You may have heard the recent news that the Boy Scouts will now start allowing girls to join. Earlier this year they had decided to start allowing transgender boys to join. The Girl Scouts did that a few years ago, around 2015 I think.
It seems like a logical decision to me: instead of getting into a whole debate about transgender issues, why not just allow kids who want to join to join regardless of sex. Makes it a moot issue. Also, parents of girls who want to join have been asking the Boy Scouts for years to allow girls in.
The Girl Scouts don't seem to be happy about it though. They think the Boy Scouts are trying to poach from them:
Girls are stars in Girl Scouts. They'd be supporting players in Boy Scouts.
And she claims to have "Science" to prove it. It is such a transparently self-serving argument. What works for most should therefore be mandatory for all. Why not let the kids themselves decide? Didn't we all know girls like that when we were kids? The tomboys who liked to play with the boys, doing boy stuff? And vice-versa too. Some boys might rather join the Girl Scouts. Don't force kids to change their whole gender identity if all they want is to play with other kids who like they same sort of things they do.
Anyway, I think the decision to allow girls who want to join the Boy Scouts to join is the right decision. The criticism coming from the Girl Scouts seems to be coming from the narrow viewpoint of is this good for our organization in particular, not whether offering an alternative choice might be good for some girls. Maybe in the future they'll just drop the "Boy" altogether and just call them Scouts?
It seems like a logical decision to me: instead of getting into a whole debate about transgender issues, why not just allow kids who want to join to join regardless of sex. Makes it a moot issue. Also, parents of girls who want to join have been asking the Boy Scouts for years to allow girls in.
The Girl Scouts don't seem to be happy about it though. They think the Boy Scouts are trying to poach from them:
Girls are stars in Girl Scouts. They'd be supporting players in Boy Scouts.
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We are disappointed that Boy Scouts of America has chosen to open its program to girls in contravention of its charter, rather than focusing on the 90% of American boys not being served by Boy Scouts. We believe strongly in the importance of the safe, all-girl, girl-led and girl-friendly environment that Girl Scouts provides. |
Anyway, I think the decision to allow girls who want to join the Boy Scouts to join is the right decision. The criticism coming from the Girl Scouts seems to be coming from the narrow viewpoint of is this good for our organization in particular, not whether offering an alternative choice might be good for some girls. Maybe in the future they'll just drop the "Boy" altogether and just call them Scouts?
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