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RE: last time I made a "scout" thread..
October 17, 2017 at 10:31 pm
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RE: last time I made a "scout" thread..
October 17, 2017 at 10:50 pm
My husband was an eagle scout and he supports letting girls in.
Basically it's because girl scouts suck. They don't get to do all the cool stuff the boyscouts do. They don't get the money for it, and girls in girl scouts don't get all the same benefits, like an eagle scout title that can get you college scholarships, etc. I was in girl scouts when I was in 2nd and 3rd grade and I remember thinking it was so dumb. We didn't get to do much of anything, while the boy scouts got to go camping and do all these special adventurous activities and get badges that actually meant something and would look good on college applications, etc.
Also, my husband said having girls in there would really have helped build better social relationships between girls and boys. It would help them learn to relate to each other and have a better understanding of the opposite sex.
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RE: last time I made a "scout" thread..
October 17, 2017 at 10:55 pm
It seems that these days the only thing the girl scouts have going for them is they accept gay and trans kids.
Other than that it's basically a cookie cartel.
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RE: last time I made a "scout" thread..
October 17, 2017 at 11:22 pm
And the cookies aren't even that good any longer.
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RE: last time I made a "scout" thread..
October 17, 2017 at 11:29 pm
I wasn't an outdoorsy type. I spent all my time inside my room reading books.
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RE: last time I made a "scout" thread..
October 18, 2017 at 12:36 am
Never did scouts. I do have the uniform, it's not regulation though =p
I think it's good for boys and girls to mix together. If you want an all boy organization, there's nothing stopping you from starting your own group. In fact there's a lot of other scouting organizations other than boy scouts and girl scouts, but they never get the same attention.
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