Is it just me, or is "another Utah moment from DAZ" just a teeny bit, um, geo-socially insensitive? Sorry to be a smartass, but I wanted to make a little point. Actually, your question is a good one. I don't care for "dark continent." In spite of jchimim's correct comment, the phrase has holdover connotations from the era of European imperialism when phrases like that implied more than just the difficulties of the continent's landscapes. "Brown sugar" is meant as a compliment. I've never heard black people protest that phrase. My best friend who is Afro-Am refers to herself as "sweet chocolate" and such, sometimes. It's meant to be cute, not derisive. Obviously the Stones song "Brown Sugar" is a song of admiration, not bigotry. Still, IMHO it's best in business (especially in the USA where we still haven't come to terms with these issues) to avoid such phrases, because you never know who you might turn off or offend. I can't imagine a texture for a Euro character being referred to as "White Sugar," can you? I used to find the name of the "Zulu" texture offensive until I realized that in the context of the Spanish man who designed it, it was meant to connote the strength and nobility of that tribe, not to characterize black men in a negative manner. I don't believe in being "color blind," because I think all human colors are attractive, but Mosca is probably correct that DAZ should avoid phrases like that. I'm sure they meant no wrong. I must say I've seen many, many disparaging remarks about DAZ just because they're in Utah, which people associate with Mormons, whom they obviously have bigotry towards.