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  • This house prefers metaphorical art over visceral art as a tool for social change

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    An example of metaphorical art is Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), which was created by Felix Gonzalez-Torres during the AIDS epidemic. The work consists of a pile of colorful, individually wrapped candies weighing 175 pounds—the weight of Gonzalez-Torres’ partner, Ross, before he contracted AIDS. Visitors are encouraged to take pieces of candy, and as the pile diminishes, it mirrors Ross’s physical decline due to the illness. An example of visceral art is The Peace Wall in Belfast which is painted with depictions of political struggle and violence. These include murals of parents in Gaza holding their injured children and rows of corpses wrapped in shrouds.

    Yale Intervarsity 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-11-02

  • This house prefers a world where works of art enter the public domain upon the artist's death.

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    Art in the public domain is free for anyone to use, reproduce, and adapt without needing permission or paying fees, as it is not protected by copyright or intellectual property laws. In contrast, art not in the public domain is protected by intellectual property rights, meaning the creator or rights holder can control its use and profit from it.

    Manchester Novices 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-11-02

  • This house prefers LGBTQ+ art that are optimistic and heartwarming (e.g., Heartstopper, Steven Universe, I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross) over LGBTQ+ art that are pessimistic and depressing (e.g., Call me by your name, Banana Fish, Heather by Conan Gray)

    North Luzon Invitational Debates 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-11-02

  • This house prefers a world where fine dining quality recognition (e.g. Michelin stars, James Beard awards) is evaluated solely on food quality as opposed to a holistic experience.

    Yale Intervarsity 2024 · Novice Semifinals · 2024-11-02

  • In a bid to honour the legacy of actors who pass away mid-production, This house believes that movie industries should retire their roles, rather than recasting those roles with new actors.

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    After Chadwick Boseman, the original actor for T'Challa (Black Panther), passed away in 2020, Marvel Studios decided not to recast T'Challa. Instead, the sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, honored Boseman's legacy by integrating his character's death into the storyline, allowing other characters, particularly Shuri (played by Letitia Wright) to take on more prominent roles. In Peaky Blinders, Polly Gray, played by Helen McCrory who was a central character in the Shelby family, died in April 2021. Before her death, she had completed some initial work on the sixth season but passed away before filming could be completed. In Season 6, the writers chose to honor both the character of Polly and McCrory’s legacy by writing her death into the storyline and retiring her role.

    Emirate Word War VI · Novice Semi Finals · 2024-11-01

  • This house opposes the rise of political satire in social media discourse.

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    Political satire is the use of humor and exaggeration to criticize or ridicule aspects of government and public affairs. for example, Nigerians nicknaming of their President; T Pain etc.

    Emirate Word War VI · Round 4 · 2024-11-01

  • In a bid to honour the legacy of actors who pass away mid-production, This house believes that movie industries should retire their roles, rather than recasting those roles with new actors.

    Infoslide

    After Chadwick Boseman, the original actor for T'Challa (Black Panther), passed away in 2020, Marvel Studios decided not to recast T'Challa. Instead, the sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, honored Boseman's legacy by integrating his character's death into the storyline, allowing other characters, particularly Shuri (played by Letitia Wright) to take on more prominent roles. In Peaky Blinders, Polly Gray, played by Helen McCrory who was a central character in the Shelby family, died in April 2021. Before her death, she had completed some initial work on the sixth season but passed away before filming could be completed. In Season 6, the writers chose to honor both the character of Polly and McCrory’s legacy by writing her death into the storyline and retiring her role.

    Emirate Word War VI · Semifinals · 2024-11-01

  • In art and popular culture, This House Believes That creating new lead characters for minorities (e.g. Hancock, Black Panther) is better than recasting them in existing roles previously played by majority actors (e.g. Ghostbusters, The Little Mermaid)

    England BP 2024 · Silver Finals · 2024-10-26

  • This house, as a mixed-gender flat of 4 university freshers, would hang painting A in the living room rather than painting B

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    **Painting A: "The Birth of Venus" by Boticelli** ![](https://media.timeout.com/images/103166737/1536/864/image.webp)** ** ** ****Painting B: "Composition X" by Kandinsky** ![](https://www.orencooriginals.net/cdn/shop/products/1a16x11kandinskycompositionxwht.jpg)

    SSDC Bogwall Novices 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-10-26

  • This house regrets the rise of political satire.

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    Political satire is the use of humor and exaggeration to criticize or ridicule aspects of government and public affairs. The effect of this kind of satire rests on the use of allusion, a reference to a well-known person, event, or thing, and caricature, which exaggerates some feature of what is being referenced.

    Seri Iskandar Debate Open 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-10-21

  • This house would take the job

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    You are an old, unrecognized but talented artist. You have recently recieved a job opportunity in a big firm, that promises you a large funding and exposure to your art. The position is contingent on you agreeing to censor the political parts in your works

    Durham Schools 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-10-20

  • This house as major gaming companies (e.g.: SONY, Nintendo...) would aggressively crack down (e.g.: sue individual fans, force websites to take it down...) on the creation and consumption of ROM hacks.

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    ROM hacking is the process of modifying a ROM image or ROM file of a video game to alter the game's graphics, dialogue, levels, gameplay, and/or other elements. In series like Pokémon, ROM hacks exist as fan-made games that elevate the enjoyability of existing gaming experiences. Creating ROM hacks often violate many IP laws.

    Durham Schools 2024 · Novice Finals · 2024-10-20

  • This house would abolish awards in creative fields (e.g., the Oscars for film, the Booker Prize or the Nobel for literature, the Future Generation Art Prize for art).

    Durham Schools 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-10-20

  • This House would prefer to be in the Glee Club rather than the Cheerios

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    _Glee_ (TV Series) The Glee Club at McKinley High School primarily exists to enter competitive national show choir competitions where members sing and dance. Glee Club members are often subject to social exclusion by their peers, including receiving 'slushie facials' when walking the halls of McKinley. The Cheerios are McKinley High's award-winning cheerleading squad, coached by Sue Sylvester, who is notorious for her demanding coaching style. (_In-Universe_ rules apply)

    UQ Fictional IV 2024 · Semi Final · 2024-10-12

  • This house, as an aspiring rapper, P Drake’s definition of success over Kendrick's

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    Aubrey ‘Drake’ Gram and Kendrick Lamar represent two differing visions of success for aspiring rappers. Drake prioritizes sales, money, and commercial success – hopping from trend to trend to remain culturally relevant for the masses, regardless of whether he is perceived as an outsider by the rap community. Kendrick Lamar prioritizes producing socially conscious music that reflects ethics. Drake’s definition of success relies on aggressive media campaigns, consistent musical roll outs and collaborating with a wide range of artists. Kendrick’s version of success is defined through maintaining ties and giving back to his community and collaborating with artists which are culturally most proximate.

    LUMS Asians 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-10-12