I don't think that means what you think it means... (Destiny)
"I'm not deficient. I'm SUPERIOR! Humans. Are. Superior."
— John Crichton, Farscape
The humans are superior trope is that humans are objectively better then aliens in the factors that matter. Not that they have racist attitudes against non-humans, although that tends to be present to some degree.
You seem to conflate the distrust and dislike of humans with the trope. Bioware looks at the politics of the universe at large, where humans are not special or superior, and other aliens reactions to humans are explored.
Saren hating humans is a big point of ME1. The earth first groups and attitudes are a foil to that. Is there a difference between him and Ashley/Kaiden? Why? Given how manipulative and disrespectful the Asari, Turians and Salarians are, is some suspicion of their motives justified? We see several instances of racism against humans from other aliens throughout the series.
When I invoked the trope, I was not referencing these politics or attitudes, just the Collectors specifically targeting humans to the exception of other races due to plot mcguffins.
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2016-02-09, 12:25
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2016-02-10, 15:32
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2016-02-10, 17:52
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2016-02-10, 04:35
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2016-02-10, 04:45
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2016-02-10, 15:31
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2016-02-09, 14:01
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2016-02-09, 13:28
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2016-02-09, 16:44
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2016-02-09, 16:46
- Who is your favorite bald guy? -
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MacAddictXIV,
2016-02-09, 17:36
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- Who is your favorite bald guy? -
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2016-02-09, 16:46
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2016-02-09, 18:14
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- Mass Effect: Sovereign -
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2016-02-09, 19:27
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- That is when the Reapers are at their best. -
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2016-02-10, 01:20
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narcogen,
2016-02-10, 06:11
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- That is when the Reapers are at their best. -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-10, 07:24
- That is when the Reapers are at their best. -
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2016-02-10, 08:55
- The ending failed to do the reapers justice -
Durandal,
2016-02-10, 10:52
- The ending failed to do the reapers justice -
narcogen,
2016-02-10, 11:34
- What I would have written -
Durandal,
2016-02-10, 13:19
- What I would have written -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-10, 16:31
- Massive Space Battles -
Durandal,
2016-02-10, 17:22
- Massive Space Battles -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-10, 18:44
- Massive Space Battles -
narcogen,
2016-02-11, 00:51
- Massive Space Battles -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-11, 01:46
- Massive Space Battles -
marmot 1333,
2016-02-11, 16:54
- A character who is controlled by the player... so... -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-12, 10:45
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- A character who is controlled by the player... so... -
marmot 1333,
2016-02-12, 15:46
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- A character who is controlled by the player... so... -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-12, 10:45
- Massive Space Battles -
marmot 1333,
2016-02-11, 16:54
- Massive Space Battles -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-11, 01:46
- Massive Space Battles -
narcogen,
2016-02-11, 00:51
- My take: - Quirel, 2016-02-11, 06:00
- Massive Space Battles -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-10, 18:44
- What I would have written -
narcogen,
2016-02-11, 00:49
- What I would have written -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-11, 01:41
- What I would have written -
narcogen,
2016-02-12, 06:57
- What I would have written -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-12, 10:40
- What I would have written - narcogen, 2016-02-12, 12:32
- What I would have written -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-12, 10:40
- What I would have written -
narcogen,
2016-02-12, 06:57
- What I would have written -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-11, 01:41
- Massive Space Battles -
Durandal,
2016-02-10, 17:22
- What I would have written -
narcogen,
2016-02-10, 23:48
- A quibble -
Durandal,
2016-02-11, 11:11
- A quibble -
narcogen,
2016-02-12, 07:13
- I don't think that means what you think it means... -
Durandal,
2016-02-12, 14:23
- I don't think that means what you think it means... - narcogen, 2016-02-13, 02:25
- I don't think that means what you think it means... -
Durandal,
2016-02-12, 14:23
- A quibble -
narcogen,
2016-02-12, 07:13
- A quibble -
Durandal,
2016-02-11, 11:11
- What I would have written -
Ragashingo,
2016-02-10, 16:31
- What I would have written -
Durandal,
2016-02-10, 13:19
- The ending failed to do the reapers justice -
narcogen,
2016-02-10, 11:34
- The ending failed to do the reapers justice -
Durandal,
2016-02-10, 10:52
- That is when the Reapers are at their best. -
narcogen,
2016-02-10, 08:55
- That is when the Reapers are at their best. -
Cody Miller,
2016-02-10, 17:52
- That is when the Reapers are at their best. - narcogen, 2016-02-11, 00:53
- That is when the Reapers are at their best. -
narcogen,
2016-02-10, 06:11
- Mass Effect: Sovereign - stabbim, 2016-02-10, 19:42
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- Destiny Category. - Morpheus, 2016-02-10, 05:41
- Who is your favorite bad guy? -
stabbim,
2016-02-10, 20:04
- Who is your favorite bad guy? - MacAddictXIV, 2016-02-11, 13:22