controversy
state of prolonged public dispute or debate
toilet paper orientation
orientation of the free end of a roll of toilet paper, either over or under the roll, when used with a holder with an axle parallel to both the wall and floor
Dreyfus affair
1894–1906 political scandal in France
capital question of Switzerland
controversy whether Switzerland should have a capital, and if so, which city it should be
Dove World Outreach Center Quran-burning controversy
Wikimedia list article
GNU/Linux naming controversy
issues of what to call a system with the GNU toolchain and the Linux kernel
Cambridge capital controversy
economic controversy about the nature and role of capital goods and a critique of the neoclassical vision of aggregate production and distribution
miscegenation
pejorative term referring to interethnic relationships resulting in multiethnic offspring
Scouting controversy and conflict
controversy within the youth movement
Foie gras controversy
Status of legal issue concerning ethical food consumption and animal welfare
Alta controversy
historical events
"Polish death camp" controversy
term in reference to concentration camps built and run by Nazi Germany in Poland
Arctic Refuge drilling controversy
political controversy in the United States of America
George W. Bush military service controversy
controversy surrounding George W. Bush during his 2004 campaign
Good Friday closure controversy
2010 Irish court case
Ian Thorpe false start controversy
at the Australian Championships in Sydney
bans on fascist symbols
legality of fascistiska and Nazi symbols after World War 2
Lewis Libby clemency controversy
2007 American presidential controversy
music hoarding
act of paying a certain amount of money to a broker and then manipulating music rankings by distributing specific music sources from specific singers
Middlesex election affair
18th-century British political controversy
September matriculation argument
Argument in 2020 about moving the beginning of Japanese school year to September.
Wi Spa controversy
2021 transgender rights controversy
Golden shower controversy
2019 incident involving Jair Bolsonaro
polemic
contentious argument that is intended to establish the truth of a specific belief and the falsity of the contrary belief
scandal
transgression or alleged transgression resulting in public outrage
Chinese Rites controversy
17th–18th-century dispute among Roman Catholic missionaries
Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them! controversy
controversy over an arguably offensive slogan
Hockey stick controversy
Controversy relating to the record of recent temperatures
video game controversies
overview about controversies in video games
Formalism Controversy
cultural controversy in the GDR in the 1950s
genetically modified food controversies
controversies over GMO food
Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories
conspiracy theories asserting that Barack Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States
Antarctica cooling controversy
2000s public debate over the apparent cooling of parts of Antarctica
Barbara Kay controversy
2006 Canadian controversy over an opinion piece criticizing a peace rally
Henry Louis Gates arrest controversy
2009 event