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Midlander - muscular male
Highlander - extra muscular male
Miqote - short muscular male
Elezen - lanky muscular male
Aura - lanky muscular male
Roe - ridiculously muscular male
Hrothgar - reskinned roe
Lalafell - potato

Wow so many diverse and unique options. Hrothgar really filled a niche that wasn't being satisfied before. There couldn't possibly be another race that would give them a chance to balance out the roster.
This shouldn't be a surprise. If society places value on buffed up muscular males as the vanguard of manhood, it seeps into media and games.
Like Au Ra males are tall and muscular while females are short and hyper-feminine.

The game is just a reflection of the values of society.

In North American media, a lot of people are trying to change the typical stereotypes (and facing a lot of backlash).
Can't expect every form of media to get with the times.