I can't tell due to my very narrow range of stories I actually know anything about, but what I'm getting is at is this:
Stories about enslaved humans rising up against their oppressors, which just so happen to be non-human entities of some kind (elves, aliens, lizardpeople, dragons, what the fuck ever): Cool, noble, inspiring and good.
Stories about enslaved non-humans rising up against their human oppressors: Not good, very bad. The heroes need to put a stop to this evil uprising.
So is this actually a common thing others have noticed or am I just making assumptions based on my very limited knowledge?
It'd be great if more fiction tried to narratively sympathize with the unfamiliar and alienate the familiar. Arguably the Elder Scrolls series does that pretty well by having the Argonians be one of the least malevolent races in the setting and the aesthetically pretty and superficially "good" looking High Elves being the generally most villainy-prone culture in the setting's history.