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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8808686" data-attributes="member: 6915329">Because abuse of the general populace is different than abuse of a very specific group of people who have, and still are, regularly abused. It is every bit as problematic as the Vistani were.Because I like those domains. The domains are more than just the darklord. The darklord should be just as "good" as the domains are.And that's entirely what they did. The fact that they made her a woman is irrelevant to her story.Although they also got rid of a sexy lamp of a character (Eva), and turned Elise--who could've been replaced by a beloved pet for all of her use--into an actual character. Both of these changes make for a better story.I found<a href="https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/10/18/brief-history-gothic-horror" target="_blank"> this definition</a> of gothic horror, from the New York Public Library:The battle between humanity and unnatural forces of evil (sometimes man-made, sometimes supernatural) within an oppressive, inescapable, and bleak landscape is considered to be the true trademark of a gothic horror novel. These are the core elements that separate gothic horror from its cousin, gothic romance.I don't see a thing in there that says that you have to use problematic, bigoted, or outdated tropes. The new and revised domains in VGR do a decent enough job capturing gothic horror, as well as allowing for other types of horror as well.</blockquote>