Hmmm, virtual blackface? Nah, I don't think I'd be happy with White Vicky colored to be Black, Asian or Hispanic Vicky. I'd prefer real freckles as well but it is true that after awhile, they become redundant. I think that the market though is conditioned to expect that a character should include textures. If nothing else, people see the promos and they want 'that' character - the textures are a part of that look. It would be nice if they offered the textures separately but I'm not sure how that would impact revenue. I bet quite a few people use the packages as is and never think about mixing and matching characters and textures.

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