Girl Scout calls for boycott of cookies...

[Boogalou]

Long time lover of FJ, spordic poster (but i knew PP's first name so I passed the security question!)

First, no boy will EVER ask this girl out on a date if she continues with this militant attitude.

Second, just because something is happening in one state doesn't mean it will become widespread. It is illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey, but you don't see residents of other states getting all huffy about it.

Third, where are her badges? IIRC, you get a star pin for each year of scouting, at the end of the school year. She already has one cadette pin, meaning she's in her second year of cadettes (or have the rules changed since I was a scout?). And no, she didn't cover them up with duct tape, like she did with her troop numbers.

Ohh, found a rebuttal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey8tWsyL ... re=related

Because getting asked out on a date is how you should determine how to act? I'm not really following the relevance to that claim. Even if it is relevant there are more than enough people who agree with this kind of attitude, see: the people we snark on.

[pomology]

Hmm seems like there's a pregnant mama here who is going to order AN ENTIRE CASE OF TAGALONGS PERHAPS 2. That's right. I'll just freeze the fuckers.

Frozen Girl Scout cookies are the best.

And this whole thing makes me proud to be a former Girl Scout.

[ilovetchotchkes]

Frozen Girl Scout cookies are the best.

And this whole thing makes me proud to be a former Girl Scout.

I have an ice cream machine. I am now churning (ha!) up some evil ideas for ice cream in my head involving homemade ice cream and girlscout cookies. And my headship hates peanut butter. MOAR FOR ME! HEE!

[brigid]

I normally don't buy cookies. But I will this year and also write a letter to GSUS telling them why.

I can't eat the cookies, but I can certainly buy some for soldiers. They do still do that, don't they?

[WanderingStar]

Well I think this has determined whether or not I buy Girl Scout cookies this year. Bring on the Thin Mints! :D

[PennySycamore]

Hmm seems like there's a pregnant mama here who is going to order AN ENTIRE CASE OF TAGALONGS PERHAPS 2. That's right. I'll just freeze the fuckers.

I hear that Tagalongs are wonderful for speeding postpartum recovery and help boost your milk supply if you're nursing. ;)

[Destiny]

I have an ice cream machine. I am now churning (ha!) up some evil ideas for ice cream in my head involving homemade ice cream and girlscout cookies. And my headship hates peanut butter. MOAR FOR ME! HEE!

Mint ice cream with crushed thin mints is win. I plan to buy several boxes for this purpose this year. :)

[SquirrelySquirrel]

Frozen Girl Scout cookies are the best.

Frozen is the only way to truly enjoy a Thin Mint. Mmmm.

[emmiedahl]

I can't eat the cookies, but I can certainly buy some for soldiers. They do still do that, don't they?

Yes, you can just give them the money and they send the cookies to soldiers. You also can simply contribute to the troop. We got lots of donations last year (we have possibly the cutest girl scouts ever! Lots of Brownies and Daisies!) because everyone is low-carbing now but wanted to help out our little salesgirls.

[darkplumaged]

There is no wrong way to eat Thin Mints.

*makes mental note to buy 2x as many Thin Mints and Do-si-Dos this year*

[Jessica]

I think Girl Scout cookies are just okay but this makes me want to go buy a few boxes.

[DarkAnts]

I think this is going to backfire on her. I am so proud to say that I was a girl scout. I will always be proud of that. I was so excited to read about them accepting transgender and lesbian girls. I hope her troop leaders sit this girl down and have a talk with her. She is going against the girl scout promise and law. She should be told to shut up or leave the origination. :naughty:

The Girl Scout Promise

On my honor, I will try:

To serve God and my country,

To help people at all times,

And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

The Girl Scout Law

I will do my best to be

honest and fair,

friendly and helpful,

considerate and caring,

courageous and strong, and

responsible for what I say and do,

and to

respect myself and others,

respect authority,

use resources wisely,

make the world a better place, and

be a sister to every Girl Scout.

[m0drnmoonlight]

I can't eat the cookies, but I can certainly buy some for soldiers. They do still do that, don't they?

Some troops do an Operation Cookie Drop, but I think it varies from region to region!

[Nothing2CHere]

I read the title for this thread and thought, "Wow, FreeJinger is talking about the cookie boycott going on in my area because the local Girl Scouts are pissed that the council is selling off their camps!" http://www.ohio.com/news/local/cookie-s ... s-1.254264 (link not broken, it's to the article about the "don't sell our camps!" boycott in a local newspaper). After reading the article in my local paper, I kind of felt guilty because I had just ordered some cookies from my friend's daughter, but as a former Girl Scout, I felt like I should have been showing solidarity with these girls taking a stand about losing their camping facilities...

And then I found out.... oh, no, the boycott FreeJinger is talking about is way worse. So now I don't feel so guilty about ordering my cookies after all.

And, totally off topic, but I have to say to m0drnmoonlight - NICKY WIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[slickcat79]

Mint ice cream with crushed thin mints is win. I plan to buy several boxes for this purpose this year. :)

I have some former co-workers who make ice cream like that. I prefer chocolate ice cream+thin mints though. Since I am a lazy slacker with no headship, I will just go to the store and buy the edy's version...

