Because our application pool tends to strongly lean towards cis*, white, straight men, Surviving Bloomington is yet another representation of American culture as a whole where the power dynamics can be subconsciously unequal because of race, gender, and sexual orientation. The quickest way to address these diversity discrepancies is to be willing to talk about them both in the game and outside of the game. Surviving Bloomington will not shy away from these conversations if they become a part of a season, and contestants should do their research on these topics BEFORE entering the game to make sure they are socially prepared.

*Cis (cisgender) = describes a person whose gender identity and sex assigned at birth are the same. So if a person was assigned “female” at birth, and they grew up identifying with the female experience, that person would be considered "cis”, or “cis-female”. Like-wise, the same can be said about people assigned “male” at birth who grow up and decide they agree with identifying as “male”. This person would also be considered “cis”, or “cis-male”