The re-branded Boy Scouts of America (Scouts BSA) can let whomever they like into their club, but it’s too bad they have to misrepresent Girl Scouts in order to make their case. Scouts BSA’s contempt for girls is apparent even in The Tribune’s Feb. 2 happy-talk article.
My two Girl Scouts have enjoyed adventures like camping, backpacking, rock climbing, archery, horse-riding and peak-bagging while learning business and leadership skills from strong women role models.
Better yet, they haven’t had to put up with the dismissive attitude of men like Troop Leader Mike Sumner, quoted in The Tribune as saying, “I’m not sure how many girls want to sleep out in the snow.”
I have never heard any Girl Scout leader make such a blatantly sexist assumption about what girls do or don’t want to do. Why would any girl want to be a second-class Scout BSA when she could be the whole focus of programs and activities offered by Girl Scouts?
Amy Brunvand, Salt Lake City
