Boy Scouts have been around for 108 years but they are planning to make the program more inclusive by letting girls into the program. Thus, creating a new name for the original organization. The conversation of changing the name causes a lot of controversy throughout the nation. The Boy Scout organization made their ultimate decision which was changing the name from Boy Scouts to Boy Scouts B.S.A in March of 2018. Having young girls and boys become equal in these programs caused a lot of skeptics and questioning the main idea of what this program has in store. Boycotting,outrage, and having the removal of mormon churches dropping funding are just a few supplements this decision has caused. Sources such as ABC,CNN, and Fox News all have an outlook
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Fox News had written an article about this situation titled “Eagle Scout: RIP Boy Scouts of America. You were great for 100 years.” Already by the title, Fox News got the timing wrong since when Boy Scouts was created. Boy Scouts was created in January 24,1908 making it 108 years old to this day, not 100. The article however, does have a similar contrast within the actual Boy Scout slogan which they quote “...growing boys into young men, and young men into leaders”(Patten 3). Coming to the topic of inclusion, Robert Patten, the author of this Fox News article started to question why girls need to be in the main program if they already have their own separate program called the Girl Scouts. He also brings up the point that young boys and young girls parents would not be okay with coed camping trips and sleeping arrangements when they hit the adventure portion in Scouts B.S.A. Robert Patten’s personal perspective comes into play by noting that he was once in the program and that the program itself should imply that it is “...important for boys and young men to grow together free from the distraction of girls.” Personal quota and advice making are just some of the tactics Fox News had used when talking about the situation of Boy Scouts changing their name and including young
Fox News had written an article about this situation titled “Eagle Scout: RIP Boy Scouts of America. You were great for 100 years.” Already by the title, Fox News got the timing wrong since when Boy Scouts was created. Boy Scouts was created in January 24,1908 making it 108 years old to this day, not 100. The article however, does have a similar contrast within the actual Boy Scout slogan which they quote “...growing boys into young men, and young men into leaders”(Patten 3). Coming to the topic of inclusion, Robert Patten, the author of this Fox News article started to question why girls need to be in the main program if they already have their own separate program called the Girl Scouts. He also brings up the point that young boys and young girls parents would not be okay with coed camping trips and sleeping arrangements when they hit the adventure portion in Scouts B.S.A. Robert Patten’s personal perspective comes into play by noting that he was once in the program and that the program itself should imply that it is “...important for boys and young men to grow together free from the distraction of girls.” Personal quota and advice making are just some of the tactics Fox News had used when talking about the situation of Boy Scouts changing their name and including young