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So I figured we had a thread about your opinion on Rebecca Black, so why not Justin Beiber? To be honest, my thoughts on him are similar to my thoughts on Rebecca Black...although I like him better. First off all, I think he's really cute and he seems like he's an awesome boyfriend to Selena Gomez. In terms of his music, it's not something I would ever buy a CD of and I don't really like it that much. It's definitely music for a more preteen crowd but I do think he has a good voice. I think that auto tune has ruined some of his songs but if he was given the chance to do something acoustically he could be really good at it, but unfortunately that's not what his desired…

Where do you draw the line, and where can it be restricted? This story recently posted comes to mind. http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/colorado-student-banned-yearbook-over-racy-photo-201606793--abc-news.html The url tells it all. Free expression. Free speech. Can they be restricted in cases such as these? Or should common sense rule? You decide.

I've been on the internet for quite a while. Is it just me, or has the whole internet just gotten nastier? I remember being younger and enjoying being part of message boards, RP'ing, having a real-life internet addiction. I even fondly remember my first RPs and being made welcome on a particular South Park board that sadly no longer exists due to creator neglect (I wish I had joined sooner! ;^; I recently found screencaps of the forum and the memories came flooding back) But these days, the internet just seems to be a nasty and hate-filled place. I see places like ED, Deviantart has gone down the tubes, and everyone is out to troll everyone else. I've deleted a la…

http://abcnews.go.co...51#.TxYT0m9SQXs Many sites are going down temporarily tomorrow in protest of SOPA. If you would like to do something about this to help prevent censorship then you need to contact your Congress representative. http://americancensorship.org/ Accidently made this in the wrong debate chat... would someone mind moving it please? This topic has been edited by a member of staff (Neomysterion). The topic was posted in the wrong area. Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this topic. Per the reason above, this topic has been MOVED from ‘Neopets Debate’ to ‘The Debate Chat’.

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Yeah, basically what the title says. What do you think about suicide? I've read stories of 6 year olds committing suicide, One of which hung herself, another one stepping in front of a train, etc. Do you even think 6 year olds conceive the concept of death?

I think this issue should be brought to the table. Marijuana is currently illegal, and it is considered radical to favor legalization of such a substance. However, I am pro-legalization, because of what the government could do to make money off of it: they could allow people to grow it, and distribute it for both medical and recreational use. However, for the latter, a very high price floor could be imposed. This will curb the drug war by crippling the survival of drug cartels. A 25% (massive) tax could also be imposed, to give a little back to the government. A few subsidies could be in order, too, for growers. Eventually, none will be distributed, except for chemotherap…

This topic came to mind after reading the 'Suicide' debate board. This isn't meant to debate suicide, but the act of helping someone else end their life. http://www.tdnforums...__fromsearch__1 (This is the original suicide board) Euthanasia, for those who don't know is when you when you assist someone with ending their life. The broad concept is that it's a doctor helping a patient. I want to expand that and say in general. 1. Is it right for a doctor to help a patient that is suffering physically? 2. Is it right when the patient is going to die anyways? 3. Is it right for a friend to supply the means or to help their friend end their life in any way? Th…

Is it discrimination to charge an obese traveler for two seats on an airplane? I don't know which airlines do it, but the issue has definitely been brought up. What bugs me about this issue is I usually can find some stance that I think is the best solution. This issue, I can't. I don't think it's discrimination because it's done for non-discriminatory reasons. If a passenger takes up two seats (or is big enough to be sitting on their neighbor) then yes, shouldn't they have to pay for two seats? If there is another customer sitting next to them, then it's not fair to make that person suffer; if the airline purposely keeps that seat free but doesn't charge f…

The North Korea government lets the people starve, has 200,000 prisoners in concentration camps and access to nuclear weapons. It's just disgraceful. Theoretically I would support a war against North Korea, because - unlike Iraq - things really can't get much worse to begin with. But in this day and age nobody has the money to do it, the US is nearly bankrupt and so is Europe. Maybe the food deal between NK and the US is going to do some good? What do you think could/should be done?

