The Debate Chat

So I was cleaning out my computer and came across an Essay I wrote when I was 13. I get if you don't want to read all of it, especially since I was 13 and it's not that well written, so I am just going to bold the points I definitely still feel strongly about. Also, is it bad that I have 3 debate topics? I love to debate. <_< How would you feel, to think your only purpose is to be an experiment? How would you feel to not have any freedom, to be locked in a cage, day after day? Animal testing is a huge controversial issue to us today. Every day animals endure unnecessary procedures. You can argue in some cases it is necessary, but I beg to differ. W…

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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…

(The following is mainly creating opinions based on the American lifestyle, as I do not know enough about other countries to give a good opinion) This may not make sense so I will explain: I have sat and thought about the idea of where our world is today, how we strive to have electricity and running water in every room. How we can't live without phones and computers, and how we shut out the world with our iPods. But have you ever thought about if we just reverted back to the basics, and lived a greener, healthier life without all of the advancements we have today? I think about this a lot. I am not saying this in a hippy manner, saying we should go green and natura…

So I am against physical bullying and such. But my friend was with me and was posting "Miley Cyrus is a hoe." "Justin is gay." that sort of thing. When someone got upset and said that that was also bullying. And that when someoen becomes famous that doesn't make it okay to bash them. It made me ask.. does everyone think it's okay to bully people after a certain line? Once someone becomes famous, they're fair game to completely bash? Even being against bullying, you're allowed to harass someone just because he's famous?

This is one that has bugged me for a while until my friend brought it up last week. The background story isn't necessary, but overall the death sentence is a punishment when you kill someone, you get killed by the government. So, what do you think of the death sentence? Are you against it or for it? Why or why not?

just wondering. and do you play fighting or zom games??

I've been told that I have been a "good role model" for little kids. I don't see why, sure I'm nice to them and don't cuss in front of them but all because I want to go into video games and play virtual pet games does not mean I am "going to be good for the little sisters of male gamers." I like virtual pet games but don't play them enough to live up to that. If anything hanging out with male gamers sounds much more fun. On a school bus once I was listening to my iPod and this girl asked what kind of songs I had? And I had to try to find out "What do I say without sounding like "the big bad high schooler who will poison the little kids minds." So while do consider mys…

Everyone has things about their looks they are self-conscious about, but how much does appearance matter to you guys? Would it affect the way you think of someone before you even met them? As for myself, I try hard not to make the way people look affect my judgement, but sometimes it can be hard not to what with the media telling us we have to look perfect all the time. I think that's it's way more important whats inside that outside, what about you guys?

I think that I've uncovered it. The secret simply is, us. We make "Popular Kids" popular. We give them attention, make them feel better than us by talking about them, feeling threatened by them and so. You see I've experienced this. I started a bit of a loner, got some close friends, one of them started going out with the prettiest girl in the year, and suddenly we're part of her clique and the "Popular Kids". (Any guy she goes out with and his friends are part of this clique.) Now I hear people talking behind my back, some other friends saying to my face that I shouldn't hang out with my friends because "they think they're sikk" When they don't. Now with people sayi…

Do you think it's possible to go too far with "remembering?" there's a user on here, won't say names that I feel is going too far. When I asked why she put it in her siggy she said it was to hopefully remind people that didn't realize or had forgotten the day to even remember for a few seconds. which i think is a waste of time personally. i am grateful for the freedom. but do you think some people go too far with remembering?

I'm looking for peoples opinions on this. Banter passes between people, when it escalates to insults PC likes to step in. a short escalating argument that disturbed my staff recently. PersonA: Is from the islands, she took exception to being given a suggestion by a Brit even though this person is her equal, if not her superior and comes out with an offensive racial slur, telling her to go back to her own country and ruin it. PersonB: replies with a similar slur and that she has to go back, PersonA should also go back to her own country. PersonA: plays the race card to management, how unfair it is she was being insulted for her race - she omits that she pul…

What are your thoughts on feminism? I'm kinda on the fence with be being considered a feminist. Why I am I certainly think that dressing feminine just for the sake of men isn't really necessary Staying home and birthing babies isn't our job either. I don't want kids but the fact that some men expect women to sit at home and take care of children is not cool Why I'm not As women we ARE weaker. Unless you wanna be buff like He Man But that's just my two cents.

A lot of people call me stupid and such for feeling this way and tell me if I don't like it not to watch or listen to it. But I am sick of the media and how it affects our society. Someone actually told me that Miley Cyrus (this is not about whether you hate her or not) was fat. I was appalled that our society can consider her fat. I am not her biggest fan but I do not think she is fat. And this is what is portrayed, partially by the media. I saw an interview earlier today on a mother with a 6 year old girl who was refusing to eat because she was "ugly." At 6? Obviously there's something wrong with how things are portrayed today. And I know many will argu…

People say,"Violence is never the answer." While others say,"Fight your own battles, stand your ground." Is being a pacifist, a person that opposes fighting or violence, always the right choice? We should treat others how we want to be treated, but there is a time and place for everything right?

They don't with me but, people differ. I play games like Mortal Kombat but that doesn't mean I'm a violent, terrible person. This subject brings me back to a time when I was talking about a video game(Mortal Kombat)and this happened. Nahemah: So I learned how to pull off this move in Mortal Kombat Unchained. Friend: That's wicked cool! Staff member: I seriously can't imagine you playing Mortal Kombat... Nahemah: Why? Staff member: You're a girl, your gentle you need to play games with babies and animals..... Not only was that sexist. but I had to tell him "All because I'm playing a gory violent video game doesn't mean I'm violent or a bad person" So what d…

So I found this person's well thought out article here, and he is showing points that people don't understand. Everyone despises and bashes modern music, but not all of it is bad. True, I hate most modern music too, but if you dig deeper you can find something that is actually good. The sad thing is, NOBODY agreeed with this poor person's article, all failing to see what he truly meant. You might do the same, or you might not. But...modern music is like fanfiction. It takes tons of filtering through garbage to find something creative. But it is out there. The problem is that today's society focuses too much on IMAGE instead of sound. As I recall music is sup…

Is it wrong to wish for a simple life; just to be a good wife and a good mother for your future family? My question for the guys/in general is, would you look down on someone who was a house wife or a house husband? Assuming this person's primary job is to take care of the household (do chores, watch over the kids, cook dinner, etc). Maybe describing it as "looking down" on someone is a bit harsh, would you hold someone to a lower standard because of that role whether it is your brother-in-law or wife, or best friend's wife? It just sounds weird to me, as if, why would I do that? I think, I don't want to be seen as incapable of anything "intellectual" but I like s…

Alright, here's one that I don't think has been discussed. At what point should speaking one's opinion be illegal? When does freedom of speech stop being about individual liberty and start being about whether you're interfering with the liberty of others? For example, take people like the Westboro Baptist Church (if you don't recognize the name, I guarantee that you've heard of them - do a Google Image search and it'll take you about two seconds to know exactly who they are). The things that they say are incredibly hurtful and they're obviously classless in their picketing of marines' funerals, etc., but is their speech protected by the Constitutional right to fr…

Yes, I'm putting in here a debate about cancer funding. And I know a lot of people are going to be ticked off at me. But you know what? The vast majority of the debates on here are pretty one-sided, agreeing with me. For me, that's not a debate--it's me listing some information and a lot of people agreeing with me, and vice versa. So right now, I'm putting in something that I know I'm going to get heck for. I've been called horrible things for saying the things I say. But please, bear with me and actually read my reasons for saying what I say. All right, here go the questions: 1) Should cancer get ANY funding at all from the government? I know there are …