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  • This house regrets arbitration-based reality court shows.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, "arbitration-based reality court shows" are television programs wherein arbitrators simulate court trials involving real plaintiffs and defendants. Examples include Lauren Lake's Paternity Court and Judge Judy. The arbitrators may be former judges or lawyers (for example, Judge Judy was a former Manhattan Family Court Judge, while Lauren Lake is a family lawyer and legal analyst in real life).

    Debatable Open 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-06-30

  • This house prefers a media landscape dominated by objective media (e.g., factual data, neutral reports on events) over subjective media (e.g., politically opiniated pieces, endorsing particular ideologies or entities)

    Diliman Wom*n and Gender Minorities 2024 · Novice Final · 2024-06-30

  • This house regrets the rise of 24-hour news culture* *24-hour news culture is an expectation of 24-hour investigation and reporting of news

    Vienna Pre-EUDC 2024 · Partial Double Quarterfinals · 2024-06-29

  • This house regrets the rise in models of game development which rely on free-to-play models of revenue.

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    Free-to-play (F2P) is a gaming model that allows a user to download and play without needing a subscription or having to buy it upfront. While the game designers do not charge the player to join the game, it is designed to bring in revenue from advertisements or in-game sales. Players can typically pay for in-game purchases using a credit or debit card or a digital wallet. Examples include Genshin Impact, Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, etc

    Dialectica Pre-ABP 2024 Fundraiser · Round 3 · 2024-06-28

  • This house prefers queer media which represents Tame Pride (e.g. Brokeback Mountain, Love, Simon, Young Royals) as opposed to media which represents Flamboyant Pride (e.g. Ru Paul's Drug Race, Pose, Orange is the New Black)

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, "Tame Pride" refers to representing queer individuals as similarly as possible to mainstream society in terms of lifestyle, behavior, aesthetic etc. By constrast, "Flamboyant Pride" refers to emphasizing and endorsing distinctive and often extragvent features which are unique to queer individuals.

    Dialectica Pre-ABP 2024 Fundraiser · Round 1 · 2024-06-28

  • This house opposes the rising trend in pop culture to portray villains as victims of society or in sympathetic light. (e.g. One that makes audiences feel bad for the villain because they have felt suffering and pain)

    Northern Canada BP Championships · Round 4 · 2024-06-22

  • This house would break up LiveNation

    Infoslide

    LiveNation is an events promoter and venue operator which owns a large number of concert venues globally. It also owns Ticketmaster, the world's largest ticket sales and distribution company.

    Uhuru Worlds 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-06-21

  • This house prefers a world where all political campaigning and subsequent elections were limited to a single calendar week

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, political campaigns encompass things like fundraising, opinion polling, political advertisements and discussion of candidates. It does not encompass broader policy and governance discussion.

    Uhuru Worlds 2024 · Schools Finals · 2024-06-21

  • This house, as an aspiring hip-hop artist, would choose to produce conscious* music (Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore, J Cole, Lauryn Hill) rather than mass consumption oriented music (Future, Gunna, Drake, Doja Cat) *Hip-hop which promotes awareness of socio-political, economic and cultural issues.

    Uhuru Worlds 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-06-21

  • That we regret the Star System

    Infoslide

    In the early 20th century, the 'Star System' in Hollywood refers to a practice of building and promoting actors as major stars. Studios would sign actors to long-term contracts. The actors would undergo extensive training and the studio would have the contractual right to manage their career and image. Prior to the Star System, Hollywood actors were significantly less famous. Famous stars who were a part of the Star System include Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo and Clark Gable.

    USU Pre-Australs 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-06-21

  • This house would break up LiveNation

    Infoslide

    LiveNation is an events promoter and venue operator which owns a large number of concert venues globally. It also owns Ticketmaster, the world's largest ticket sales and distribution company.

    Uhuru Worlds 2024 · ESL Semifinals · 2024-06-21