Trickery. Confusion. Trademark infringement. The Girl Scouts are accusing the Boy Scouts of unfair practices. Lawyers for the Boy Scouts call the claims “utterly meritless.” They say the Girl Scouts are overreacting to the Boy Scouts’ move to include more girls.
Over the past two years, girls have been joining Boy Scouts by the thousands. Some want the challenge of pursuing the revered Eagle Scout status. Others think the Boy Scouts’ programming is a better fit for them than the kinds of activities Girls Scouts offers. The migration of females to the traditionally male organization has some Girl Scouts upset. They filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts.
The suit claims the Boy Scouts have kicked off a “highly damaging” recruitment war. The Girl Scouts insist that the Boy Scouts are unfairly recruiting girls. Girl Scout officials say that recruitment push causes confusion—and that has led to girls accidently joining Boy Scout troops instead of Girl Scout troops.
The lawyers for Girl Scouts cite Boy Scouts councils in a handful of states for confusing people with their marketing choices. For example, in Seattle, a Boy Scouts council used the Girl Scouts trademark in social media recruiting material. In Massachusetts, a Boy Scouts council posted a recruitment flyer on Facebook that included a girl in her Girl Scouts Brownie uniform. The Boy Scouts say they aren’t trying to confuse or trick people.
The Scouts’ squabble is also over a specific word, “Scout,” and its variations. The Boy Scouts have used the term “Scout” for more than 100 years. “Not fair!” says the Girl Scouts group. Each organization says that the word “Scout” is its own intellectual property. That’s the ownership of an idea. If someone comes up with a creative design or idea, then he or she has a right to it. No one can copy it without the owner’s permission. Legally, can the Boy Scouts use the words “Scout,” “Scouts,” “Scouting,” and “Scout Me In”? They think so. The Girl Scouts adamantly disagree.
Top-notch knot tie-ers versus expert cookies salespeople? The two programs are vastly different. They have different strengths––just like their members. But at the end of the day, the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts are both committed to developing strong leaders.
Because we live in a fallen world, no person or organization is perfect. That is why we need Jesus. Philippians 3:12 says, “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me His own.”
*sighsssss*
Here is my opinion: GIRLS HAVE NO BUSINESS IN BOYS SCOUTS AND BOYS HAVE NO BUSINESS IN GIRLS SCOUTS
I am sorry if I offended anyone here, that was not my intention.
Hahaha, this is stupid. It's
Hahaha, this is stupid. It's what happens when you start getting into all the gender confusion garbage. (this is also kinda funny....)
Third Comment
Slightly funny, slightly disturbing...okay, maybe more than slightly disturbing...
P.S. This is Caro
I think there should be boy and girl scouts and girls can only be in girl scouts and boys can only be in boy scouts, but they should include outdoors stuff in girl scouts and stuff like baking in boy scouts. We don't all fit the same mold!
@ Caroandtommy
I agree!
I was a girl scout
I was a Girl Scout, but my troop broke up. This is a little tricky. In the girl scout honor thingy, it says 'I will try to serve god and my country...' blah blah blah until 'I will be a sister to every Girl Scout.' Why don't we add, ' I will be a sister to every boy or Girl Scout troop?'
Are They Against Each Other?
It sounds like they're fighting!:(
@N&M
i agree
This is STUPID
This is sooo stupid!!! I hate these kind of things, why can't they just have there own separate groups, like why is this even a problem, like I mean... just it makes literally no sense at all. It is kinda funny though because it just like watching tow year olds fighting! LOL It kind of reminds me of when political people fight, they act just like toddlers!
O please
this is just wrong!!!!!! girl scouts join boy scouts then accuse the boy scouts of tricking them? that equals 0 sence
@ Asher R
Very good point.
@Above
Yeah I totally agree with Caro. Boys should be with the boy scout group and girls with the girl scout group. Just maybe include some more of the activities in the girl scout like more outdoors stuff. If I were a scout I would actually rather be doing the boy scout outdoor things, but that does not mean girls should join the boy scouts. Just add some different things to the girl scouts!
Asher yeah it does not make any sense.
this is mylee
I think this is dumb. I wouldn't want to join a group called boy scouts (bc i am a girl ) and maybe they should add more outdoor things to it . But the groups should stay separate. With this going on they might have to make kids nature club for both. P.s. who likes girl scout cookies ? there the best i like the thin mints and the coconut ones.
This is London
Ridiculous!! I do think they need to add more things to Girl Scouts but keep girls together keep boys together. If they had a little kid nature club that could be for both but seriously comman sense ppl (sry if this is Rude)p.s I love ther cookies XD
@ N&M
That is a valid point. But... Maybe the girls "accidentally" put the picture there.
They should do a Nerf Battle
They should do a Nerf Battle royale! Or do the thing that I did with my Bros. Where you take boxes fill them with balls and when I say go they race to find balls and sticks and Helmets. The las man standing wins. (PS if you wanna add a little spice to it put the Big box in the middle arena when there is only two people or teams left)
There is an easy solution
Just keep the boys and girls separate but include outdoorsy stuff for the girls and maybe baking or something like that in the boys.
bother it all
Come on, ladies! You dont really need to be in a thing called 'the BOY scouts" do you? maybe the girl scouts is getting a little boring. but fiddlesticks! who cares? just do those stuff yourself! get a team of DOGS if you want adventure! i think a person from the 1800's would be mortified if they knew the news of whats going on.
whyv can't they just merg the
whyv can't they just merg the two together ?????
