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Boy Scouts of America changing name to be more inclusive
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:20 am
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:20 am
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The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It’s a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion.
The organization steeped in tradition has made seismic changes after decades of turmoil, from finally allowing gay youth to welcoming girls throughout its ranks. With an eye on increasing flagging membership numbers, the Irving, Texas-based organization announced the name change Tuesday at its annual meeting in Florida.
“In the next 100 years we want any youth in America to feel very, very welcome to come into our programs,” Roger Krone, who took over last fall as president and chief executive officer, said in an interview before the announcement.
The organization began allowing gay youth in 2013 and ended a blanket ban on gay adult leaders in 2015. In 2017, it made the historic announcement that girls would be accepted as Cub Scouts as of 2018 and into the flagship Boy Scout program — renamed Scouts BSA — in 2019.
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Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:21 am to SPEEDY
Boys scouts of America is more focused on being PC than their scoutmasters molesting kids.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:22 am to SPEEDY
Pedo organization no matter how you slice it.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:23 am to SPEEDY
Annnnd… it’s gone.
Guys I know who were so proud of reaching Eagle have to be pissed that someone is going to get their Eagle by constructing a glory hole somewhere.
Guys I know who were so proud of reaching Eagle have to be pissed that someone is going to get their Eagle by constructing a glory hole somewhere.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:23 am to SPEEDY
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from finally allowing gay youth
I think they’ve always allowed gay scouts - it’s just no one could talk about it
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:24 am to SPEEDY
So when will the Girl Scouts follow suit then?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:24 am to SPEEDY
Congrats, you've earned your new arse-fricking badge!
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:24 am to SPEEDY
I mean, when they are kids let it be co-ed, and then as they age let there be a boys wing and a girls wing of scouts. Camping, the outdoors...that's for everyone.
Getting diddled, less so
Getting diddled, less so
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:26 am to SPEEDY
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will become Scouting America. It’s a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion.
Yeah kids of all genders should be able to get molested!
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:28 am to SPEEDY
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organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims
quote:hmmm...
ended a blanket ban on gay adult leaders in 2015
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:32 am to SPEEDY
Not just one knee... But on both knees...
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:36 am to SPEEDY
I thought they changed their name a few years ago when they let girls join?
They did. Now I’m really confused. My best guess is they divided up into a bunch of different entities under one umbrella to avoid going bankrupt when facing an avalanche of gay scout leader abuse lawsuits.
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renamed Scouts BSA — in 2019.
They did. Now I’m really confused. My best guess is they divided up into a bunch of different entities under one umbrella to avoid going bankrupt when facing an avalanche of gay scout leader abuse lawsuits.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:37 am to SPEEDY
Sad what has become of that organization. I made Eagle in the 90s and learned a good bit through it. First aid, wilderness survival and assorted other interesting things that helped make me more well rounded. But camping for a week at a time with your buddies is pretty hard to beat.
Allowing females was a dumb move. We've overlooked the importance of letting boys do boy shite and girls do girl shite.
Allowing females was a dumb move. We've overlooked the importance of letting boys do boy shite and girls do girl shite.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:44 am to SPEEDY
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There were nearly 1,000 young women in the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts in 2021, including Selby Chipman. The all-girls troop she was a founding member of in her hometown of Oak Ridge, North Carolina, has grown from five girls to nearly 50, and she thinks the name change will encourage even more girls to realize they can join.
Here's the question that the media and others refuse to ask.
Why aren't girls joining the girl scouts?
One of the reasons why girls were allowed in Cub Scouts in the first place, was because of all the little sisters (and big sisters) hanging around at meetings, events, family campouts, etc. They were doing all the same stuff the boys were doing, but not getting any recognition.
Why weren't those girls joining girl scouts?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:55 am to SPEEDY
Destroy this fricking abomination. It’s very existence is a stain on the memory of a once great group.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:57 am to SPEEDY
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Scouting America.
Few more years they’ll drop the America. Scouting Together or something.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 12:00 pm to SPEEDY
My issue with this is pretty straight forward. It's not just ok, but actually good, to have focused organizations like this that cater to boys. In the same breath, it's why the Girl Scouts are also good. Having these organizations where only one gender is the primary focus is good for mental health, as these boys are able to discuss boy centric topics and learn how to be men.
This gender blending crap has feminized the young men of America, and this will only serve to fast forward this process.
This gender blending crap has feminized the young men of America, and this will only serve to fast forward this process.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 12:02 pm to SPEEDY
My kid at 13 should earn his eagle scout rank by the end of the summer. He's just finishing up his eagle project where he built/welded a bench for the city park at the local local fishing pond and collected over 150 fishing rods to be used by special needs kids to teach them how to fish. I can't speak for anyone but our family, but it's been one of the best things he's ever done and very much shaped him as a young man.
That that being said, I'll say is there's a bunch of "I have no idea what I'm talking about" in this thread.
That that being said, I'll say is there's a bunch of "I have no idea what I'm talking about" in this thread.
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