount of unique looking alien species in the galaxy why do people treat Chewbacca in such a specifically degrading manner?
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The only ones who do so are Imperials, who are notably... less than enthusiastic about Wookiees considering they enslaved them, and Leia, who gives literally everyone attitude as a way to cope with, you know, just being tortured.