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  • This house believes that feminist leaders should actively avoid the use of hedging devices

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    In language, a hedging device is a word or phrase used to express uncertainty, soften claims, or show politeness. (e.g., "I believe", "might", "likely", "seem", "suggest")

    North Luzon Invitational Debates 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-07-19

  • This house would ban public performances by ex-Yugoslav artists whose music predominantly promotes nationalism and ethnic conflict

    Infoslide

    In the Balkans, certain musicians, such as Marko Perković Thompson in Croatia and Baja Mali Knindža in Serbia, are known for songs that celebrate nationalist narratives, sometimes referencing historical conflicts or glorifying war crimes.

    Split Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-07-19

  • This house regrets the demonization of “Ningas Cogon”

    Infoslide

    Ningas Cogon is a Filipino cultural trait that refers to starting tasks or projects with strong enthusiasm and energy, but quickly losing interest or motivation before completion.

    16th Visayas-Mindanao Debate Championship · College Semifinals · 2025-07-18

  • This house opposes the rise of ‘labor aesthetization’.

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    Labor aestheticization refers to the portrayal of everyday work routines, particularly manual, blue-collar, or service labor, in a visually appealing or emotionally resonant way, often through social media platforms like YouTube, TikTok, or Facebook. For example, videos showing the satisfying process of cleaning dirty carpets, cooking in street food stalls, restocking shelves in a visually pleasing way, or time-lapse clips of construction or farming work.

    16th Visayas-Mindanao Debate Championship · Round 3 · 2025-07-18

  • This house supports others continuing the work of artists who may die prior to the completion of their work even if it is contrary to the artist's wishes (e.g., George R. R. Martin and the Game of Thrones Franchise).

    16th Visayas-Mindanao Debate Championship · Round 3 · 2025-07-18

  • This house supports the decline of musical racialization.

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    Musical racialization is the process of associating specific music genres with particular racial or ethnic groups. It often translates into racial ownership and appropriation of themes, tonality, rhythms, and even marketing of music brands, labels, and artists.

    16th Visayas-Mindanao Debate Championship · Round 3 · 2025-07-18

  • This house believes that that queer hypersexuality does more harm than good to the LGBTQ+ community

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    For the purposes of the debate, 'queer hypersexuality' refers to excessive sexual behaviors experienced by individuals identifying as LGBTQ+. Examples include frequent sexual encounters with other members of the community, the popularity of sexual events, or self-sexualisation.

    16th Visayas-Mindanao Debate Championship · Round 5 · 2025-07-18

  • This house prefers a world where religions portray their deities as being completely uninvolved in the universe after creating it rather than actively involved in the universe

    Mexico City Pre-WSDC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-07-15

  • This house believes that delulu is the solulu

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    "Delulu is the solulu" is a slang phrase, primarily used by Gen Z and in online communities, that means "delusional thinking is the solution". It's a playful way of saying that having a positive, optimistic, and even unrealistic outlook can help you achieve your goals or cope with challenges.

    Prague Debate Spring 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-07-14

  • This House believes that feminist movements should strongly oppose the "divine femininity" discourse

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    “Divine femininity” discourse encourages women to live a ‘soft life’ by stepping into their ‘divine feminine energy’ and living more intuitively and authentically in line with their femininity. It also encourages the disengagement from tasks and socially-embedded behaviours that exude "masculine energy"; such as overexerting oneself to work, being assertive, repressing emotions, etc.

    Gadjah Mada Eloquentia Pre-NUDC 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-07-13