Scouting and discrimination

[Trab]

I just found this, and think it is interesting. I hope I'm not bringing up something already mentioned here and overlooked by me.

http://www.scoutingforall.org/articles/2006080802.shtml

[colinian]

I just found this, and think it is interesting. I hope I'm not bringing up something already mentioned here and overlooked by me.

http://www.scoutingforall.org/articles/2006080802.shtml

Here's an earlier article from July 18, 1998, two months after Berkeley ended giving free berths to the Sea Scouts. Richmond, CA offered free berths, but then applied a non-discrimination clause similar to Berkeley's:

Richmond OKs Sea Explorer Ship, City Council insists on anti-bias policy, defying Boy Scouts

Discrimination sucks. Bias sucks. Hate sucks. The BSA leadership sucks.

Colin

[Tanuki Racoon]

Discrimination sucks. Bias sucks. Hate sucks. The BSA leadership sucks.

I was a boy scout. I loved my experiences there (in which no sex whatsoever was involved). I spent many years in the organization and have nothing bad to say about it.

That being said, I don't think I'd support them any more. Obviously when you're a kid growing up you don't think about these things. You're with friends, having fun, and sexuality doesn't mean much to you then.

I like the scouts, but their views piss me off. However I do agree they have the right to be closed-minded bigoted assholes. It's just too bad.