luanna801:

You know, say what you like about Lotor (and there are certainly things to say), but this is something I really like and respect about him.

Like, it’s not just that he had to deal with all this Space Racist BS from everyone around him (including both of his own parents): It’s the way he chose to deal with it. He could very easily – maybe even understandably – have gone the other way, and worked overtime trying to disown or deny his Altean heritage to prove he was a True Galra TM. But instead he sees his mixed heritage as a source of strength and pride, even when the culture he grew up in told him not to. He specifically made a point of associating with other mixed Galra and promoting them to his inner circle. And he spent centuries studying Altean culture and science and trying to connect with that side of his heritage, even though there was no Altea and no other Alteans to connect with anymore (except Haggar, but she obviously wasn’t encouraging him in that; Allura and Coran were still in stasis at the time). 

I just… IDK, I find that really impressive and admirable. I think it takes a lot of strength to not internalize the prejudices you grow up with, and to be able to take pride in even the parts of yourself people tell you are wrong or inferior. And it’s particularly impressive that he put so much effort into connecting with a species and a culture that didn’t really exist anymore, when he had no one who could have supported him in that or shared it with him.