The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history. The Texas-based organization is announcing at its annual meeting in Florida on Tuesday that it will become Scouting America.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20749204

Another positive step in the right direction for an organization rife with brokenness. There’s a lot I don’t like about the organization, but this is something a love–a scouting organization open to young women and the lgbtq community. The next step is being inclusive of nonreligious agnostic and atheist youth and leaders. As well as ending the cultural appropriation of Native American peoples.

May this organization continue to build up youth, never allow further violence against youth, and make amends for all the wrongs. There’s a lot of good that comes out of organizations like this and I won’t discount it even though it’s riddled with a dark history.

  • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    64·
    6 months ago

    Seems a little silly and hypocritical to do this while leaving the girls scouts the way it is.

    They need to merge them otherwise this makes no sense.

      • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        59·
        6 months ago

        So what?

        Why is one open to both sexes where as the other isn’t?

        Either do both or neither.

        • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
          14·
          6 months ago

          Sure, it’s stupid but how do you expect them to do that? They are totally separate private organizations. They aren’t government agencies or anything like that.

        • Liz@midwest.socialEnglish
          141·
          6 months ago

          I mean, talk with the girl scouts about it? This is like going to a dine-in movie and complaining that the local Shakespeare production doesn’t also serve dinner. The Scouts made a change, if you want the girl scouts to make the same change, talk to them about it.

      • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        27·
        6 months ago

        The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.

        Yes they are completely separate private organizations.

        Merge them.

        Or don’t. I don’t give a fuck either way.

        • figjam@midwest.socialEnglish
          61·
          6 months ago

          I think that they are incompatible in their respective missions. One wants to teach kids skills outside of what they would normally be exposed to and the other wants to sell cookies.

          • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
            34·
            6 months ago

            If all you think they are doing is selling cookies then you need to spend a little extra time researching.

            We don’t need that reductionism shit in here.