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@Marion Moseby, the 18-21 troop must be a hell of a time
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@Marion Moseby, not to mention order of the arrow
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@Marion Moseby, that just sounds like a bunch of teenagers getting together and banging each other.
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"Girls can't be in Boy Scouts" "Where is it written that says they can't" "In the name Boy Scouts"
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@luckeestar, i was a girl scout it was boring af, i thought all the the stuff they did in boys scouts sounded awesome. Wish id known about venture scouts!
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@luckeestar, "why is it only boys allowed in the boy scouts?" "Because the male scout masters don't want to molest little girls"
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Most of them are doing it for media attention and something to put on their college application, and shjt works fuuck
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@EddySteady, seriously, I'm about to rampage!! Hey, really though, remember that old arcade game rampage? That game was the ti*s
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Yet Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts don't do the same stuff last I checked
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@Cloverleaf, Then why not push to change what girl scouts do then. Oh wait that involves logic, which now a days is frowned upon. My Bad.
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@ nigmin, sad times we live in. Merging them might be the best option.
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@Cloverleaf, what about eagle scouts?
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@Cloverleaf, Sadly that may not happen for a while because they still don't accept gay team leaders so to make it co-ed will be just as hard to make happen.
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@dont hate masturbate, What about Eagle Scouts? I'm one. It isn't a separate group, it's just the highest rank a Boy Scout can hold. There's the Venture Scouts branch of the Boy Scouts which is co-ed I think past 16 or 18
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@ nigmin, well that makes sense systematically but doesn't make as much sense in the context of this story. Cause it would take years to systematically change the Girl Scouts but some girls want to do the things the Boy Scouts currently do. Maybe merging them would be simpler, I wasn't a scout so not sure
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@Blue Shirted Guy, also, some girls like what girl scouts currently do. It's really a matter of preference and not gender.
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@ nigmin, because then where will i get my thin mints?
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@whynot260, exactly. To me it seems the most logical thing is to either merge them or somehow change things up to allow boys and girls to choose based on preference. I don't know what those changes would be, and I'm sure complications would arise
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@Cloverleaf, arent they both private entities anyways with as much right to refuse a demographic as any one else?
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@Blue Shirted Guy, read the story and want to give some context: I think this particular girl isn't pushing for change in the Girl Scouts because she feels connected to the Boy Scouts. She has participated in the Boy Scouts for years with her older brother, but obviously cannot become an official ranking member. I don't agree with her in the slightest that the Boy Scouts are discriminating. The reason why I said nigmin's logic statement was out of the context of this story was because this particular girl is already 16 and wants to be an Eagle Scout in Troop 414. I don't think we should blame a 16 year old girl for not trying to systematically change the Girl Scouts vs trying to achieve her dream of being an Eagle Scout, even if her argument is extremely flawed
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@ nigmin, basically everywhere out of the US scouts is op-ed. It's more weird that it hasn't happened already
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@Cloverleaf, Army cadets (air or sea) is for ages 12-19 . Gender does not matter . Great program
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@ nigmin, your comment made me actually laugh out loud. Well done sir.
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@Blue Shirted Guy, the problem is, is that really GREAT Girl Scout troops already do most of what the Boy Scouts do. They have tons of activities ranging from camping/survival, STEM projects, etc. I'm surprised more boys don't want to be in the girls scouts. Selling cookies is a hell of a lot easier than selling that stupid popcorn.
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@SchroedingerPussPuss, Im sure there's tons of overlap between the two, but they are two distinct programs and do have differences. I'm not disagreeing with you though, and I think your statements kind of support a merging option as well. I was just saying that this particular girl has a deep personal connection to Boy Scouts, which is why she's making this push. It doesn't make sense to say "well just join Girl Scouts" (that's actually addressed in the article) or "well just push to change Girl Scouts." Those arguments are 100% valid to most, but don't necessarily apply to this 16 year old girl
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@SchroedingerPussPuss, but i would wonder how common or universally accessible those troops are compared to boyscout troops
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@Cloverleaf, I agree. Why not just let anyone join either? Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts both have their own individual merits which appeal to different kids. As, you are right, they do completely different activities. In some areas, Girl Scouts literally only have opportunities to make crafts, which is fine for many. That being said, there is no need to have a 'one sex only' policy for either groups. Keep them the same, simply change the sex policy - very easy solution that benefits both groups.
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@Blue Shirted Guy, I'm just saying she needs to choose Girl Scouts because that Boy Scout popcorn is terrible. Honestly. I'm half tempted to nudge my 5 year old into choosing Girl Scouts over Boy Scouts because I do NOT want to sit in the sun in front of a Walmart begging people to buy shjtty popcorn.
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@SchroedingerPussPuss, haha somehow I didn't even know Boy Scouts sold popcorn. Don't worry, if you need to get it off your hands I'll bite the bullet for you. Nobody should have to be exposed to sh*tty popcorn. More importantly, nobody should have to be exposed to people walking into Walmart. I wonder if you can earn a badge for enduring that horror
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@Cloverleaf, I thought "Girl Scout" were called Girl Guides
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@dont hate masturbate, eagle scout is a rank in the boy scouts
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Better Idea: we change the Girl Scouts activities to reflect cool shít like kayaking and knots and riflery instead of useless crap like friendship bracelets and overpriced cookies, and thus send the message that you do not have to be or identify as a boy to do cool things, and then let people pick whatever scouts they want.
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Is it different in the US? In Britain we just have Scouts, unisex.
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They went full retard. You never go full retard
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Girl Scouts will allow boys to become members. My dad was an official troop leader because he came to all of my meetings and a couple friends little brothers were members for the same reason
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Hi british guy here who had been involved in scouting from six to eighteen, we have had girls being involved since before I joined 16 years ago
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Yeah, no
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Women's jealousy of men is beyond annoying. There's a reason no guys want to be apart of women's groups. So stop trying to invade our groups and ruin the fun. Sorry, but guys are 100 times more fun.
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Folks, realize the fact, boys and girls are different. Yes there are girls who like to do boy things, yes there are boys who like to do girl things. But the fact remains there has to be a place where boys can be boys and a place where girls can be girls. I don't want to see girls in Boy Scouts and I don't want to see boys attending girls scouts. I loved being in the Boy Scouts when I was younger, mainly because I didn't have a strong male influence in my life at the time. I liked being part of the group, learning what boy should know at that age, enjoying the activities that we did and growing socially. My sister was in the Girl Scouts and it was very much the same for her, and she made many friends that she still has to this day. It would not have been the same had it been mixed.
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I was in scouting in a co-ed branch. It used to be only boys, but while i was there they expanded to allow girls. Within the first week one of the girls in the troop who was alone in her cabin got raped By me I made the story up
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Girls in Boy Scouts Why not boys in Girl Scouts? Personally I think the whole "girls in boy scouts" is stupid. Like another commentor said, it says "Boy Scouts" for a reason
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This is blasphemy
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Or both boys and girls can't wait a bit and join CAP it's like the boyscouts but grown up
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When is this dumb shjt gonna stop
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Tumbr dumber every nanosecond
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Fun fact the Boy Scouts still don't allow atheists for some reason
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I hate society
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Wonder if oarents would be okay if their was a boy girl scout staying overnight with their young teenage daughters.
Venture Scouting is for both males and females between the ages of 14-21. They can all do the same activities.