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.

  • LizEnglish
    14•7 months ago

    The girl scouts are not at all associated with the scouts.

    • @CoreidanEnglish
      -4•7 months ago

      So what?

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

      Either do both or neither.

      • CethinEnglish
        14•7 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.

        • @CoreidanEnglish
          -6•7 months ago

          I hear you I just find this to be extremely bizarre.

          I shouldn’t be surprised considering we live in strange times.

      • LizEnglish
        13•7 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.