queernotions said: Funny, I was just thinking good art, good writing, consistent characterization, decent gender politics, enervated tropes and minimal orientalism are more likely foundations of a glorious twisted gothic fantasy, but what do I know ;)
they're less foundations and more important prerequisites. like, you can't be like "i'm gonna write a glorious twisted gothic fantasy!" "oh really what's it gonna be about?" "it's gonna be really well written and not have any sexist or racist tropes!" right, that's great, but i'm not sold here.