Dalinise, As one of the more vocal critics of your product's name and marketing strategy, I, like the others, must thank you for taking to share your perspective on this important issue. If I have not made it clear yet, I do think that DAZ's and your intentions were innocent and well-meant. I respect both you and your work. However, because the world is an imperfect place full of hatred and pain, unfortunately, (and I truly sigh even saying this and wish I did not have to)innocence and good will, by themselves, are not enough to sustain goodness in the world. They must be the roots and stem of positive actions and their consequences. As a poet myself I understand and applaud your desire to convey "[the] sweet[ness] and exotic [nature] of your characters" or your longing to express "[the] mysterious and the unknown mystical powers" that "Dark Africa" represents to the European mind. You wish, like Baudelaire, Gaugin, or Cezanne before you,[Please forgive me. I study French and English literature.] to breath in the "parfum exotique" which can color your world with more excitment. But this desire, like the desires of earlier centuries to possess exotic spices, perfumes, or fabrics is not free. Such poetic beauty has a terrible dark side which continues even today to wage a terrible cost on the lives of those you have objectified as "the Other." Imagine all you wish, but open your mouth or paint a picture to express your desires and someone else who does not possess you basic good will uses your "sweet and exotic" characters to justify our "imbecilic and inhuman" nature. You wish to convey our "mysterious and the unknown mystical powers" becomes the rationale for why we are "evil and demonic" forces who must be subjugated. What I have explained is no thought experiment. It is the actual history of this "Dark Continent." The mindset which saw Africa and its citizens as "sweet and exotic" is the very same one which enslaved or destroyed them. And for every Baudelaire, Gaugin, or Cezanne there is a Thomas Hardy, Daniel Defoe, or Emperor Leopold (of Belgium) who described or implemented an almost genocidal slaughter in the name of the principles you espouse. This exotification of Africa, Asia, or the Americas is silly and dangerous. Please, continue to dream. This artistic desire is the essence of your innocence and good will. However, please be circumspect in how you convey these dreams. For these words (and pictures) will have a greater effect on the world than you know. Certainly, this is not my typical rational argument. It is more artistic in its movement from cause to effect than my earlier posts. But as a rhetorician, I make it my goal to try and convey my thoughts in a language my audience understands and respects. My earlier posts didn't seem to help you understand my concerns. I hope this does better. I only ask the same of you. Thanks for your attention and for trying to understand my perspective. (Not everyone has been so generous on this forum.) And thanks for your hard work. As I stated earlier, I intend to purchase your textures when you amend your promotional strategy for them. I stand by this intention. with sincere friendship, --lordbyron