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Sariana21
05/02/18 10:32:32 PM
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At dinner I told my 10-year-old daughter she could join Boy Scouts now. (She often attends her brother's troop meetings.) Her response? "Why would I want to?" LOL
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Sayoria
05/02/18 10:56:41 PM
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Sariana21 posted...
At dinner I told my 10-year-old daughter she could join Boy Scouts now. (She often attends her brother's troop meetings.) Her response? "Why would I want to?" LOL


Tell her she is being suppressed and repressed by the men of this world, and that she has to in order to be a strong, independent black woman who don't need no man.
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0atmealcreampie
05/03/18 10:43:08 AM
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This is so stupid.

Another liberal idea that will lie in ruins. I enjoyed being a Cub Scout and Boy Scout. It was a good time of growing up with your friends and doing "Guy Things".

No one cares about Women only health clubs or "exclusively women" clubs.

Mention "Men Only" and the liberals crawl out from under their rocks and sow discontent.

I'm glad I grew up in an America where men could still be men.
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Bloodychess
05/03/18 10:45:23 AM
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0atmealcreampie posted...
I'm glad I grew up in an America where men could still be men.


That's called toxic masculinity today
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Questionmarktarius
05/03/18 10:46:57 AM
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-boy-scouts-membership-decline-20150116-story.html
BSA has been shrinking for years. Now they've essentially doubled the number of prospective scouts.
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mario2000
05/03/18 12:00:39 PM
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0atmealcreampie posted...
This is so stupid.

Another liberal idea that will lie in ruins. I enjoyed being a Cub Scout and Boy Scout. It was a good time of growing up with your friends and doing "Guy Things".

No one cares about Women only health clubs or "exclusively women" clubs.

Mention "Men Only" and the liberals crawl out from under their rocks and sow discontent.

I'm glad I grew up in an America where men could still be men.

go back to the nursing home grandpa
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darkjedilink
05/03/18 1:09:23 PM
#160:


Esrac posted...
I guess boys just can't have any space just for boys now?

No, because sexism somehow.
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Bloodychess
05/03/18 1:28:39 PM
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darkjedilink posted...
Esrac posted...
I guess boys just can't have any space just for boys now?

No, because sexism somehow.

Sexism is a one way street

get with the times
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Barenziah Boy Toy
05/03/18 1:31:02 PM
#162:


Bloodychess posted...
Sexism is a one way street

get with the times

No one is forcing BSA to do this.
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Bloodychess
05/03/18 1:38:13 PM
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Barenziah Boy Toy posted...
Bloodychess posted...
Sexism is a one way street

get with the times

No one is forcing BSA to do this.

That post goes far beyond the BSA
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FortuneCookie
05/03/18 1:51:17 PM
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It's official, girls are allowed to be alone together but boys aren't.
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Gheb
05/03/18 5:39:54 PM
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I'm curious to hear from you guys are who are disappointed about girls joining Boy Scouts. How would you keep Boy Scouts open given their consistently decreasing membership numbers?
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Barenziah Boy Toy
05/03/18 5:49:34 PM
#167:


FortuneCookie posted...
It's official, girls are allowed to be alone together but boys aren't.

No one is forcing anyone to do anything that they don't want to.
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AcFan87
05/03/18 5:55:40 PM
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Dark_SilverX posted...
Bloodychess posted...
BalisticWarri0r posted...
Can boys join the Girl Scouts?

no

Then it shouldnt happen

Agreed^
If the girl scouts are going to remain exclusively for girls then they have no business coming into the boy scouts. Its feminist bullshit.
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marthsheretoo
05/03/18 5:57:24 PM
#169:


Conservatives suddenly flipping out at a private organization taking the free market solution! Will wonders never cease?
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Funbazooka
05/03/18 5:58:26 PM
#170:


0atmealcreampie posted...
This is so stupid.

Another liberal idea that will lie in ruins. I enjoyed being a Cub Scout and Boy Scout. It was a good time of growing up with your friends and doing "Guy Things".

No one cares about Women only health clubs or "exclusively women" clubs.

