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Average Ameriacn
rank Wed Nov 07 18:23:29 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46119393

Girl Scouts sue Boy Scouts over planned name change

The Girl Scouts of the United States of America have filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America for dropping "boy" from the scout group's name.

The Boy Scouts of America announced in May they would rename the Boy Scouts programme Scouts BSA as they prepare to allow girls as members.

But the Girl Scouts say the change could erode their brand, calling the move "uniquely damaging" to them.

Their lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction against trademark breaches.

"Only GSUSA has the right to use the Girl Scouts and Scouts trademarks with leadership development services for girls," papers filed in a Manhattan federal court said.

The switch could "marginalise" the Girl Scouts, the complaint reads. It reportedly says the switch has already caused confusion, with some believing their organisation had merged with the Boy Scouts.

In response, the Boy Scouts of America issued a statement saying it was reviewing the suit, and that it believed "there is an opportunity for both organizations to serve girls and boys in our communities".

The Cub Scouts, for ages seven to 10, opened its local clubs to all children in 2018. Boy Scouts, for ages 11 to 17, will follow its footsteps next year when the programme name change becomes official.

But the Girl Scouts protested the decision at the time, with the group's president Kathy Hopinkah Hannan accusing them of a "covert campaign" to recruit girls to tackle a "well-documented" declining membership.

The Boy Scouts reportedly have close to 2.3m members in the US, down about a third since 2000, compared with around 2 million members for the Girl Scouts.

Paramount
rank Wed Nov 07 19:36:21 2018
Not sure if mixing boy and girls is a good idea. The risk for the girls to be sexually assaulted and raped will increase.

Cthulhu
rank Wed Nov 07 19:59:26 2018
And if they don't allow girls in, then they are sexist and shouldn't exist. Girl scouts shouldn't have to let boys in though, because girls have special rights.

I think I got that right anyways.

Paramount
rank Wed Nov 07 20:07:34 2018
Since the boy scouts has been losing a lot of members since 2000 they could instead close the Boy Scouts and let boys join the Girl Scouts if they can prove that they can live up to the terms and abide by the girl’s terms and rules.

McKobb
rank Wed Nov 07 22:12:33 2018
In or out?

obaminated
rank Wed Nov 07 23:38:20 2018
yet another institution the left has destroyed.

Hot Rod
rank Wed Nov 07 23:42:31 2018

If it ever gets to the point where the
Boy Scouts sponsor entities to raise funds the women want their cut.

Meanwhile, their name remains protected.

kargen
rank Thu Nov 08 02:40:58 2018
The stupid thing is the Boy Scouts have been allowing girls to join for quite a while now. They just recently (sorta) decided to make it official.
Boy Scouts started before Girl Scouts started so if either organization had the right to "scouts" I'm guessing it will be the Boy Scouts.

To win the Girl Scouts are going to have to show without doubt that Scouts BSA could be confused with Girl Scouts of the United States of America or GSUSA.

They already tried to stop the boy scouts from taking girls claiming it somehow hurt the girl scouts but lost that one. This one seems petty. They should be figuring out why girls would rather join the boy scouts.

Hot Rod
rank Thu Nov 08 04:49:31 2018

Just exactly how much fundamental scouting techniques are taught to Girl Scouts anyway?

Just curious.

zavyx
rank Thu Nov 08 05:22:25 2018
I was speaking with a dutch boyscout leader, he said he was surprised that Americans keep their boy scouts separate from their girl scouts because they're afraid they might start having sex, the dutch keep the boy and girl scouts together, because they would be afraid if their kids weren't having sex.

murder
rank Fri Nov 09 03:47:46 2018

I didn't know the Girl Scouts did anything besides selling cookies.

Hot Rod
rank Fri Nov 09 03:57:46 2018

I always assumed they learned home economics.

kargen
rank Fri Nov 09 04:17:12 2018
I went a looked at their curriculum for some of the outdoors activity badges. For a series of three badges they go on one nighttime hike (can be in a park or zoo) then they have six meetings where they talk about different shit like can they name nocturnal animals that live near them.

Looks like instead of going camping they find a book about camping and discuss it.

Hot Rod
rank Fri Nov 09 04:33:08 2018

LOL.

Nimatzo
rank Fri Nov 09 08:42:37 2018
This is gold :) the boys want to be inclusive and allow more diversity, the bitches be like, no way you are eroding our brand value. Then if you don’t let the girls play with you, bitches be like waaa sexism, glass ceiling and such and so on.

This is the behavior you expect from narcissistic spoiled children living in a special interest society.

