Affirmative Action Debate (preview)

The motion: "It's time to end affirmative action"

Moderator: Robert Siegel
Speaking for the motion: John H. McWhorter, Terence J. Pell and Joseph C. Phillips
Speaking against the motion: Khin Mai Aung, Kimberlé Crenshaw and Tim Wise

IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater before the debate starts at 6:45P, you cast your vote for or against the evening's motion. Those results are displayed midway through the debate as each side makes its statements. After all six panelists speak, the audience has a chance to ask the speakers questions and vote again. The debate finishes with brief summations from the panelists, the votes are tallied and a winning side is declared.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• intelligence
• squared
• u.s.
• iq2
• debate
• affirmative
• action
• race
• gender
• equality
• sexism
• racism
• preference
• civil
• rights

[GleasSpty]

Isn't it a little bit ironic that the white person is FOR affirmative action and the black person is AGAINST it? Why do white people still insist upon forcing their will upon others? Affirmative action just perpetuates discrimination even longer, as demonstrated in the anecdote presented by the second speaker.

What's done is done, and cannot be undone. Two wrongs don't make a right. End racial discrimination. End affirmative action.

[DaHonestAbe]

I just watched his debate with Dinesh D'Souza on this issue. It was done in 1996. D'Souza did better than I thought he would. But Tim won, hands down. The debate is on Tim's website if anyone wants to see it.

[TheKemian]

The truth will always prevail.

[lookatdoor]

Go Tim!

[0Humanity0]

amen brother!