Ghastly Goths

I was struck this week by a comment in the Perseus commentary on Boethius' work concerning the author's treatment of Goths.  Naturally, at this point in the Roman Empire, Goths played a major role in the administration as well as holding political positions of power.  However, as the comment mentions, Boethius has no qualms about lambasting the two individuals Conigastus and Trigguillas despite their cultural background and power.  Clearly, Boethius, in his current position, was no longer constrain to curry favor from these individuals and regarded them with nothing but contempt.  Although he does not specifically mention their ethnic origin, I wonder if he does so at all later in the poem and if the inherent Roman vs. Barbarism issue was still a major point of debate this late in the life of the Empire.  Naturally, with Rome both as his birthplace and home, Boethius may have still have felt a strong attachment to the city and the culture and values that it formally held in the earlier 5th century.