Having been isolated from the world stage during the imperial age, and having avoided (or simply been ignored by) European colonialism, the people of Shalotte have historically had little to no concept of 'race', and racist ideas have not had the chance to develop in the isles.
Indeed, the Shalotte archipelago has not been visited by people of
any ethnicities at all for most of its three-millennia history, giving little chance for racial prejudice to take root. It was not until the early 20th century that Shalotte explorers left the isles and began to bring back ideas from aboard, though those ideas mostly consisted of technological innovations that spurred the so-called 'Shalotte Renaissance'. There is little to no influx of foreign cultural or social ideas even to this day.
Though the isles have seen comparatively higher numbers of foreign visitors in recent years, these have predominantly been business representatives and foreign dignitaries rather than migrants who settle. To Shalottes these individuals are exciting curiosities, but they have no preconceived ideas about them, nor any beliefs related to race and ability or status.
Shalotte polytheism's creation myth teaches that their archipelago was the first land created by their gods, but makes no mention of the inhabitants of said land nor their status. So far as Shalottes are concerned, 'ethnicity' is a state of mind, rather than a physical trait - to them, becoming a productive member of their society and embracing their beliefs would make
anybody a Shalotte, regardless of their appearance.