Borderlands 2 writer responds to allegations of racism

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A Borderlands 2 writer has responded to allegations of racism surrounding the African American lingo of white game character Tiny Tina.
Tiny Tina is one of the game's many wacky quest givers. A thirteen-year-old explosives expert, Tina's dialogue is written by Gearbox's Anthony Burch, who admitted that while "a lot of people love her, some find her irritating as hell".
But a number of fans took to Twitter to question her speech, Kotaku reported. They picked out use of words like "badonkadonk" and "crunk", and claimed Burch had opted for "stereotypical low-class black lingo".
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