Subj : Scouting America
To : Dave Drum
From : Lee Lofaso
Date : Thu May 09 2024 15:31:25
Hello Dave,
>> Besides the "funny" leader there tended to be a lot of bullies who needed
>> taking down a peg (or two). My folks sent me to the local BSA summer camp
>> a Lake Springfield, Camp Illiniwek, where we slept in big, more-or-less
>> permanent tipi deals. That summer was in the middle of a drought and the
>> lake was reduced to a small strean a 12 year old could step across easily.
MP>> Our troop seemed to be bully free, which was good. The tents at our
MP>> camp were old army surplus with (likely) surplus cots and pallets for
MP>> floors.
DD> I learned, early on, that my Granddad was right. "Defend yourself. With a
DD> club if he's much bigger. But, defend yourself." Bullies do get the point
DD> if it's forcefully applied.
Sometimes it takes a while for bullies to get the point. In the case
of the BSA, it took them 114 long years. But it finally did away with
its misogynetic rules and changed its name, adopting rules that are
inclusive for all.
Scouting America, more inclusive, no longer boys only, and welcomes
girls (of all kinds) throughout its ranks. Who could ask for anything
more?
Imagine that. Boys (of all kinds) and girls (of all kinds) playing
together. In perfect harmony. What a beautiful sight.
"In the next 100 years, we want any youth in America to feel very,
very welcome to come into our programs."
~ Roger Krone, President of Scouting America
Gay boys accepted into the BSA in 2013.
Gay adult leaders accepted into the BSA in 2015.
Girls accepted into the Cub Scouts as of 2018
and into the BSA in 2019.
Gays, lesbians, girls, boys, trans, all are welcome into their
programs. That is what scouting is, and has become. Inclusive of
all, not just for some.
You talk about bullying. But who are the real bullies in this
world? It is those who want to impose their own restrictive rules
on others - just because they can. It is time those bullies take
leave, and never be allowed to return.
Misogyny is an evil that should not exist anywhere. Full stop.
>> As it happened across the part of the lake where our boy's camp was
DD> there
>> were Camp Widgiwagen (Girl Scouts) and Camp Star of the Sea (Baptist
>> Church).
MP>> Unfortunately, our camp was in the middle of nowhere with no "girl"
MP>> camps around anywhere. I wasn't that interested in them yet anyway.
MP>> About the time I got very interested in girls was when I lost
DD> interest
MP>> in participating in Boy Scouts. ;)
DD> I, OTOH, was interested in girls from before I was a Cub Sprout. My
DD> sister's friends were very friendly. Bv)=
DD> I see the B.S.A. has changed its name to "Scouting America" Which is a
DD> usurpation since the Boy Scouts were invented by Robert Baden-Powell in
DD> Merrie Olde England as the Boy Scouts Association in 1908.
Roger Krone, President of Scouting America, says you are full of
crap. And his word is gold, as he knows what he is talking about.
Misogyny is an evil that does not belong anywhere. Not in this
world, or the next. That is one of the main reasons why the name
change was necessary.
But I'll spare the details, as those who know the history of the
BSA are already very much aware of its sordid past.
DD> Today is the anniversary of the first time bottle Co'Cola was sold in 1886.
Who the fuck cares?
For Life,
Lee
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