The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history. The Texas-based organization is announcing at its annual meeting in Florida on Tuesday that it will become Scouting America.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20749204

Another positive step in the right direction for an organization rife with brokenness. There’s a lot I don’t like about the organization, but this is something a love–a scouting organization open to young women and the lgbtq community. The next step is being inclusive of nonreligious agnostic and atheist youth and leaders. As well as ending the cultural appropriation of Native American peoples.

May this organization continue to build up youth, never allow further violence against youth, and make amends for all the wrongs. There’s a lot of good that comes out of organizations like this and I won’t discount it even though it’s riddled with a dark history.

  • Buelldozer@lemmy.todayEnglish
    16·
    7 months ago

    Why “Scouting America” and not “Scouts of America” without the gender prefix?

    I’d guess it’s because “Girl Scouts” still exists so if the BSA renamed to “Scouts of America” it would look like they were in charge of everything. That would surely confuse the hell out of people, piss off the Girl Scouts and up creating a serious fuss.

    • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.eeEnglish
      181·
      7 months ago

      Imagine if they merged

      We’d be getting the cookies and the popcorn buckets from the same smarmy little shit who set their table up in front of a dispensary like we don’t know they know exactly what they’re doing.

    • ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      7·
      7 months ago

      I’d say this explanation is as good. The posted article mentions girl scouts at one time suing the boy scouts.