sourrascal
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While I agree, it is good to remember that a college level club is made up of 18-22 year olds doing something in their spare time. So in general probably fair to expect something closer to a high school argument than Lincoln v Douglas.
I don't really agree with the way Policy debate works but it's not just college students who are into it, there are professors and professional debate coaches who are paid money to do research. Yes, I met someone this summer whose full time job it was to coach a team. This is just the way the debate style has evolved because it is a competition/game vs actual public speaking. But I guess there are people here who will trash anything academic because it's complicated and "too hard to understand".
I am not a personally a fan of the style or the community (though my good friend is part of it, and I've met other interesting people part of it when I went to a music festival this summer).
The college policy debate community is currently rife with transtrenders. Tournament registrations include "preferred pronouns" fill-in-the-blanks these days. Using the phrase "you guys" in rounds (and in general) will get you an earful about sexism/misgendering. The activity is becoming increasingly fractured between folks who want to actually debate, you know, policies/the actual debate topic vs. those who talk about transphobia/racism/sexism/etc. even if only tenuously related to the topic/their opponents' arguments. Some universities have now proposed (not sure if they've actually happened yet) holding tournaments where -ism arguments are essentially banned because they're sick of the SJW cancer that has infiltrated and festered in the community.
It's no surprise to me that this lolcow has spawned from the policy debate community. I honestly expect there to be more.
I have a story of someone who got assumed he used "they" pronouns by the debate community because he forgot to put his gender in facebook. There are probably more loony stories but that's the one that comes to mind.
Rick and Morty have more stimulating debates than whatever the hell that's intended to accomplish.
Rick and Morty is a mass market tv show. Policy debate is a competition/game. Really different things.
