– epistemological otherization of the queer is the root cause of militarism and turns their offense – it’s necessary for the “us vs them” rhetoric of war
1 – epistemological otherization of the queer is the root cause of militarism and turns their offense – it’s necessary for the “us vs them” rhetoric of war
2 – answering epistemological questions of what queerness is is a prerequisite to engaging in political debate – otherwise, queerness isn’t considered in our policies
2 – require cx checks on theory and T violations to avoid frivolous theory – don’t let them avoid talking about queerness and real violence because I didn’t spec whether theory uplayers my ROTB
A – key to trans expression which is how we engage with the debate space in the first place – this is question of whether or not I’m able to engage in debate in the first place which operates on a higher level than any fairness or education arguments
B – enables more critical thinking and education which outweighs because it enables debaters to learn from their rounds and engage in actual praxis in the real world that can provide material support for real people
4 – aff comes before theory – the epistemological question of how queerness relates to power structures and what queerness is comes before setting norms for queer people
