And what's wrong with their popularity? The developers aren't oppressing Orcs, or anyone else, in fact, they didn't even include the Elves in the "starter pack."

Isn't anyone saying that there's anything wrong with this? The question was simply asked, why do dragons look the way they do. They look that way because that's the "standard." Now, the concept of "Fantasy" is associated with "elves, dragons, magic." If these three components are missing, then it's not fantasy... a cliché, pop culture, call it what you want, but it's a fact.)
Many people say:

Elves are canonical. And cute^^

Many people will get Elves. Elves will be 100% in the release.

I'm just tired of seeing them. Elves are being shoved everywhere, even into post-apocalyptic settings...