Zulu Wars is a historical game based off the famous Battle of Rorke's Drift 150 years ago, in which a small British garrison consisting of around 100 men defended their outpost located some miles within British territory against the the Zulu reserve Army - some 3000~ men, during the British invasion of Zululand. The game is intended purely for entertainment purposes, for those with a passion for history and this famous battle to play a game simulating the British defense of their camp against the odds. The game does not demonize or glorify either side of the conflict, and simply deals with the specific battle it is based off instead of the wider, more controversial history of the British invasion of Zululand.

However, recently, a petition was spread around Twitter - largely by middle aged Americans - aimed to vilify, slander and attack our game - labelling us as 'white supremacists' who spread a message of 'hate and discrimination', which according to this petition has inspired gun violence towards African-Americans. They claim that the game depicts a massacre, in which you as a white player are tasked with 'hunting' native black people.

As a result of this petition, which gained a considerable amount of traction from predominantly middle aged Americans who have clearly never played the game in their life, Zulu Wars was suddenly struck from Roblox after 4 years of operation for 'violations of [the Roblox] Terms of Use/Community Standards under Real-World Tragic Events and Discriminatory Content'. When we asked Roblox to elaborate on exactly what aspects of the game broke the rules, and how they would like us to remedy them, they of course ignored us - and after subsequent emails and multiple weeks waiting they have continued to ignore us and have refused to provide further information.

The outlandish allegations from the petition and Roblox's removal reasons are obviously completely ridiculous and far removed from reality - something attested by anyone who has actually taken the time to play the game, or who understands the historical event the game is based off. Rorke's Drift was a defensive battle between two opposing armies, not a 'massacre' or a 'tragic event'. Just because one side were historically black does not automatically make anyone who fights against them within the game discriminatory, in the same way you are not automatically racist towards the French if you play as the British in a game about the Battle of Waterloo, for example. We've even received praise from many South Africans, both indigenous and non-indigenous, about the game's authenticity.

Sign this petition to help us show Roblox that it is unjust to completely remove a historical game from the platform based off outlandish and clearly untrue claims made by uneducated Americans.