Bloons TD Battles — Letter to Ninja Kiwi

Note for reference: I am of African-American descent.

Hello.

I apologize for being late on this request, but this is a request that cannot go unnoticed.

Here are the facts: In America, in 2013, the average net worth of white families was $141,000; for black families, it was only $11,000, even less than the $19,000 it was in 2007. Excluding vehicles and other durables, the median black family worth is just $1,700, while 40 percent of black families have zero or negative wealth. White family worth is 69 times that of black families.

Given this disparity, Ninja Kiwi, why is it that you’ve made black bloons more expensive than white bloons? Furthermore, it makes little sense that black bloons are also slower than white ones. If you’ve ever seen a black person at full speed, you would know what I’m talking about.

Also, what do you think about renaming the regen lead bloon to the “prison-break bloon?” Think about it, much like in the real world, we have typically two black inmates enclosed within a single cell. When those barriers are broken down, they break out from their cells, much like the two black bloons do from the lead bloon. And finally, much like the regen lead bloon, typically at least one of those black inmates ends up back in prison. And I am warning you against simply writing this suggestion off as racist; these are just the statistics.

This is just an attempt to bring awareness to the disparities between both black and white families in the real world, connecting them to this game in these times of social injustice. If not for me, do it for George Floyd. Thank you.


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