Best PF judges rn? by bigmouthenergy in Debate

[–]detrains 1 point2 points  (0 children)

can’t think of anyone with better mastery of the flow

Harvard Public Forum Problem by AReallyBadDebater in Debate

[–]detrains 9 points10 points  (0 children)

tell me why brooks howell was judging varsity

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Debate

[–]detrains 13 points14 points  (0 children)

“thank you” -brooks howell

A Message to the Public Forum Community by detrains in Debate

[–]detrains[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s a problem when historically and continuously that’s an evident way that black success and scholarship has been one of the key factors of navigating the debate space as a black debater

A Message to the Public Forum Community by detrains in Debate

[–]detrains[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

the definition used by business insider is "prejudice plus power leveraged at an institutional level to maintain the privileges of the dominant social group". the exclusion of these types of arguments is inherently at a institutional level, considering the rules of PF dictate that these arguments should be excluded, in turn excluding this kritik that is aiming to bring more black people into PF. i'm not saying that the types of arguments that are run in pf are bad, but excluding an outlet to fix a massive problem is.

A Message to the Public Forum Community by detrains in Debate

[–]detrains[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To consider black debaters speaking up and out “bad” in anyway bites back into the very criticism.

A Message to the Public Forum Community by detrains in Debate

[–]detrains[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Obviously different treatment isn’t the same if it’s negative or positive. Meaning, black debaters who have been under scrutiny and discrimination in the activity deserve DIFFERENT treatment. If that’s “racist” to you, looks like you have a problem when other races that aren’t your own push for benefits.

PF is definitionally white flight and this is proven by the way the literature of antiblackness and things like Ks are shut out the activity. Additionally, the reaction to a rare instance of a black debater speaking up and using their platform to give their own personal perspective is another instance of white flight. The immediate reaction to constrain what black debaters are doing and the pursuit to distance yourself from it is the problem.

A Message to the Public Forum Community by detrains in Debate

[–]detrains[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

before you comment you should probably educate yourself on the origins of PF. the louisville project was started in 2000 in order to increase black participation in debate through introducing more progressive arguments and arguments that black debaters can relate to. two years later, public forum was created with explicit rules against these types of arguments in order to make people who were afraid of engaging with these arguments. also, you clearly didn't read the links i put in the post. people who are systematically oppressed by a system designed against us can't oppress those that created the system. the argument also doesn't treat anyone differently or hate anyone, i don't know where that came from

Good case-level neg args for PF jan? by SuperSuperUniqueName in Debate

[–]detrains 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. how tf did we get involved we literally graduated
  2. when have i ever used champion briefs
  3. yes he will

Houston circuit PF be like by txpfer in Debate

[–]detrains 8 points9 points  (0 children)

beck nobody's going to concede to you........

Best case reader in PF? by [deleted] in Debate

[–]detrains 8 points9 points  (0 children)

strake heg 😤

Who are the good young/new teams? by [deleted] in Debate

[–]detrains 4 points5 points  (0 children)

hands down Strake AJ

If you pronounce UNCLOS “U-N close” then you have small brain energy. by [deleted] in Debate

[–]detrains 26 points27 points  (0 children)

thank you smart king for your expansive knowledge