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Average Ameriacn rank	Wed Nov 07 18:23:29 2018 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46119393 Girl Scouts sue Boy Scouts over planned name change The Girl Scouts of the United States of America have filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America for dropping "boy" from the scout group's name. The Boy Scouts of America announced in May they would rename the Boy Scouts programme Scouts BSA as they prepare to allow girls as members. But the Girl Scouts say the change could erode their brand, calling the move "uniquely damaging" to them. Their lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction against trademark breaches. "Only GSUSA has the right to use the Girl Scouts and Scouts trademarks with leadership development services for girls," papers filed in a Manhattan federal court said. The switch could "marginalise" the Girl Scouts, the complaint reads. It reportedly says the switch has already caused confusion, with some believing their organisation had merged with the Boy Scouts. In response, the Boy Scouts of America issued a statement saying it was reviewing the suit, and that it believed "there is an opportunity for both organizations to serve girls and boys in our communities". The Cub Scouts, for ages seven to 10, opened its local clubs to all children in 2018. Boy Scouts, for ages 11 to 17, will follow its footsteps next year when the programme name change becomes official. But the Girl Scouts protested the decision at the time, with the group's president Kathy Hopinkah Hannan accusing them of a "covert campaign" to recruit girls to tackle a "well-documented" declining membership. The Boy Scouts reportedly have close to 2.3m members in the US, down about a third since 2000, compared with around 2 million members for the Girl Scouts.
Paramount rank	Wed Nov 07 19:36:21 2018 Not sure if mixing boy and girls is a good idea. The risk for the girls to be sexually assaulted and raped will increase.
Cthulhu rank	Wed Nov 07 19:59:26 2018 And if they don't allow girls in, then they are sexist and shouldn't exist. Girl scouts shouldn't have to let boys in though, because girls have special rights. I think I got that right anyways.
Paramount rank	Wed Nov 07 20:07:34 2018 Since the boy scouts has been losing a lot of members since 2000 they could instead close the Boy Scouts and let boys join the Girl Scouts if they can prove that they can live up to the terms and abide by the girl’s terms and rules.
McKobb rank	Wed Nov 07 22:12:33 2018 In or out?
obaminated rank	Wed Nov 07 23:38:20 2018 yet another institution the left has destroyed.
Hot Rod rank	Wed Nov 07 23:42:31 2018 If it ever gets to the point where the Boy Scouts sponsor entities to raise funds the women want their cut. Meanwhile, their name remains protected.
kargen rank	Thu Nov 08 02:40:58 2018 The stupid thing is the Boy Scouts have been allowing girls to join for quite a while now. They just recently (sorta) decided to make it official. Boy Scouts started before Girl Scouts started so if either organization had the right to "scouts" I'm guessing it will be the Boy Scouts. To win the Girl Scouts are going to have to show without doubt that Scouts BSA could be confused with Girl Scouts of the United States of America or GSUSA. They already tried to stop the boy scouts from taking girls claiming it somehow hurt the girl scouts but lost that one. This one seems petty. They should be figuring out why girls would rather join the boy scouts.
Hot Rod rank	Thu Nov 08 04:49:31 2018 Just exactly how much fundamental scouting techniques are taught to Girl Scouts anyway? Just curious.
zavyx rank	Thu Nov 08 05:22:25 2018 I was speaking with a dutch boyscout leader, he said he was surprised that Americans keep their boy scouts separate from their girl scouts because they're afraid they might start having sex, the dutch keep the boy and girl scouts together, because they would be afraid if their kids weren't having sex.
murder rank	Fri Nov 09 03:47:46 2018 I didn't know the Girl Scouts did anything besides selling cookies.
Hot Rod rank	Fri Nov 09 03:57:46 2018 I always assumed they learned home economics.
kargen rank	Fri Nov 09 04:17:12 2018 I went a looked at their curriculum for some of the outdoors activity badges. For a series of three badges they go on one nighttime hike (can be in a park or zoo) then they have six meetings where they talk about different shit like can they name nocturnal animals that live near them. Looks like instead of going camping they find a book about camping and discuss it.
Hot Rod rank	Fri Nov 09 04:33:08 2018 LOL.
Nimatzo rank	Fri Nov 09 08:42:37 2018 This is gold :) the boys want to be inclusive and allow more diversity, the bitches be like, no way you are eroding our brand value. Then if you don’t let the girls play with you, bitches be like waaa sexism, glass ceiling and such and so on. This is the behavior you expect from narcissistic spoiled children living in a special interest society.
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