Not coming from the US myself I'd be interested in what people's reactions have been to the shooting of Trayvon Martin on 28th February and the fact that his killer a 26 year old white man has not been put on charges because of Florida's stand your ground law. It seems he was shot merely for the crime of being black and yet the police are unable to do anything about it. To me this highlights America's desperate need for both stricter gun laws and stricter rules on how these can be carried. The fact that a white man can shoot an unarmed black boy in 'self defence' even though he had nothing more on him than a bag of skittles is ridiculous but the fact that he hasn't be…

I don't mean by bringing them to a vet. I was absolutely appalled by something I heard last week, and am frustrated with it but realized it's more common than I thought. I just had to put my dog down, but before bringing her to the vet, my cousin told me to just shoot her. At first, I thought he was joking until he told me that his family shot their dogs when they got to a certain age. I'm all for not letting pets suffer, it's why I brought my dog in. But shooting? I then found out, as we were at a party at the time, that many people there have done this as well. Am I the only person that finds this is cruel? What is so hard about bringing a pet into b…

The story I'm about to recall isn't a common one, but it touches my reality slightly as the women involved happens to be someone my Dad knew. She attempted to tell me her side; she hates that people judge her over it. She's a generally pleasant easy-going woman. She's friendly and approachable. Anyway, her story started 13 years ago when she married. They had a good relationship and a son together. But soon into their marriage, her husband fell sick. I can't remember what he fell ill with, but he was very sick. He would never recover. Eventually, his situation progressed in a very short time - to the present, where he know cannot even move but is of course conscience…

I've seen it on CNN & youtube. Noises were heard around the world. I was searching this up. Some stuff had to do with the world ending or solar flares is causing this. What do you think?

After pretty much becoming very annoyed with all the Avengers hype going on (I will see it Saturday so heopefully my mind will change), a friend of mine kinda gave me a lecture as to why everybody loves superheroes. So, I've googled this and have come up with several articles. As my friend said, everybody wants escape, and through a superhero, everybody sees peace and hope for a better future, regardless of the superhero, be it Batman (my personal fave), Spider-Man, Superman, or the Hulk. It seems that every one of is is drawn to at least one type of superhero - but upon anlayzing it further they are not all as different as they seem. Many of them all fall into the same c…

Okay, so I'm all for eating meat, as it is done every day in nature, but you know, some times I am really tested by certain situations, most prominently by the dreaded slaughter house. Okay, I know this a family friendly form, but the note does say that some topics may be unsuitable for 13 and under. This is definitely one of them. x_x I was always neutral to veganism, but this video is really pushing me towards vegetarianism. This video is old and I don't know why I haven't seen this before, so I'm sure that some of you have seen it. But if you haven't be warned, it's can be very graphic at times. VERY. is a documentary of some sorts that observes the harsh (…

Defendant: http://en.wikipedia...._v._Dharun_Ravi Victim: http://en.wikipedia...._Tyler_Clementi Pretty much his roommate set up his webcam in his room, and left and viewed him kissing another man. He did this not only once, but twice, but the second time he set up a live stream and let other people watch it, too. To me, this is pretty personal, because one of my friends had commit suicide for the same reason, but instead of a video, it was a photo. Any opinions on this case? Should he be sentenced? What should he be sentenced to? A lot of people defend saying it was just a harmless joke, and that Clementi took it too seriously. Even t…

Its 2012 already and the 21st of December is drawing closer. Even as I type this, the seconds tick by, drawing us closer to the dreaded day. Have you seen any signs of calamities lately? There was the Japan earthquake, Indonesia earthquake, etc. But will that affect all our lives? So do you guys believe in the Mayans' prediction? Do you think we are really ALL gonna die? ~I don't. I don't think we're going to die. Maybe because I don't want to. But in a way, it would be nice if we could all just die and never come back. Hakuna Matata! There'll be no more worries.

I just heard a story that amazed and horrified me. Apparently, a new drug has been invented that is a thousand times worse than cocaine. In Miami, Florida, there have been 4 terrifying incidences of people being high on the drug and running around doing insane things. One man had to be killed because he was found eating another living man's face and he would not stop, even when the police shot him in the shoulder. Another person ran around in traffic, while naked, and was hit by a taxi. After being hit, most people would be down for the count, but this person got right back up and started attacking anyone around them. Another incident involved a man cutting out his own in…

Okay, so my last topic that talked about drugs that made people 'zombie-like' got me to thinking...how would the world truly react to a zombie outbreak? Do you think that the governments of the world would step in and try to get everyone to work together to preserve the human race, or do you think they'd all abandon ship and try to save themselves, leaving civilians (like you or me) to fend for ourselves? Or perhaps it would give people more of an excuse to turn on each other? I personally like to believe that the head honchos of the world would drop all of their silly feuds and unite together against our common foe to try and save as many lives as possible. What I re…