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  • (C) This house believes that the popularity of K-Pop girl groups has done more harm than good for women

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    In recent years, K-Pop girl groups have seen a surge in popularity worldwide. Examples include Blackpink, New Jeans, and Twice.

    Taiwan International Debate Open 2025 · Pro-Am Semifinals · 2025-04-19

  • (B) This house would ban mail-order brides

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    A mail-order bride is a woman who seeks a marriage partner through a service or agency that arranges international marriages, typically involving men from wealthier countries who are seeking partners from countries with fewer economic opportunities, most commonly Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. The term often implies that the process is transactional, where the woman may be selected or matched based on personal preferences, sometimes facilitated through correspondence or online platforms.

    Taiwan International Debate Open 2025 · Pro-Am Semifinals · 2025-04-19

  • (A) This house regrets the dominance of the nuclear family as the traditional model of parenting

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    Under the nuclear parenting model, the family unit consists of two adult parents and their dependent children where the responsibility of childcare falls exclusively on the two parents.

    Taiwan International Debate Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-04-19

  • (A) This house, as the feminist movement, would propagate "have it all" feminism

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    For the purpose of this debate, "have it all" refers to (and is not limited to) the idea that women can have successful careers, raise families, and maintain fulfilling personal lives all at the same time.

    Taiwan International Debate Open 2025 · Pro-Am Semifinals · 2025-04-19

  • This House, as the feminist movement, Would create and disseminate a feminist film canon

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    A film canon is a collection of of films that are considered to be the most significant and influential in the history of cinema. Typically, included films are ground breaking or revolutionary, or alternatively they are the quintessential or definitive films in more common genres/styles.

    Imperial Online Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-19

  • This House Prefers that the feminist movement prioritise addressing internalised misogyny among women (e.g. policing of other women's choices or competitiveness and jealousy) over confronting patriarchal attitudes externally (e.g. criticising media or calling out men).

    Champagne Intervarsity 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-04-18

  • That we would fake it until we make it

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    You are a young woman who has just graduated from University and are now looking to start your career. You have applied for a number of entry level jobs, but also put in a long-shot application for your dream job. You are pretty underqualified for your dream job, so you creatively edited your CV to imply your experience and skillset is a fair bit better than it is. You have just been offered your dream job.

    UNSW Pre-Easters 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-15

  • This house, as a feminist residing in a progressive nation, would actively advocate for separatist feminism

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    Separatist feminism argues that in order to oppose and fight against patriarchal norms, women must separate themselves from men and male-dominated institutions. This form of feminism has inspired various female-centred societies and encourages the sustaining aspect of building an alternative community for sites specific to women and female empowerment.

    Debatable Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-12

  • This house, as a middle-class feminist in a developing country, would subscribe to body/beauty-neutrality

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    For the purposes of this debate, body/beauty neutrality refers to a mindset that promotes a neutral view of one's body, regardless of its appearance, shape, or size. It is different from body positivity as it does not necessitate acceptance, love, or appreciation of one's body.

    Ateneo Debate Open Pre-UADC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-12

  • This house, as X, would choose Work-life Balance over Work-Life Integration.

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    X is a 30-year-old ambitious woman who has spent the last decade building her career in corporate law. She’s known for her discipline, emotional intelligence, and ability to lead under pressure. After years of pushing herself, she’s finally in a leadership role where she’s respected and compensated well. She’s also fallen deeply in love with Y, who is equally driven. Her partner works in investment banking, has long hours, unpredictable weekends, and lives half his life out of a suitcase. They’ve decided to get married, but X knows that to sustain this emotionally fulfilling relationship, something will need to give. Now she has two options: Option A (Work-Life Integration): Stay in her current high stakes role, which allows her to work remotely, schedule breaks between meetings, and occasionally work from scenic locations. Her office encourages mixing personal and professional life (emails during dinners, Zoom calls on vacations, but gives her freedom of movement and flexible hours.) Option B (Work-Life Balance): Shift to an in-house legal team at a multinational firm. 9-to-5. Clear boundaries. No calls after work. Lesser pay, slightly slower career trajectory, but absolute mental space post 5 PM. Weekends are hers, and so are holidays

    BITS Pilani Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-04-11