Resolved Documentary
The fascinating complexity of high school debate gives way to a portrait of the equally complex racial and class bias of American education in Greg Whiteley’s riveting documentary. As inner-city debaters Richard and Louis (of Long Beach’s Jordan squad) challenge the usefulness of the jargon-filled, 400-word-per-minute style of modern debate by trying to refocus on personal experience and dialogue, Matt, a gifted traditional debater, moves from strength to strength in his bid to win the national Tournament of Champions. Alternately inspiring and polarizing, Resolved reveals a constantly shifting sport that is as much philosophy as competition. myspace.com/debatemovie
Duration : 0:3:55
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@hankpin So be it.. …
@hankpin So be it……..it still remains one of the more ridiculous documentaries I have scene in a long time, and I have seen thousands of documentaries. It does not impress me one bit, but obviously these people are sharp and intelligent, but this form of debate is mostly just very, very, very strange.
Its not only …
Its not only accepted, its ENCOURAGED.
Spreading orginated in policy debate, but now has made its way into LD, PoFo, and other forms as well…
Of course, National Forensic League discourages this, but in circus invitationals, “spreading” has become the norm.
If this method of …
If this method of debate is mainly an exercise in quick thinking then so be it, but as a form of an acceptable debate, based on accepted behavior and social norms, this does more disservice than service to these youngsters as they progress in their lives.
Am I the only one …
Am I the only one who thinks this is extremely strange and most awkward? When I saw this documentary, I could not believe that debates are conducted in this way!
It’s otherwise normal, intelligent people debating like they have tourette syndrome! This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen in my life……PERIOD.
Other than guidos wearing capri-pants, but a close second none the less.
This is why I don’t …
This is why I don’t do Policy debate.
and btw, this isn’t spreading. This is speaking fast. Spreading is MUCH faster.
Well, I’m coming …
Well, I’m coming from a different perspective: college debate. I did college debate for 4 years and noticed there were less Latino debaters in the tournaments I competed in. There were even less Latinos than asian or black people at most tournaments. There is a large black population in Georgia; so I can see what you’re saying. I debated across the nation and in several other countries.
@angelbeta there …
! azns usually suck though haha
@angelbeta there are actually quite a few that i have come across and especially the girls are really good at spreading
Or Latinos
Or Latinos
Agreed.
Agreed.
Spreading is a …
Spreading is a perversion of oratory. It is neither more educational nor better.
No, really ‘the …
No, really ‘the spread’ is the dumbest thing imaginable. It trains these people to be ostensibly incomprehensible.
its not that they …
its not that they dont debate. I debate in Georgia where there are plenty of black debaters, its just that there are virtually none in policy debate. Policy debate, out of all categories of debate, require the most work. Unlike others that may focus on certain types of argument and cases, policy is a mix of both worldy, and theory debate which is delivered rapidly so it fosters development of the mind more than any other type of high school debate, and so it is ashamed not to see blacks in it,
My best friend and …
My best friend and I recently started a debate club at our school–this really helps. Thanks!!
to bad [mainstream[ …
to bad [mainstream[ Rappers aren’t spreading any legitmate messages, even while siffnificant (sp) racism is happening.
The revolutionary edge of Rap died the second someone said “SKEET SKEET” on the track
i’m in LD
yeah …
i’m in LD
yeah it’s just shaping up to be fake policy
no brightline
no brightline
Black people have …
Black people have always been able to debate. From rebel slaves who were able to gather sympathizers for their cause (one needs only to read some American History to see this), to Martin Luther King, Malcolm X (and obviouslly many others of their time), to musicians , to rappers nowadays, blacks have always been able to convey their message and get adherents to their cause.
And suck this : RAPPERS (even if one hates their tunes or their message) ARE HEARD BY THE MASSES.
Same here. There …
Same here. There are daily arguments between the two sides.
Policy always wins
put them all in a …
put them all in a nut house and keep them all there
the one thing i …
the one thing i find really funny from this movie and the message the Jordan kids tried to spread, is that that form of debating is now becoming just another “style” that is argued and no one really cares about it anymore
45 minutes?
i’m …
45 minutes?
i’m always shooting for an hour and half
We hit these guys …
We hit these guys at the Harvard TOC, and my partner and I are both traditional, white, suburban girls, so they ran the like “rap aff” or whatever, and we did like, theory, T resolved, T colon, and and incintives K, with some random da, and they ran, in response, that since we had spread none of our arguments should be weighed in the round, because since they were black they had big lips and can’t spread
it was so stupid, and we won the theory argument because are judge was straight up policy
lol the dude in the …
i love policy ^^ but i lost at state ._.
lol the dude in the snowbard hat at 0:19 is cute
PS. to those teams on there…offcase much?… USE MORE ONCASE!
its cuz ofhow …
its cuz ofhow debate tournaments work. They usually run from fri-sat or fri-sun, with about 6 prelims and then elimination rounds. there are over 100 debaters and one debate takes about 45 minutes. everyone wants to end the tournament asap and no one wants to drag the tournament longer than it already is. increasing the time would not only put the tournament tabulation under a shitload of pressure, but everyone else as well. hell, if the speeches arent timed, i wouldnt go fast either
recently, national …
recently, national circuit LD is just turning into bad policy, if you ask me
Very nice!…
Wow you are very very talented!! keep up the awesome work. You are very talented & I only wish I could write as good as you do
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