Mention "Men Only" and the liberals crawl out from under their rocks and sow discontent.

I'm glad I grew up in an America where men could still be men.

There's a war on men and it's driven by toxic femininity.
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AcFan87
05/03/18 6:01:38 PM
#171:


marthsheretoo posted...
Conservatives suddenly flipping out at a private organization taking the free market solution! Will wonders never cease?

Its agenda driven.
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marthsheretoo
05/03/18 6:03:47 PM
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AcFan87 posted...
marthsheretoo posted...
Conservatives suddenly flipping out at a private organization taking the free market solution! Will wonders never cease?

Its agenda driven.


It's really not.

Gheb had a post itt where he laid it out simply. Boy scout membership is declining and they needed a way to boost membership.

Where was the outrage that forced the boy scouts' hand? I haven't heard anything of the sort. They made this decision without any kind of public pressure and now you guys are frothing at the mouth.
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AcFan87
05/03/18 6:07:31 PM
#174:


marthsheretoo posted...
AcFan87 posted...
marthsheretoo posted...
Conservatives suddenly flipping out at a private organization taking the free market solution! Will wonders never cease?

Its agenda driven.


It's really not.

Gheb had a post itt where he laid it out simply. Boy scout membership is declining and they needed a way to boost membership.

Where was the outrage that forced the boy scouts' hand? I haven't heard anything of the sort. They made this decision without any kind of public pressure and now you guys are frothing at the mouth.

If its not then why not blend both organizations into one? Would that be too much like actual equality? Keeping one exclusive but not the other seems agenda driven and biased.
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Barenziah Boy Toy
05/03/18 6:09:46 PM
#175:


AcFan87 posted...
If its not then why not blend both organizations into one?

Because Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts have two completely different missions. They have no relations with each other.
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darkjedilink
05/03/18 6:12:14 PM
#176:


marthsheretoo posted...
AcFan87 posted...
marthsheretoo posted...
Conservatives suddenly flipping out at a private organization taking the free market solution! Will wonders never cease?

Its agenda driven.


It's really not.

Gheb had a post itt where he laid it out simply. Boy scout membership is declining and they needed a way to boost membership.

Where was the outrage that forced the boy scouts' hand? I haven't heard anything of the sort. They made this decision without any kind of public pressure and now you guys are frothing at the mouth.

No, it really is, because feminist groups have been blaming Scouts for exclusion and toxic masculinity for decades.
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marthsheretoo
05/03/18 6:12:18 PM
#177:


AcFan87 posted...
If its not then why not blend both organizations into one? Would that be too much like actual equality? Keeping one exclusive but not the other seems agenda driven and biased.


Are you too lazy to read the entire topic or something?
The BSA and the GSA are separate organizations. They don't collaborate in their decisions.
As was said earlier, the BSA tried to merge with the GSA. The GSA refused. Now the GSA is mad because the BSA went ahead with this plan instead and now they're going to lose members (and revenue) to the BSA.

Both organizations are also structured very differently from each other. If they merged, it would take a lot of work reconciling those differences. If BSA just opens up to girls, they can be folded into its existing structure with barely any change.

Now can you stop with the kneejerk reactions and actually read up on stuff before you bitch about it and let it fuel your persecution complex?
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marthsheretoo
05/03/18 6:13:51 PM
#178:


darkjedilink posted...

No, it really is, because feminist groups have been blaming Scouts for exclusion and toxic masculinity for decades.


For decades, you say?

What a coincidence then that they would finally fold right as they're getting desperate for new members.

It's almost like they never gave a shit about the feminist groups at all.
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Gheb
05/03/18 6:15:12 PM
#180:


AcFan87 posted...
marthsheretoo posted...
AcFan87 posted...
marthsheretoo posted...
Conservatives suddenly flipping out at a private organization taking the free market solution! Will wonders never cease?

Its agenda driven.


It's really not.

Gheb had a post itt where he laid it out simply. Boy scout membership is declining and they needed a way to boost membership.

