Trekkies will understand.
Normal people - that is, those not born from a teleporter - can settle for knowing that this is a Cardassian; a race as dangerous as a snake.
Then there are - like a shitty race - the Romulans, who are to Cardassians what Americans are to Russians.
The Ferengi, on the other hand, might resemble Arabs, but they are less stupid.

Ah: Star Trek is serious business.
Except for "Discovery," which I don't even want to talk about.