The Khajiit and their tale we've all seen before (Elder Scrolls)

Without getting too much into the thick of it (yet), the Khajiit are the cat-like inhabitants of Tamriel (continent of which the game takes place) of in the Elder Scrolls game series.  They are 1 of 10 characters types you can choose from, and in-game are given the advantage of having a stronger sneak stat in the beginning of the game than other characters.  In Skyrim, they are also given bonuses to ranged and one-handed weapons.  Purrfect for a thief! However, these traits, while useful to the player, do little other than paint the Khajiit in a light as anything other than scoundrels and liars, making them subject to much (MUCH) of the racial prejudice in Tamriel.

In order to show just how far racial oppression and the Habits of Whiteness extends extend in Tamriel, we can begin by viewing how the Khajiit arrived in their homeland of Elsweyr. Helen Young points out that "[while] twenty-first century fantasy has begun to critique colonialism, imperialism, and their legacies...indigenous voices are still significantly marginalized within the genre".  None can be truer than for the indigenous people of the Khajiit.  To begin, let us look at a map of Tamriel just to see exactly where Elsweyr is in comparison to the other lands:

Elsweyr, situated in the mid-southernmost area of Tamriel, borders the sea and is the primary home to the Khajiit.  Known for their Moon Sugar (an addictive drug-like substance), the Khajiit of Elsweyr are known to set up trading caravans throughout Elsweyr and along trade routes along Tamriel roads and rivers.  So they chose a place so close to the sea because it would be perfect for importing and exporting goods, right? Well, it turns out the Khajiit actually hate water (they are pretty much man-cats after all) .  So why would they choose such a place so close to the sea to call home?  Well as it turns out (and we all saw this coming), they were driven south by force by the humans and elves despite being in the northern reaches of the continent long before the arrival of either of the races.

Hmm, a gang of white-complected peoples who displace the indigenous tribes living there and force them into the far reaches of the continent, ringing any bells yet?   This continues to ring true with Helen Young's comment that "the imagined worlds are dominated by Whiteness".  Generations later, after "peace" has been somewhat settled through the continent, the Khajiit took Imperial (one of a few human races) influence and began building semi-permanent cities to set up places for commercial enterprises (primarily Moon Sugar) and trading hubs.  This is an example of white influence, for better or for worse, anchoring itself in a culture and slowly assimilating it into one that is considered 'modern, normal, or simply right'.

In the northern-most land of Skyrim, Khajiit are treated as second-rate beings.  While Khajiit themselves are allowed in, Skooma (drink containing Moon Sugar) is banned which can be interpreted as a subtle way to keep the race from entering the land.  There are some cities throughout Skyrim that vehemently hate the Khajiit and won't even let them take home inside the walls, forcing them to make camps outside the gate as pictured below:


And get this, the name of the city that so intensely hates the Khajiit that they won't even give them a place at their inns?  Whiterun.










If the player decides to engage in conversation with one of the camping the Khajiit, here is a possible dialogue.

"They do not like outsiders in their land, and so we are forbidden to enter the cities. When they look upon us, they see only pickpockets and Skooma dealers"

While it is primarily the Nords (another white folk) who are the main abusers, all of Skyrim seems to have little good to say about the Khajiit. More dialog in combat includes slurs such as "You'll make a fine rug, cat!" and "You remind me of my cousin's cat. Killed that too!"

The White-Habits Young mentions seem to be more than prevalent in the northern reaches of Tamriel.  The entire basis of the game Skyrim can be traced to a war on the races in fact, but that would require much more intensive explanation.  For now, the Khajiit serve as a primary example of what happens when White-Habitness gets expressed in video games and how they serve to reflect real-life indigenous group displacement.