Well I doubt a race that wants to elimate most other races and destroy the world will get respect. Just saying. Also the only reason why the AD made good progress at the start of the war because they made a little surprise. But once the empire regrouped.... Well Red Ring comes to mind...

Although they're probably not looked well upon in Altmeri society, high elves are just as capable warriors as any other race.

Spartans had no trouble being good killers and effete, at the same time. Likewise, Altmer society is brutal, rigidly impersonal, and inhumane; they have a penchant for violence.

Where as orcs are lazy, head-in-the-cloud dreamers and mystics. Mankar learned to inhale the Xarxes Mysterium from orc children. (Bosmer are fruit; Y'ffre is Sanguine. shhh)

A warrior is a person who makes war upon people. Then yes. They can make war upon you. By blowing you up with magic.

Or using swords. Obviously we have all, at some point, seen an Altmer who had no qualms about sticking a man on a blade.

There's several Altmer NPC warrior types throughout the games. I remember the Morrowind master trainer for Heavy Armor was an Altmer, and there were several Altmer fighter types in Ebonheart. One was even a Barbarian class. That's right, Altmer Barbarian, complete with axe and leathers. Woulda loved to know his story.

He was probably an unconfirmed Imga.