Instigator / Pro
21
1522
rating
18
debates
58.33%
won
Topic
#1110

Diversity in media is a good thing

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
9
12
Better sources
8
8
Better legibility
4
4
Better conduct
0
4

After 4 votes and with 7 points ahead, the winner is...

Athias
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
28
1598
rating
20
debates
65.0%
won
Description

Many people on the internet, mostly conservatives, can be found ranting about the increasing amount of women, ethnic minorities, and LGBT+ people in their movies, TV shows, and video games. According to many of them, we are being force-fed an "SJW agenda", whether or not we want it. However, I will argue that there's nothing wrong with representing different types of people in media, and the paranoia over "SJWs" is just silly. My opponent must argue that this push for greater diversity is either harmful, or completely neutral. We'll both be free to pull examples from modern media to help in our conversation. Best of luck!

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Conduct awarded for the forfeits.

While pros argument had promise, and would have been interesting had it gone all 5 rounds; predicated on the idea that diversity is good due to the influence it has on individuals on children from various different demographics; while supported by a study that was challenged by con - two main components of cons case were unanswered by con: pros case that relating to archetypes are beneficial was challenged as inherently stereotypical - and the idea that it is presumptive to assume identification based only on race, where various other cultural factors could play in too. While I do t think these were strong arguments, they were unanswered; and as a result - arguments must go to con.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

FF

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Pro ff the majority of the debate, that's poor conduct!

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

3.5 forfeit, neither side convinced me