Where was the outrage that forced the boy scouts' hand? I haven't heard anything of the sort. They made this decision without any kind of public pressure and now you guys are frothing at the mouth.

If its not then why not blend both organizations into one? Would that be too much like actual equality? Keeping one exclusive but not the other seems agenda driven and biased.

They are two completely different, completely unrelated organizations. They share no common leadership or ownership. They are run by different people. They have different stated goals and missions. They don't have shared decisions and one is not beholden to the decisions made by the other.

The Girl Scouts are probably more in alarmed about girls being able to join Boy Scouts than anyone in this thread.
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jumi
05/03/18 7:14:44 PM
#183:


Saying "why don't they just merge?" is like saying "why don't Walmart and Target merge? They're both stores!"
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_Goggalor_
05/03/18 7:16:05 PM
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RIP boy scouts. Hopefully the girl scouts will be forced to disband as well.
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RoboLaserGandhi
05/03/18 7:31:08 PM
#185:


Esrac posted...
I guess boys just can't have any space just for boys now?

Nope.

Males have to share. Females get to keep their segregation.

You kinda see this attitude regarding everything these days. You'll see articles about how "women can do anything a man can do" but simultaneously "6 reasons why women are better caregivers than men, according to science". So it's an underhanded way of saying women are more than equal.
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Barenziah Boy Toy
05/03/18 8:01:23 PM
#186:


RoboLaserGandhi posted...
Nope.

Males have to share. Females get to keep their segregation.

No one's being forced to do anything.
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DifferentialEquation
05/03/18 8:15:57 PM
#187:


Over time, the Boy Scouts will become a mostly girls club. As more girls and women get involved, the focus will shift from outdoor activities, etc. to teaching boys about their male privilege and why they're actually all just a bunch of rapists. The organization will become mostly girls and feminists will look gleefully upon what they've ruined and declare victory.
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RoboLaserGandhi
05/03/18 8:19:41 PM
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Barenziah Boy Toy posted...
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marthsheretoo
05/03/18 8:22:21 PM
#189:


RoboLaserGandhi posted...
Barenziah Boy Toy posted...
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And that's buzzword bingo! Thank you and come back again tomorrow.
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Funbazooka
05/03/18 8:27:51 PM
#190:


Barenziah Boy Toy posted...
RoboLaserGandhi posted...
Nope.

Males have to share. Females get to keep their segregation.

No one's being forced to do anything.

We know you understand the double-standard and dedicated to not ever admit such a thing for fear of being associated with the heretics.
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Metroid_Lover
05/03/18 8:33:52 PM
#191:


Interesting.
I wonder if the YMCA and YWCA will change/combine there names to YCA, or something like that next.
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Barenziah Boy Toy
05/03/18 8:53:29 PM
#192:


Funbazooka posted...
We know you understand the double-standard and dedicated to not ever admit such a thing for fear of being associated with the heretics.

No one is demanding anything. Therefore, what standard is there to 'double'?
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Gheb
05/04/18 9:54:52 AM
#193:


_Goggalor_ posted...
RIP boy scouts. Hopefully the girl scouts will be forced to disband as well.

The only reason that Girl Scouts, an unrelated organization, would have to disband from this is because Scouts BSA undercut their membership.

RoboLaserGandhi posted...
Esrac posted...
I guess boys just can't have any space just for boys now?

Nope.

Males have to share. Females get to keep their segregation.

You kinda see this attitude regarding everything these days. You'll see articles about how "women can do anything a man can do" but simultaneously "6 reasons why women are better caregivers than men, according to science". So it's an underhanded way of saying women are more than equal.

Can someone please find some level of real, sustained demand asking for the Boy Scouts to add girls. Like for all this "Boy Scouts are bowing to the left" rhetoric you guys are spouting, I'm sure you'll have plenty of evidence to back it up. Certainly more evidence than this being an economic decision for organization.
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Questionmarktarius
05/04/18 10:13:30 AM
#194:


Gheb posted...
The only reason that Girl Scouts, an unrelated organization, would have to disband from this is because Scouts BSA undercut their membership.

Or, you know, sell the damn cookies year-round.
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