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  • This house, as an aspiring artist, would choose to produce conscious* music (Macklemore, J Cole, Lauryn Hill) rather than mass consumption oriented music (e.g. Drake, Doja Cat, BlackPink) *Music which promotes awareness of socio-political, economic and cultural issues.

    QatarDebate Open (BP) 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-10-04

  • This council regrets the increasing trend of pop culture productions that focus on pessimistic and dark views of life and humanity (for example, films like "Joker", "Parasite", "Women from Rote", "Yuni"; Billie Eilish's songs; TV series "Black Mirror", etc.)

    KDMI Tingkat Nasional 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-10-02

  • This house regrets prominent YouTubers launching commercial brands (e.g. Prime Hydration by Logan Paul; Feastables, MrBeast Burgers by MrBeast)

    THD Open 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-09-28

  • This house believes that religious narratives should prioritize the mundane depiction of spiritual figures over their sacred one

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    The "mundane depiction" of religious figures presents them as everyday individuals who experienced the same trials, emotions, and challenges as ordinary people. In contrast, the "sacred depiction" elevates them to a higher plane, emphasizing their divine origins, miraculous deeds, and unconventional struggles

    Pakistan Pre-ABP 2024 · Partial Octofinals · 2024-09-27

  • This house opposes cryptic art

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    Cryptic art and media are works that are deliberately mysterious or ambiguous, requiring deep interpretation and often leaving their meaning open to personal or multiple interpretations.

    Pakistan Pre-ABP 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-09-27

  • THS the rise of health and wellness influencers on social media.

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    Health and wellness influencers are individuals who use digital platforms (e.g., Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, blogs, etc) to share content related to physical and mental well-being, diet, fitness, beauty, personal growth, and overall lifestyle choices.

    Penn Pre-WUDC 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-09-24

  • This House, as a contestant entering this reality TV show, Would choose to portray themselves as a villain rather than a hero.

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    You are a 27-year-old male reality TV show contestant who is entering a popular reality TV show in your country. The show goes on for 10 weeks and it focuses on the household drama that unfolds. The audiences vote on who gets eliminated at the end of every week.

    The 14th NALSAR Debating Championship 2024 · Novice Finals · 2024-09-22

  • This house regrets the rise of Internet "aesthetics."

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    An internet aesthetic is a subculture that starts on the Internet and is defined by physical and social similarities including but not limited to clothing style, hobbies and music taste (ie. clean girl, 2020 alt…)

    Counterfactual HST 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-09-21

  • This house prefers the narratives of disability which focuses on the positives of the condition (e.g. 'ADHD is a superpower', 'Your disability does not define who you are'), as compared to narratives of disability which focuses on the struggles of those with the condition.

    Taylor's Debate Open 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-09-21

  • This house, as the feminist movement, would oppose the “tradwife” trend.

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    Recently, there has been an increasing trend on social media of 'tradwife' influencers who embrace ultra-traditional gender roles and voluntarily devote themselves to household chores while their husband works. 'Tradwife' content include tradwives happily preparing elaborate meals by hand, having family time with smiling children, usually with long, flowing dresses. Hannah Neeleman is a leading figure of this trend with over 10 million followers. She has eight children and is married to the son of a big airline company..

    Evergreen Cup 2024 · Pre-Semi Finals · 2024-09-14