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  • This house believes that exclusive art spaces bring more harm than good.

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    Exclusive art spaces refer to exhibitions or installations that limit access to certain groups, usually based on identity. The Ladies' Lounge at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Tasmania, Australia, is an example of an exclusive art space that recently prohibited cisgender men from entering the exhibit. The museum subsequently faced a discrimination lawsuit, which led to the closure of the lounge.

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-26

  • This house believes that winners in the Big Four Awards should be determined entirely by public vote

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    The Big Four Awards include the Oscars, Grammys, Emmys and Tonys which are the most prominent performing art and entertainment awards based in the United States. They are held annually and are traditionally decided by professional voting bodies i.e. The Television Academy (Emmys), The Recording Academy (Grammys), The American Theatre Wing & The Broadway League (Tonys), and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars).

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-26

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

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    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 prefers art without closure in transitional justice eras, as opposed to art that offers closure

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    "Transitional justice eras refer to specific historical and political moments in which a society is reckoning with a legacy of mass injustice, violence, or authoritarian rule—often following dictatorships, civil wars, state-sponsored repression, or colonial regimes. These periods, occurring during or shortly after political transition, are characterized by the involvement of processes such as truth commissions, war crimes trials, reparations for victims, memorialization through museums or art, and institutional reform (e.g., judiciary, police, or military). Examples include post-apartheid South Africa, post-World War II Europe, and post-Marcos Philippines. Art that offers no closure seeks to reflect the unresolved, complex, and emotionally ambiguous terrain of a society still grappling with its past. These works often reject neat moral binaries or redemptive arcs. Examples include Dekada ‘70, Santa Evita, and Country of my Skull. Art that offers closure on the other hand, aims to heal, redeem, or resolve historical trauma, often providing a sense of catharsis, or restored moral order. Examples include the Diary of Anne Frank, Schindler’s List, Sometimes in April, and Ubu and the Truth Commission."

    North Luzon Invitational Debates 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-19

  • This house opposes the resurgence of 'emo culture' in the entertainment industry

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    Emo Culture is characterized by its emotional intensity and the focus on themes of angst, introspection and vulnerability

    Glasgow Summer Cup 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-19

  • 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, as the artistic community, would advocate for stricter control of transactions connected to buying and selling of art.

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    Rich people and criminals often use arts to minimize their tax burdens and launder money. This is usually done by inflating the estimated value of pieces of art that they own and then donating them or selling them for a low price, thereby presenting a loss and therefore a lower income, or by layering dirty money within art transactions, cleaning it in the process.

    Prague Debate Spring 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-07-14

  • This House believes that exclusive art spaces do more harm than good

    Infoslide

    Exclusive art spaces refer to exhibits or installations that restrict access to a certain group of people, generally on the basis of identity. The Ladies' Lounge in the Museum of Old New Art (MONA) in Tasmania, Australia is an example of a recent exclusive art space that bans cis men from entering the exhibit. The museum was subsequently the subject of a discrimination lawsuit which caused the lounge to close

    Gadjah Mada Eloquentia Pre-NSDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-14

  • This house, as Gadd, W accept the offer to make Netflix's "Baby Reindeer"

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    The year is 2020. Richard Gadd is a moderately successful British comedian known in the live performance circuit. He has written and performed a one-man stage monoluge titled "Baby Reindeer", a raw and emotionally intense account of his life between 2015–2017, intended as one-time preformance for the Edinbrugh fringe festival. The show covers Gadd's experiences of being groomed and sexually abused by a well-known T.V. producer, and his prolonged stalking by a woman he met while working as a bartender. Upon watching the show, a Netflix producer approaches Gadd, offering him the opportunity to adapt Baby Reindeer into a Netflix drama miniseries. The show would depict the events described in Gadd's monologue, have him star and write substantial portions of it, and would require a full- time contract with Netflix, preventing him from doing comedy during the show's production.

    Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-12

  • This house prefers an involved rather than an uninvolved model for reality T.V.

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    There are two models for producing reality T.V. shows - uninvolved and involved. The uninvolved model includes setting the conditions of the show (e.g. sending players to a confined house, clarifying rules in advance, nominating judges...) with limited interventions throughout the show. Under the involved model, the show's production takes an active role (e.g. setting an agenda or broad script for certain interactions, filming only in controlled settings, changing or introducing rules throughout the game etc...).

    Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-07-12

  • This house would choose to become a ghost-writer

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    You are a young and talented rapper, who posts music consistently online. You earn very little, and work multiple part-time jobs to get by. One day, you are approached by Jrake, a hugely popular rapper. He offers you a deal to sign with his label, guaranteeing you a stable and significantly above-average salary as a ghost writer; as per the contract, you will never release online or under your own name again.

    Hart House Summer Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-12

  • The council is of the opinion that exclusive art spaces bring more harm than good.

    Infoslide

    Exclusive art spaces refer to exhibitions or installations that limit access to certain groups, usually based on identity. The Ladies' Lounge at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Tasmania, Australia, is an example of an exclusive art space that recently prohibited cisgender men from entering the exhibit. The museum subsequently faced a discrimination lawsuit, which led to the closure of the lounge.

    Gadjah Mada Eloquentia Pra-LDBI 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-11

  • This house would Replace Industry Panels with Fan Voting in Major Film Awards

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    Major Film Awards (such as the Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, etc) often feature an industry panel that is crucial in the nomination and the selection process. The panel usually comprises of members from various branches of the film industry, such as writers, directors, actors, producers etc.

    Curtin Interschool Debate Competition 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-07-07

  • This house believes that Victor Frankenstein should have created a bride for his monster.

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    In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein creates a creature who becomes violent and vengeful after being rejected by society. At one point, the creature demands a female companion (a "bride") so he can live peacefully away from humanity. Victor begins the task but destroys the bride before completion, fearing the consequences of creating a second being.

    Summer Debate Symposium 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-07-06