As a GS lifetime member, and as a person who believes in all of those things the ad states, but knows better I want to say: The GS does not support those things. The GS is neutral on most everything in that ad, except transgendered kids. The GS will accept any child who identifies as a girl.
For people like you and me Ny, those things make us buy MORE cookies.. but there are lots of people in the past few years who are actively boycotting cookies AND TELLING THE GIRLS IT IS THEIR FAULT. The GS org is a non-political org and they refuse to make a big fuss about it besides putting FAQs on their websites. But in general they do not support PP nor do they support pro-abortion/pro-choice.
It is hurting the girls in lots of ways. But I wanted to tell you the facts b'c while I feel that GS is a great org, they don't do the things the left says they are doing. The things I think GS does: exposes girls to ideas and thinking they wouldn't normally see or hear outside the home, gives the girls critical thinking skills, promotes social justice, and actively engages girls to problem solve about problems in their own home/neighborhood/area/city/state/etc.
WIthout GS in my life I wouldn't be the person I am today, and I like that person. And I think that tearing down access for girls to have good access to decision making skills is only hurting the girls.
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Date: 2014-03-10 01:31 pm (UTC)As a GS lifetime member, and as a person who believes in all of those things the ad states, but knows better I want to say: The GS does not support those things. The GS is neutral on most everything in that ad, except transgendered kids. The GS will accept any child who identifies as a girl.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/sexuality/girlscouts.asp
http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/mpmf/faqs.asp
For people like you and me Ny, those things make us buy MORE cookies.. but there are lots of people in the past few years who are actively boycotting cookies AND TELLING THE GIRLS IT IS THEIR FAULT. The GS org is a non-political org and they refuse to make a big fuss about it besides putting FAQs on their websites. But in general they do not support PP nor do they support pro-abortion/pro-choice.
It is hurting the girls in lots of ways. But I wanted to tell you the facts b'c while I feel that GS is a great org, they don't do the things the left says they are doing. The things I think GS does: exposes girls to ideas and thinking they wouldn't normally see or hear outside the home, gives the girls critical thinking skills, promotes social justice, and actively engages girls to problem solve about problems in their own home/neighborhood/area/city/state/etc.
WIthout GS in my life I wouldn't be the person I am today, and I like that person. And I think that tearing down access for girls to have good access to decision making skills is only hurting the girls.