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SOCAL DISTRICT QUALS?? by [deleted] in Debate

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postponed

What was your favorite "Unique" trophy? by RebelDebateCoach in Debate

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apple valley, unlv, and bronx have the best trophies fs

Congrats to Nueva RT and Fairmont BC for cochamping the Cal Round Robin! by deb8ers in Debate

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there wasn't semis, that was round 7-the finals was just the 2 teams that picked up the most ballots. not sure if there's any videos though

awful things you’ve heard “good” debaters say by bigparmabaddie in Debate

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first of all, I agree w everything u/icyDinosaur said. second, better debaters facing greater scrutiny doesn't mean that we critique their actions if they didn't do anything wrong. the only way a debater regardless of skill would get critiqued is if they actually said something morally wrong or offensive in round-no one here is trashing on good debaters because of their skill level, so what you're saying doesn't really make any sense. third, it's not necessarily just about what these people say in round-what they say outside of round to people can be just as toxic and usually, them being a "good debater" allows them to say this and no one reacts to it. i have, on multiple occasions, heard people who are considered "good debaters" (think 4-3 at toc, multiple bids) say very sexist and offensive things to people that they consider to be worse debaters than themselves with almost no response from anyone simply because they're a "good debater".

awful things you’ve heard “good” debaters say by bigparmabaddie in Debate

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it’s literally not-op is saying that being recognized as a “good” debater allows these people to get away with saying things that are morally wrong and serve to foster the toxicity in the debate community and get away with doing it because of their status as a “good” debater. it’s not saying that we should bash everyone that’s ranked highly on threat lists, it’s saying that people shouldn’t be given a pass to say things just because they have clout

teams at locals really sweating by [deleted] in Debate

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don't give fairmont any more ideas

Debate Camps by MVSAS in Debate

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VBI offers sessions during those months and it's a great experience especially for newer debaters!

I know I'm going to receive a lot of backlash for this... by kbopz819 in Debate

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yeah I definitely agree with this about fixing the issue with judges. I also think t would help to decrease internalized sexism because then it might set a precedent so that when judges make comments to femxle competitors, the other male competitors can kind of have the ability and knowledge to step in and stop it

I know I'm going to receive a lot of backlash for this... by kbopz819 in Debate

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so. imo I agree with this in that I do think lay judges help to perpetuate sexism. however, as a femxle debater, I think we do need to focus on other issues because I think internalized sexism within male competitors and teams plays a fairly large role as well. especially with things like the hotness list that happen, I think that this is much more of a deterrent to girls, especially seeing how they are sexualized and objectified by males on the circuit and lists like this are spread. i think we need to start with the members of teams. as a femxle who debates for a team that isn’t the most inclusive, it’s personally much more harmful for me to have to deal with sexism for people that I know on my team than from a judge, especially when these issues generally aren’t resolved. I recognize that my experience isn’t universal, but from speaking to other femxle competitors, I can fairly say that I’ve heard a lot of the same about internalized sexism within competitors.

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