P.S. This is Caro
@Jill B, I think it would be awesome if they could just be the Scouts, but then when they get older and there are boys and girls, like camping together, it gets kind of weird. That's just my opinion. IF I was in Girl Scouts I wouldn't want a bunch of boys to be there!
Heres what I think
I think that Girls Scouts should be more like Boy scouts and teach the girls useful things. I also think that boy should go to boy scouts and girls go to girl scouts. you dont learn anthing by sellling cookies.
I mean...
I agree the arguing is stupid, but for a while now Boy Scouts has just been called Scouts so it may have been confusing. I totally would join Scouts though, I wouldnt want to join girl scouts. So I honestly think they should just combine the two because then either can join fairly.
@Caden W
XD. Nice...sounds cool.
@Hesperus D
Yep. But using shafts/sticks and balls is better.
@N&M A
lol fr bro the girls go into the boy scouts and then accuse THE BOYS for unfairly recuriting GIRLS into a BOY SCOUT GROUP the girls got that one twisted
This is absolutely ridiculous. Like bruh.
My opinion: Stay in your lane. If the girls would have stayed with the girls and the boys with the boys then none of this would have happened. I don't know why people just have to make things so confusing. Like how do you join the boys then accuse the boys of tricking you? BRUH. The bottom line is to just stay in your lane. PERIOD. End of discussion. Like why are you making things so difficult? phhhhhhhtttt (Sorry if I offended some people just speaking the facts.)
P.S. This is Caro
Chauncey, I think some girls joined boy scouts because the boy scout stuff looked more fun.
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I mean that's not a reason for blaming boy scouts for unfairly recruiting girls who btw shouldn't even be there in the first place
Tbh, I think this whole
Tbh, I think this whole gender confusion garbage came back to bite people, with this situation. Who knows, maybe this'll make some people realize how stupid this is.
Garbage?
As for supposed "gender confusion garbage" as yall have labeled it. Its not incedibly nice to label it as such because its a real thing and labeling it as garbage and confusion implies that their feelings arent real or valid and their just mentaly confused. I myself fall into that catagory of supposed "gender confusion garbage" so please be careful with that term and remember to be respectful. :)
honestly
just be urself, be happy with who you r, Don't try to be a girl if ur a boy, dont try to be a boy if ur a girl. Simple.
@Christan B
Dont we all wish it WAS that simple, but its not. Saying things like that is sort of rude, though you are allowed to express your opinions on the topic, please dont say somthing is simple if you havent experienced it yourself.
@Emma M
Well, sorry, I'm not trying to offend you, but...part of the reason I say that is because there are people out there who try to force it on everyone, and try to change everyday terms, to be "fair" or whatever reason they do it.
@ Emma M
However, if I did offend, I sincerely apologize.
@Emma
If people would stop trying to be like other people and quit getting things twisted then yes, it would be that simple
@Above
I agree with Christian that girls should just be girls and boys should just be boys. Again, I do think that they should add some more cool outdoors things to the girl scouts because I personally would rather do that than sell cookies, but that does not mean the girls should go to a boy scouts. And I also don't think they should combine them because like someone said, when they get older, that would be kinda uncomfortable. And I am sorry Emma but I don't agree with you. People should not have to be confused at whether they are a boy or girl. Their body tells them that plainly. They should be content with who they are. I am not trying to offend anyone, but it is really very simple to know if you are a boy or girl, and people should not be trying to change who they are.
@Riley D
Yeah, I agree
Look, it's very simple to
Look, it's very simple to know if you are a boy or a girl. No matter what anyone says...even your feelings....
@NA
Exactly.
P.S. This is Caro
@Emma, I'm sorry if we are being offensive, we don't mean to be. We just have different opinions than you. And even though I don't experience that, I really don't want to be mean about it. I'm sure nobody else WANTS to be mean about it either, they just get worked up. :) :) :)
I think that since the Boy
I think that since the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts already have different gender groups, both organizations should keep the two groups separate. Unless both clubs find reasons to merge the groups together, they should stay apart.
I think that since the Boy
I think that since the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts already have different gender groups, both organizations should keep the two groups separate. Unless both clubs find reasons to merge the groups together, they should stay apart.
@Emma/Caro
yeah I am not trying to be mean, I am just stating how I feel about the whole thing. I understand that you may feel like that; I just personally don't think it is right. So I am not trying to be mean and target you, but just saying what I believe.
Yeah, no real offense
Yeah, no real offense intended. I just have all the tact of a battering ram, most times. Or Trump... XD
@ HD
*chokes* LOL!
@N&M A
*winks* Don't worry, I'll try to keep my language cleaner than he does... XD
American Heritage Girls!
I was in a parade once. I belonged to AHG, or American Heritage Girls, the Christian version of girl scouts! It is so much fun because you can earn all sorts of badges on your own! Photography, archery, baby-sitting! Almost Anything!!!
There's a boy version of it. Trail Life.
American Heritage Girls!
I was in a parade once. I belonged to AHG, or American Heritage Girls, the Christian version of girl scouts! It is so much fun because you can earn all sorts of badges on your own! Photography, archery, baby-sitting! Almost Anything!!!
There's a boy version of it. Trail Life.
@Lissa
sounds fun! I like doing all the things you listed! Archery, photography, and baby-sitting!
@Riley D
You girls should join one! It was made in reaction to how girl and boy scouts stopped teaching the Bible as part of their curriculum
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