first speaker1. Santa should not lose weight because his "fuller figure" is an importantant counter-balance to the many unrealistically thin models help up by today's media. Santa is "real", not a photo-shopped model. 2. Santa should not lose weight because he is not unhealthy: he is a role model of an active, social and service-oriented person. He is not obese, just tubby. 3. Santa should not lose weight because his round figure is an important part of Christmas tradition. Why change? Should the Easter bunny have shorter ears? See http://mentalfloss.com/article/29571/why-santa-so-fat Third speakerRebut the following points: 1. Many overweight "Santas" in shopping malls etc have died of heart attacks in recent years. 2. Santa is obese and proud of it. He is everything that we encourage young people not to be. 3. There is a huge obesity problem among young people today: Santa gives precisely the wrong message to young people at precisely the wrong time (when they are most impressionable). 4. He could do his work better and get down chimneys more easily. 5. His fatness serves the interests of big business just like his red colour serves Coke: they want him fat to encourage all of us to stuff our faces and buy more at Christmas time. | second speaker1. Santa should not trim down because his size is appropriate for his environment He needs to keep warm at the North Pole. 2. Santa should not conform to the stereotypes of today. He is a father figure. He is like a grandfather. Part of the charm of fathers is that they don’t conform to stereotypes: they are not “cool” by definition. Children don't need another impossible image to live up to (some santa with a six-pack) but someone who accepts them for who they are, a real Santa, a cuddleable Santa. 3. Santa should not lose weight because we love him too much. Bigger is better. We like Santa. We want more of Santa. 4. Santa is a picture of abundance and generosity. His size and shape represent a hope we share: that everyone would be abundantly looked after. |
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Hallie
13/6/2013 08:55:08 am
Does anyone have any ideas for the third point of the second speaker?
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Hallie Da Frog...
14/6/2013 10:19:32 am
Hallo! Here is my speech/ points!
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MrE
14/6/2013 11:48:23 am
Good stuff Hallie :-) One point that needs clarification/elaboration is the "Santa doesn't conform to stereotypes" paragraph. I know what you mean but when you speak against "some skinny, toned stereo typing loser" Santa your meaning may not be entirely clear to others. The point you want to make is that part of Santa's charm is that he does not conform to the pressures or stereotypes. We don't love our grandpa's because they are cool or fashionable: we love them because in their own unique grandpa-ish way they love us. So what if my grandpa doesn't have a six-pack? So what if he wears socks and sandals? So what if his jokes are funny to noone but him? It's all part of his charm. And so what if Santa is a bit tubby?
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Hallie
14/6/2013 06:40:15 pm
Okie Dokie Mr E! I will add that in. Is there a meeting monday???? :)
MrE
15/6/2013 10:47:47 am
Yes - see you all on Monday morning with your speeches ready to go :-)
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Leighton
15/6/2013 05:36:29 pm
Ok Cya then ill also post my speech soon on here
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Fat Santa AKA Leighton
15/6/2013 09:36:19 pm
Good afternoon Mr/Madam Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, fellow debaters. The topic for our debate is that Santa should slim down. However, we the negative team believe that this statement is false.
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Nathan (found this funny)
15/6/2013 10:05:42 pm
I heard a reindeer hoof, then Santa dressed in red,
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Hallie
16/6/2013 08:52:59 am
Yo... Nathan....
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Somebody (who may or may not be Ruby)
16/6/2013 06:19:00 pm
To Fellow Debaters,
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nathan (dont mind the mistakes)
16/6/2013 07:03:04 pm
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Hallie
19/6/2013 02:31:33 pm
Oh well.... Good debate! You can't win everyone!
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