Debate of the Day: 2016

1/30/16
[#58]: Does B.o.B actually believe in the "flat Earth" theory or is he only using it as a source for attention?

1/31/16
[#59]: Should public schools provide free breakfast?

2/1/16
[#60]: VFT6 vs. WAVES: Which album has a higher chance of being disappointing?

2/2/16
[#61]: Do guns make society safer or more violent?

2/3/16
[#62]: Should women be required to register for the military draft now that all combat jobs have been opened to them?

2/4/16
[#63]: Is Kendrick Lamar overrated?

2/5/16
[#64]: Is it a good or bad thing when rappers put out more music than usual?

2/6/16
[#65]: Should a person's age determine whether or not they are ready to become an editor/mediator?

2/7/16
[#66]: Who freestyled better?

2/8/16
[#67]: Was 9/11 an inside job?

2/9/16
[#68]: Cloud vs. Zelda

2/10/16
[#69]: Should a person with a contagious disease be criminalized for refusing to take medication that would reduce the likelihood of its spread?

2/12/16
[#70]: Is it immoral for wealthy people to choose not to donate any money to charity?

2/13/16
[#71]: Bad lyrics over good production vs. good lyrics over bad production

2/14/16
[#72]: Is Valentines Day a necessary holiday?

2/15/16
[#73]: Nolan vs. Tarantino

2/16/16
[#74]: Should Naughty Dog make a Last Of Us sequel?

2/17/16
[#75]': Is Kanye West overrated?

2/18/16
[#76]: Is the world currently over-populated?

2/20/16
[#77]: Should a convicted criminal's age be a determining factor in his/her sentence?

2/21/16
[#78]: Will Hillary Clinton ever be indicted for the emails found on her private server?

2/22/16
[#79]: Does an album need influence in order to be considered a classic?

2/23/16
[#80]: Should the national average minimum wage be raised?

2/24/16
[#81]: Are Ameranimes actually animes if they don't come from Japan?

2/25/16
[#82]: Was Kurt Cobain's death really a suicide?

2/26/16
[#83]: Has technological advancement gone too far?

2/27/16
[#84]: Will the average child born in the US today have a better life than his/her parents?

2/28/16
[#85]: Do laws do more to restrict or protect liberty?

2/29/16
[#86]: Relevancy vs. Acclaim

3/1/16
[#87]: Is Drake Overrated?

3/2/16
[#88]: Are victimless crimes immoral?

3/3/16
[#89]: Is the PS4/XB1 the last generation of gaming consoles?

3/4/16
[#90]: Do vaccines cause autism?

3/5/16
[#91]: Are social networking sites good for our society?

3/6/16
[#92]: If women from foreign countries give birth in the U.S., should their children be granted citizenship?

3/7/16
[#93]: Feedback Thread #2 (The last DOTD thread... for now)

4/29/16
[#94]: How many times should a user be allowed to downvote before it is considered mass downvoting?

4/30/16
[#95]: Is white privilege real?

5/1/16
[#96]: Will future evolutions of hip hop be respected by today's rap listeners who are older than the age of 20?

5/2/16
[#97]: Should the guidelines of the forums be more or less enforced?

5/3/16
[#98]: A$AP Mob vs. Pro Era

5/4/16
[#99]: Is Rey the daughter of Luke Skywalker?

5/5/16
[#100]: Are plea deals unconstitutional?

5/6/16
[#101]: Are "low blows" in rap beefs real or are there really no rules?

5/7/16
[#102]: Is smart technology making us dumb?

5/8/16
[#103]: Is Big TC actually innocent?

5/9/16
[#104]: Who had the best verse on Vice City?

5/10/16
[#105]: Should people who commit crimes to support their families be given different prison sentences than others who do them without the same motive?

5/11/16
[#106]: Is 4k a cop out for “better graphics”?

5/12/16
[#107]: Will the new Ghostbusters do well at the box office?

5/13/16
[#108]: Should the death penalty be abolished?

5/14/16
[#109]: Should every album that isn't clean require a "parental advisory" logo on its cover?

5/15/16
[#110]: Should computers be considered musical instruments?

5/16/16
[#111]: Is it hypocritical for non-vegans to be against animal abuse?

5/17/16
[#112]: Who is the best written character on Game of Thrones?

5/18/16
[#113]: Should gun free zones in the U.S be eliminated?

5/19/16
[#114]: Should a rapper's overall skill level be judged more by their best work, or their most recent work?

5/20/16
[#115]: Is the use of exposition in storytelling overly criticized in most cases?

5/21/16
[#116]: What will be the best comic book movie of the year when 2016 ends?

5/22/16
[#117]: Should prison inmates be allowed to use the internet for educational purposes and/or communication with family members?

5/23/16
[#118]: Between Biggie and Pac, which rapper would have the biggest chance of falling off if both were still alive?

5/24/25
[#119]: Is abortion murder?

5/25/16
[#120]: Do animal rights and civil rights go hand in hand?

5/26/16
[#121]: Do cliffhangers make good finales?

