 Viking864
Male, 40-49, Southern US
 817 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 10:58:51 PM
I think the little pussy instead of running away should have stayed in and fought for change. That's what a true leader would have done. |
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 davymid
Male, 30-39, Europe
11682 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 7:31:16 PM
The great irony is, the founder of the Scout Movement was very possibly a homosexual himself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Baden-Powell,_1st_Baron_Baden-Powell#Sexuality
I mean, the title of his Magnum Opus was kinda a giveaway:
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 PizzaPits
Male, 18-29, Western US
555 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 3:13:16 PM
When I was in grade school, I always thought the boy scout kids were little pussies. They might as well let gay people in. |
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 DrProfessor
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
3528 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 3:11:12 PM
The BSA, as a private organization, has every right to enact any legal policy they wish.
We, as free-thinking individuals, are allowed to criticize and call into question policies we disagree with. You see, that's part of being in a free market system. The service a company provides is determined by the demand of the market. If the market shows that it doesn't want to partake in a bigoted service, it is within the best interests of the company to change their policy. |
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 jclv
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
80 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 2:21:40 PM
@ cyborg: I see what you did there! |
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 UserIDTaken9
Male, 18-29, Western US
52 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 12:59:41 PM
Aren't the boy scouts currently reevaluating their stance on homosexuals? |
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 auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8695 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 11:27:32 AM
"Excellent! These guys needs to lose all funding."
The Boy Scouts receive no federal anything.
How can you stop something that isn't there? |
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cyborg
Male, 13-17, Midwest US
2799 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 10:47:35 AM
bad thing about gay scouts is they can never tie the knot |
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LordJim
Male, 50-59, Europe
2412 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 8:39:34 AM
Good for him; well-written, courteous and to the point. |
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 jtrebowski
Male, 40-49, Southern US
3057 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 8:24:17 AM
Student-Law: "I love argumentation that start with "I am not gay, however(...)"
Unfortunately, even in these so-called modern times, it's necessary as there is still a segment of society that can't wrap their minds around the concept of believing in civil liberties for people other than themselves. |
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 Student_Law
Male, 30-39, Europe
966 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 8:04:49 AM
I love argumentation that start with "I am not gay, however(...)"  |
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 panth753
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
8144 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 7:01:03 AM
If the girl scouts can change so can the boy scouts. |
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 spanerbulb
Male, 30-39, Europe
889 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 6:41:58 AM
Quite right! They need to move with the times. |
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 patchouly
Male, 40-49, Canada
2973 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 6:25:13 AM
Excellent! These guys needs to lose all funding. Folks need to learn that this type of discrimination, against another human, is no longer going to be accepted. |
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 robosnitz
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
2752 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 5:59:54 AM
I wish I lived in the 50s. |
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 Tiredofnicks
Male, 30-39, Europe
3959 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 5:43:53 AM
nubblins: Scouting boys of course. |
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 8BitHero
Male, 18-29, Europe
5420 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 5:19:01 AM
Well said. *Claps* |
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 SmagBoy1
Male, 40-49, Southern US
2744 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 4:19:55 AM
While they can certainly do whatever they like, I'd absolutely vote to strip them of all federal benefits. Discrimination is discrimination. The Girl Scouts did the right thing. And good on 'em! |
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 tommy2X4
Male, 50-59, Eastern US
2824 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 3:32:41 AM
That should do it... |
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 nayrbarr
Male, 13-17, Europe
351 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 3:21:21 AM
@auburnjunky As Fred said, I'm fairly sure that this is illegal even for a private organisation, but that's not the point of the post. The point is that what they are doing, legal of not, in immoral. It needs to stop.
@Tatung42, that's great, really, but the policy is what it is. You are doing the right thing by breaking these rules, but it's morally wrong for them to exist at all. Furthermore, I have no doubt that there are troupes where this policy is enforced and used as reason to discriminate blindly. If the rules were changed, this couldn't happen (not as easily at least). |
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 FredSpudman
Male, 18-29, Europe
282 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 2:58:23 AM
@auburnjunky It's not quite as clear cut as that, surely? A private organisation should not break the law, and discrimination is illegal, no? |
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auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8695 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 2:25:14 AM
Private organization. Can do as they please.
Have a nice day. |
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thirrteen
Male, 40-49, Europe
230 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 2:02:22 AM
That letter, while well thought out, well written and compassionate, will without a doubt fall upon the deaf ears of the BSA. What you do in the privacy of your own home, with your consenting "partner" is no ones business but your own. |
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Tatung42
Male, 18-29, Western US
19 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 12:53:15 AM
I am an eagle scout and currently a scoutmaster. There are scouts in my troop whom I know are either gay and/or atheists. And guess what? I really don’t care, and neither do any of the other parents in the troop.
The whole no gays and no atheists in scouts is really just a stupid national policy that no one at the local level cares about (at least in my community). |
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 autricia
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
13 Posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 12:21:40 AM
Later on, Bob, Wayne, and members of the Council read this letter and not a single f.uck is given. |
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