[Avalondaughter]

I support Girl Scouts (even though I was kinda miserable in them and were rarely did much in my troop) and their mission.

However, I hate GS cookies. I think they're overrated and cheap tasting. How else can I show support?

[Effie]

Someone in the comments posted this link:

TXpViPHnT3U

It's a short documentary about a transgender person. I love it!

The film won the Jury Award for Best Documentary Short at the Los Angeles Film Festival, the audience award for Best Short Film at TranScreen Filmfestival Amsterdam, the Panasonic award for Best Short Documentary.

[Angri-la]

I *so* wanted to be a Girl Scout! The girls who were seemed so happy, confident, got to wear non school uniforms on Tuesday, go camping, and Learn. Emmiedahl- my parents knew it was a feminist plot in the 80s! They uncovered your plot!

I do love those cookies, and if I needed a rationale to buy 12 boxes, I thank this whiny young thing. In 2 years, my daughter will get to be a Daisy, and I will be a GS leader, co-leader, or that one mom who is always there. I hope Ladybug waits a few years before I embarass her!

[m0drnmoonlight]

I read the title for this thread and thought, "Wow, FreeJinger is talking about the cookie boycott going on in my area because the local Girl Scouts are pissed that the council is selling off their camps!" http://www.ohio.com/news/local/cookie-s ... s-1.254264 (link not broken, it's to the article about the "don't sell our camps!" boycott in a local newspaper). After reading the article in my local paper, I kind of felt guilty because I had just ordered some cookies from my friend's daughter, but as a former Girl Scout, I felt like I should have been showing solidarity with these girls taking a stand about losing their camping facilities...

And then I found out.... oh, no, the boycott FreeJinger is talking about is way worse. So now I don't feel so guilty about ordering my cookies after all.

And, totally off topic, but I have to say to m0drnmoonlight - NICKY WIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The one and only! God, the fundies would have a field day with him. Welsh man with socialist leanings who defends libraries against closures, reads Animal Farm to his daughter, and happily wears makeup and skirts in public LOL.

That's horrible about your camps :( I never liked camping when I was in Girl Scouts (I'm not the outdoorsy type at all; I liked walking on the beach with my troop and cooking outdoors and that's it LOL), but we always did so much badgework and worked with other troops and it really is a nice experience!

[Alecto]

And lo, Alecto came down from her recliner and did say that the buying of Girl Scout Cookies is GOOD for those who follow Alectocookyism...

And she will donate the boxes she bought to hungry college kids, as they do not have gluten free ones.

[FJismyheadship]

Awww!

*Hugs Alecto cause she's awesome*

[Koala]

I think this is going to backfire on her. I am so proud to say that I was a girl scout. I will always be proud of that. I was so excited to read about them accepting transgender and lesbian girls. I hope her troop leaders sit this girl down and have a talk with her. She is going against the girl scout promise and law. She should be told to shut up or leave the origination. :naughty:

The Girl Scout Promise

On my honor, I will try:

To serve God and my country,

To help people at all times,

And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

The Girl Scout Law

I will do my best to be

honest and fair,

friendly and helpful,

considerate and caring,

courageous and strong, and

responsible for what I say and do,

and to

respect myself and others,

respect authority,

use resources wisely,

make the world a better place, and

be a sister to every Girl Scout.

Crazy question, but are Atheist children allowed to participate in Girl Scouts? I can't see how that would work with the promise to "serve god", so I'm just curious.

[silvia]

It's interesting how GSUSA has evolved, as an organization, to be so much more inclusive than the Boy Scouts. I had a Boy Scout friend in high school who had completed almost all of the requirements to be an Eagle Scout, then resigned from his troop in protest of the Boy Scouts' attitude toward gay scouts; he later came out as gay himself. Looks like not all that much has changed since then: http://campusprogress.org/articles/boy_ ... _in_court/

[QAF_Rocks]

Crazy question, but are Atheist children allowed to participate in Girl Scouts? I can't see how that would work with the promise to "serve god", so I'm just curious.

Yes, they are:

The word "God" [in the Promise] can be interpreted in a number of ways, depending on one's spiritual beliefs. When reciting the Girl Scout Promise, it is okay to replace the word "God" with whatever word your spiritual beliefs dictate.[8]

I'm not a huge fan of the wording (it assumes that everyone has "spiritual beliefs"), but the GSA is much more flexible on this issue than the BSA, which outright bans atheists as either Scouts or leaders. Girls can replace "God" with "humanity" or "my community" or anything they feel comfortable with.

[Koala]

Yes, they are:

I'm not a huge fan of the wording (it assumes that everyone has "spiritual beliefs"), but the GSA is much more flexible on this issue than the BSA, which outright bans atheists as either Scouts or leaders. Girls can replace "God" with "humanity" or "my community" or anything they feel comfortable with.

Thank you for answering. I knew BSA was very strict with their policies, but I wasn't sure about GSA.