Actually, it's essentially what the fans do with them that genuinely terrifies me, but the way the game developers and writers portray them hasn't helped at all.

The combination of self-victimisation and “they're a superior race” (mainly from fans) is honestly one of the most uncomfortable things I've ever seen.
Not to mention the fics where female elves are glorified in the most incel way possible (with references to childlike physical characteristics🤢)