Quote Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk View Post
....what?

The first time Zenos takes any notice of her is her proposal of a plan to crush the Resistance. He's interested in her hatred and violence, but aside from some trash-talking from other officers (and then it's heavily implied that it's just their racism making them unable to believe a mere savage could gain favor any other way), there's no indication he even noticed her at all otherwise.
Yeah, but it's Garlean racism and sexism that makes them say that to show that Fordola is STILL treated awfully by the Empire despite being a model Garlean soldier who rose up to the rank of Rem, the second-highest rank available to most non-Garleans, on her own merits.