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Boy Scouts will now allow girls to join.

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Boy Scouts shouldn't have to do this. They are a PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, NOT A GOVERNMENT ONE! Its is called Boy Scouts. Whether or not such groups are to allow the inclusion of atheist, agnostic(which I am personally) or non-heterosexual kids is up to their administration/higher-ups, not the federal government! Girl Scouts and other lesser organizations did it without major government pressure on them.
 

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Boy Scouts shouldn't have to do this. They are a PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, NOT A GOVERNMENT ONE! Its is called Boy Scouts. Whether or not such groups are to allow the inclusion of atheist, agnostic(which I am personally) or non-heterosexual kids is up to their administration/higher-ups, not the federal government! Girl Scouts and other lesser organizations did it without major government pressure on them.
........ You do realize it's the choice of the private organization to include girls, right?
 
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So what was so wrong with the Girl Scouts program to where BSA caved in to allow for such a change? That's what I want to know. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
They're two different programs, there's no reason not to include other genders in the two programs. In boy scouts specifically, you learn a lot of survival-related skills, whereas girl scouts, from what I understand, is more focused towards salesmanship and organization
 

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Apparently the programs and activities are substantially different. I've never been a scout. But people who know more about the scouts have claimed that the girl scouts offer more in the way of artistic and communal activities and are substantially lighter in terms of STEM fields. The boy scouts apparently offers more STEM activities.

Though I don't know if this is the primary reason girls want to join boy scouts. Possibly the activities have SOME factor in it, or maybe they just want to hang out with boys more than girls.
 
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Apparently the programs and activities are substantially different. I've never been a scout. But people who know more about the scouts have claimed that the girl scouts offer more in the way of artistic and communal activities and are substantially lighter in terms of STEM fields. The boy scouts apparently offers more STEM activities.

Though I don't know if this is the primary reason girls want to join boy scouts. Possibly the activities have SOME factor in it, or maybe they just want to hang out with boys more than girls.
Agreed on the STEM part as well, although it was up-and-coming when I was a member so I can't say much as to what it is now

As for the second, I'd say it's a pretty valid reason for joining, too. Socialization is a huge part of growing up, and joining Scouts for the social experience is really half of what it has to offer anyway, for either organization
 

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except it was broke... reread the article, dude.
No it wasn't broken. You clearly are coming off as a fucking radical progressive. The BSA were fine as-is. The Girl Scouts eventually allowed Lesbian females and then also transsexual girls without being picked on by many Democrats and Ruth Ginsberg(the latter of whom I have no love for).
 

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I mean, cool I guess. I always thought the boy scouts were way cooler than the girl scouts as a kid. I might have even joined the boy scouts if this was a thing back then. Scouts BSA sounds kinda lame for a name though. I feel like both the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts should merge though, they're two different organizations, but I feel like now they're going to be scuffling with each other for members. Maybe that's what they need to make both relevant in today's age, though?

This is Stupid. Just another example of how cancerous society is right now because of a few weak pieces of shit..
What? Care to explain what you mean without the frothing rage?

Girl Scouts do already exist, but both are entirely different. Girl Scout stuff is way more artistic, Boy Scouts are far more science-y and outdoorsy. If Girl Scouts start allowing boys, then it'd be awesome. Letting kids choose which one they want to focus on is totally beneficial for both clubs' memberships in the end.
 

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people are fucking stupid, why not just change the girl scout program? oh because cookies make too much money?... And kids nowadays are fucking stupid too, especially boys. We're gonna hear stories about how these girls got raped by these boys because theyre like a pack of fucking wolves. But they'll just call it 'assault' or some shit because RAPE is too powerful a word for these millennial cucks.
 
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