{"id":796,"date":"2017-09-13T17:56:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T17:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/?p=796"},"modified":"2017-09-13T17:56:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T17:56:47","slug":"9-controversial-issues-thatll-get-you-at-least-a-b-on-your-first-public-oral-communications-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/13\/9-controversial-issues-thatll-get-you-at-least-a-b-on-your-first-public-oral-communications-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Controversial Issues that\u2019ll Get you at least a B on your First Public Oral Communications Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Sutton Lee Seymour<\/p>\n

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  1. #BlackLivesMatter.<\/strong> This is always a hot topic! Almost everyone has an opinion on it, even if they pretend they don\u2019t so that they won\u2019t look like an asshole. This might even get you bonus points if your professor is overtly liberal.<\/li>\n
  2. Gun control.<\/strong> A bunch of people have guns, and most people don\u2019t want to get shot, which makes this a pretty universal issue. There\u2019s also a lot of heated debate on who we\u2019re allowed to shoot, so if you could work that in somehow, it\u2019s perfect.<\/li>\n
  3. Weed for the 17 millionth time. <\/strong>The illegality of marijuana, as you might hear from the four idiots who presented before you, is a very topical issue in modern society. Furthermore, mass incarceration of smokers plagues underprivileged communities, or as Seth will probably say, \u201creally fucks shit up.\u201d If you can manage to discuss this topic without belching pot smoke in your professor\u2019s face, you should at least score higher than the four guys before you.<\/li>\n
  4. Whatever the fuck Trump\u2019s said this week. <\/strong>Did he piss off the gays, the Arabs, or National Geographic <\/em>today? Anything is possible with the Leader of the Free World. Either Google his name or just go online for a few minutes and wait for the answers to come to you, as people are constantly inundating the blogosphere with brain farts courtesy of our Cheeto Master.<\/li>\n
  5. Wage gap<\/strong>. This is a very important issue because it\u2019s perfectly natural for some countries to have a wider wage gap than others, and if you don\u2019t have one at all, that\u2019s completely okay too. But it is time we stop judging countries based on how wide their wage gap is. Drive the point home that it\u2019s really what\u2019s on the inside of the society that counts.<\/li>\n
  6. Thigh gap<\/strong>. While men needn\u2019t be too concerned with the thigh gap, women everywhere cannot seem to escape its limitations. In regards to social welfare, eliminating the thigh gap is crucial to maintaining any semblance of gender equality. Men have thighs. Women have thighs. Why do women have to receive the short end of the stick?<\/li>\n
  7. Women\u2019s right to own property<\/strong>. There\u2019s nothing quite like a little throwback controversy to add some variety to your speech class. Should women be allowed to own property? Should women have the right to own anything? Are women even people? This topic presents its own challenge because it may be hard to find research predating 1920, but you can always ask your grandpa for points if Google runs dry. Although with our current president\u2019s history of grabbin\u2019 that pussy, it\u2019s really kind of a current issue.<\/li>\n
  8. Whether or not pigeons have feelings. <\/strong>Have you ever studied a pigeon\u2014like, really <\/em>studied one? Most people say they\u2019re brainless winged rats, but some believe that there is an ounce of intelligence between those two inky, impenetrable eyes. If you have trouble convincing your class, try bringing in a live pigeon and forcing them to dissect it with their eyes until they too are convinced.<\/li>\n
  9. Incest<\/strong>! Like, yeah, okay, obviously fooling around with your siblings is gross. But is there really<\/em> anything wrong with finding your second cousins cute? And do stepsiblings count? What about stepparents<\/em>?! Clearly there\u2019s lots of gray area to explore here. This is also a good topic to choose if you want to ensure that your professor will never allow you to give another speech again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    By: Sutton Lee Seymour #BlackLivesMatter. This is always a hot topic! Almost everyone has an opinion on it, even if they pretend they don\u2019t so that they won\u2019t look like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/weed-legalization.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7b5Hd-cQ","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":797,"href":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796\/revisions\/797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}