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Boy Scouts are dropping the word 'Boy'

MorningLover — Wed, 02 May 2018 16:55:17 GMT

The Boy Scouts of America doubled down Wednesday on

its quest to become the scouting organization of choice for

boys and girls, announcing it will drop "Boy" from the name

of its signature program.

The new name for its Boy Scouts program: Scouts BSA.

Chief Scout Executive also unveiled the group's new

"Scout Me In" marketing campaign aimed at promoting

inclusiveness."We're trying to find the right way to say

we're here for both young men and young women."

What are your thoughts ?

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Isobel Archer — Wed, 02 May 2018 16:56:16 GMT

Well I guess since there are inumerable possible genders now, this is the way to go.

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deepwaterdotter — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:02:04 GMT

I think some media outlets may report the change in a negative light, and others may report it as a positive move.

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MalteseMomma — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:11:26 GMT

Why don't they just combine the two ,boy and girl scouts and just call it Scouting or Scouts? like ,"I want to join ,"the Scouts", or "I want to be a Scout"........

By this I mean just disolve the 2 of them into one without all the hoopla!

Because now what will happen to the "Girl Scouts" ? Who will join ? Who will sell, GS Cookies?

They could be known as "Scout Cookies"

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:09:11 GMT

@MorningLover wrote:
The Boy Scouts of America doubled down Wednesday on
its quest to become the scouting organization of choice for
boys and girls, announcing it will drop "Boy" from the name
of its signature program.

The new name for its Boy Scouts program: Scouts BSA.

Chief Scout Executive also unveiled the group's new
"Scout Me In" marketing campaign aimed at promoting
inclusiveness."We're trying to find the right way to say
we're here for both young men and young women."

What are your thoughts ?

@MorningLover

Lots of organizations and companies are fighting to stay relevant, and I bet some parents would hate for these types of organizations to go under.

I was both a Brownie and a Girl Scout, but doing so was a lot more important to my mother than it ever was to me. I couldn't buy into a lot of their activities .... and couldn't wait to get out. I'm sure others had better experiences than I did with these groups.

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MorningLover — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:10:31 GMT

Today’s political correctness culture is destroying

the essence of our youngsters ...who they are and their

ability to create and imagine.

The Boy Scouts of America organization has been around

for over 108 years; it did not need any tinkering or any

changing and now it seems like the minority won out again

over common sense.

There is nothing wrong with having an organization for just

the male gender or only the female gender. We are not

created to all be the same as our culture is trying to do.

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violann — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:11:05 GMT

Wow, hope they don’t drop the word “scouts” too. If they do, I won’t have any idea what to call them.

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MalteseMomma — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:14:25 GMT

I loved being a Girl Scout! I always wanted to be a Mariner too.Those are the GS of the sea. I never got to join,i don't think there was a troup in my area then......70 yrs ago...lol

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Nightowlz — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:23 GMT

So does that mean when they go on camping trips the boys that want to do girl things sleep with the girls & the girls that want to do boy things sleep where the boys sleep? How is that going to work?

If I had young daughters I would not want them going on camping trips with the Boy Scouts.

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Qshopper1991 — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:18:33 GMT

@MorningLover

Well said and I couldn't agree with you more.

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SahmIam — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:21:55 GMT

Does this mean that GIrl Scouts will be called just "Scouts" as well? Why bother having 2 different groups; just make it one group of Scouts and call it a day.

SO glad my kids are no longer involved with either organization. SO glad.

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suzyQ3 — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:45:32 GMT

What's wrong with melding the two groups? But then, I don't know all the information about this possible move, so it's premature for me to express an opinion.

Of course I knew that this was posted in order to elicit the Oh, my goodness, political correctness run amok response, regardless of the details of what is being suggested.

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sidsmom — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:47:25 GMT

I would perfectly happy if in addition to the word ‘Boy’,

they drop the word ‘Scout’, as well. C’ya.

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QVCkitty1 — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:48:31 GMT

I simply don't care. I hated being a Brownie, it was boring and the shoes were ugly, LOL. Nothing stays the same, and it shouldn't.

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qualitygal — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:52:23 GMT

I don't get this, there's already a girl scouts one, I'm not getting this.

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tends2dogs — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:53:17 GMT

@MorningLover wrote:

Today’s political correctness culture is destroying
the essence of our youngsters ...who they are and their
ability to create and imagine.

The Boy Scouts of America organization has been around
for over 108 years; it did not need any tinkering or any
changing and now it seems like the minority won out again
over common sense.

There is nothing wrong with having an organization for just
the male gender or only the female gender. We are not
created to all be the same as our culture is trying to do.

@MorningLover I totally agree.

Inch by inch..............

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cherry — Wed, 02 May 2018 18:06:08 GMT

I think they might be trying to save these organizations. Scouting might be going the way of organizations like the Moose, Elks, Eagles. There was a time when people flocked to join things like this.

Times have changed, and they are no longer as popular as they once were. Things like TV, and now the internet have made people want to stay home. All of these type organizations have suffered a decline in their membership

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SusieQ_2 — Wed, 02 May 2018 18:32:42 GMT

I've having a dense moment here. How would changing the name from Boy Scouts of America to Scouts BSA make a difference? Am I incorrect in thinking that BSA stands for BOY Scouts of America?

This would be like saying we're no longer just an association for Parents and Teachers because now we're the PTA. Or maybe we'll really change it up and be the TPA.

How does changing the name from Boy Scouts to Scouts (Boy Scouts of America) change anything other than the placement of the word boy? What am I missing here?

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Ms tyrion2 — Wed, 02 May 2018 18:04:07 GMT

@suzyQ3 wrote:
What's wrong with melding the two groups? But then, I don't know all the information about this possible move, so it's premature for me to express an opinion.

Of course I knew that this was posted in order to elicit the Oh, my goodness, political correctness run amok response, regardless of the details of what is being suggested.

Exactly.

"Workman's" compensation was changed years and years ago to Workers compensation. We're all still here.

If they want to make scouting more relevant, good for them.

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kitcat51 — Wed, 02 May 2018 18:16:45 GMT

I read the story about it & the Boy Scouts are going to be accepting girls into the organization but they will be separate. What surprised me is the Girl Scouts said they were blindsided by the changes & will ramp up their efforts to have girls join their organization...all this time I thought they were part of the Boy Scouts. My late husband was an Eagle Scout, my granddaughters were Girl Scouts & my grandson is currently in Boy Scouts...proud of them. I was in 4H & loved it. I hope the change goes smoothly & kids are left to be kids...camping, learning leadership skills, earning badges & having fun.