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Racism is a fantastic way of introducing conflict without having to come up with a particular reason. And stories without conflict are often really boring. Comes with the bonus points of being realistic.
Unironically, the elves aren't racist against orcs. Orcs were elves that got corrupted.
Arent there worlds where theyre made of clay? Or other origins?
Pretty much the only consitent thing about orks are that they big, dumb, and muscle bound.
Outside of lord of the rings? Yeah, sure. Outside of existing stories orcs can be literally anything.
In my canon orcs are just the mature form of juggalos
Uruk hai were created from clay or something like that. They're the ones you see come out of the pit in the LOTR movies.
I dont think there is a canon to the Uruk hai origin other than they are "...cross between orcs and men...". The depiction of them coming from the ground is just how Tolkien described "...worm their way out of the ground like maggots..."
In reality its likely slaves of Sauron and orcs making Uruk hai in a not so pleasant way
Soooo... You want the fantasy racism to be justified?
Like in what way? Ideally, every bit of world building would be justified, but thats not always realistic.
I think justifiable racism might just be unrealistic enough to be exclusive to the fantasy genre in the first place lol.