Hello, dear Bananafish landpirates!

We keep growing at a fast pace through the selfless delegations from our members! Nonetheless, the good news keeps flowing in the potassium rivers of the Realms.

@bananafish now reached a considerable amount of 4.764 SP, being able to sustain every writer and poet till a max vote value of $0.13+. From the point of view of what this amazing community can offer, let me announce the solid contests we do have: Finish the Story, a NANA classic; Mizu No Oto, where haikus are king; Tell a Story to Me, where the bravest of writers write short stories; and QITR, a NANA reinvisioned CYOA with loot for the person that can both figure out the riddle and answer it!

Let's cut to the chase.

@theironfelix here. We are here to engage the

@bananafish members and the general Steemit climate on a variety of topics in this contest. And we want to genuinely see, in good faith in everybody, what your thoughts are for our community’s principles and other topics down the road. Here's the central question for you all:

What experiences of inclusion in your life had made you question your prior beliefs and taught you a great lesson?

If you want specificity or want to answer in a specific manner, then look only to the questions down below. They are not required to be answered, just the highlighted central question above. Otherwise, writing it in the comment section in place of a single post is fine.

Add-on Questions!

Have you ever had a friend tell you something they were worried might change what you think of them?
How did you/how would you react and how did/would that change how you saw the person?
If/when a friend came out to you and said they had been living part of their life in secret, what would/did you do in support of their struggle?
Could you recommend a book, game, TV show or movie that has included minorities describing them in a positive and genuine perspective? And what about one that was made by people in/from the Global Periphery/South (those outside Europe, USA and Canada)?
What do you think about tags and conformity in nowadays society?
Did you ever hear about the self-fulfilling prophecy theory?

Prizes!

Every participant will receive one @steembasicincome share and the best reply will earn a prize of 10 STEEM! Deadline is the article's payout.

The jury will be composed by @theironfelix, @f3nix and @calluna

I'm so eager to learn about your experiences, as one of the NANA principles is about inclusion.

Also, for those of you that still didn't enter in the Bananafish Realms Discord Community, here's a special key to open the interdimensional portal! See you all there and enjoy this little bonus contest!

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