5/27/16
[#122]: Should artists apologize when a new album disappoints the majority of fans?

5/28/16
[#123]: Were Tasha Thomas and Michael Hastings murdered by the government?

5/29/16
[#124]: Is democratic socialism the answer to the problems of capitalism?

5/30/16
[#125]: Would it have been too risky for the Cincinnati zoo to leave the gorilla alive?

5/31/16
[#126]: Should threads that are made in the wrong forums be deleted instead of moved?

6/1/16
[#127]: Is suicide ever justified?

6/2/16
[#128]: Privacy vs. Security: Which one is more important to us and why?

6/3/16
[#129]: Should Darwinism be taught in every public school regardless of everyone's religious beliefs?

6/4/16
[#130]: Is Eminem overrated?

6/5/16
[#131]: Will Trump actually be successful at building the wall if he is elected president?

6/6/16
[#132]: Are movies today as good as they were 20 years ago?

6/7/16
[#133]: Is attempting to change other people's negative misconceptions of hip hop a waste of time?

7/31/16
[#134]: Are major labels ruining music?

8/1/16
[#135]: Was the south at one point ever responsible for ruining hip hop?

8/2/16
[#136]: As a nation, is America greedy or generous?

8/3/16
[#137]: If music is a universal language, does that make the criticisms of musical cultural appropriation redundant?

8/4/16
[#138]: Was Schoolboy Q correct in calling the two people who recorded Alton Sterling's death cowards?

8/5/16
[#139]: If music can influence good, can it also influence evil?

8/6/16
[#140]: Do convicted felons deserve the right to vote?

8/7/16
[#141]: As a whole, has religion done more to help or hurt the world?

8/8/16
[#142]: At the time of its release, did Straight Outta Compton's message contribute more to the black youth by giving them a voice, or to police brutality by making them feel more hostile?

8/9/16
[#143]: Is it better to be happy and ignorant, or unhappy but well informed?

8/10/16
[#144]: If Capital STEEZ was still alive, would he be as relevant as Joey Bada$$?

8/11/16
[#145]: Should artists have a final say in whether or not their lyrics can be posted on Genius?

8/12/16
[#146]: Should “cac” be labeled as a derogatory term?

8/13/16
[#147]: In the case of his debut album, is it more accurate to say that Logic stole Kendrick's GKMC concept, or was simply inspired by it?

8/14/16
[#148]: Was the Cavaliers vs. Warriors game rigged?

8/15/16
[#149]: If Steve Jobs was still alive, would he be overall satisfied with the direction that Apple has gone in?

8/16/16
[#150]: Do artists that become well known have a responsibility of promoting friends of theirs who are smaller artists that grew up with them?

8/17/16
[#151]: Do white people deserve the criticism they've received for "ruining" certain trends originally coined by black people?

8/18/16
[#152]: If the presidential election was held today, would people mostly vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?

8/19/16
[#153]: Is Tetsuo & Youth's "backwards theory" true?

8/20/16
[#154]: Should GMO foods be banned?

8/21/16
[#155]: Does mainstream music receive too much negative criticism?

8/22/16
[#156]: Is it better for rappers to announce projects a few months prior to releasing them, or keep things under wraps until it's basically a surprise?

8/23/16
[#157]: Does domestic abuse against men deserve as much attention as domestic abuse against women despite it being a lot less common?

8/24/16
[#158]: Is Yeezus an artistic masterpiece in disguise?

8/25/16
[#159]: Should artists branch out into other genres or stay closer to their roots?

8/26/16
[#160]: Is CG ruining anime?

8/27/16
[#161]: Do rappers who use ghostwriters deserve to be discredited for it?

8/28/16
[#162]: Is death really the end?

8/29/16
[#163]: With rappers like Chance blowing up independently, will major labels in the near future cease to exist?

9/26/16
[#164]: Should it be acceptable to joke about tragic events that have happened in the past?

9/27/16
[#165]: Does fat acceptance enable a negative lifestyle?

9/28/16
[#166]: Empathy vs. Honesty (see examples below)

9/29/16
[#167]: Is it right for racists to receive a taste of their own medicine?

9/30/16
[#168]: Should censorship of hate speech be implemented if it restricts freedom of speech itself?

10/1/16
[#169]: Is Self-Plagiarism Unethical?

10/2/16
[#170]: Is pedophilia a sexual orientation?

10/3/16
[#171]: Should prison be more for rehabilitation or punishment?

10/4/16
[#172]: If "stop and frisk" can help reduce a small percentage of crime, should it be used even if it encourages racial profiling?

10/5/16
[#173]: Should there be a “No-Fly” list?

10/6/16
[#174]: Should texting while driving be punished with the same severity as drinking while driving?

10/7/16
[#175]: Does conservatism lack empathy?

10/8/16
[#176]: Is it unethical for politicians to run campaign ads on news channels during tragic events (i.e shootings, natural disasters, ect.)?

10/9/16
[#177]: Hillary vs. Trump: Who is the lesser of two evils?

10/10/16
[#178]: Is it acceptable for a politician's policies to not reflect their personal beliefs?