Posted on 02/06/2014 7:26:57 PM PST by Morgana
Girl Scouts USA was a founding member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and is its largest member. In 2008 and 2009 over 60% of WAGGGS’ membership fees ($2.45 million and $2.3 million respectively) came from GSUSA.
Prominently displayed on every Daisy, Brownie, and Girl Scout uniform is the World Trefoil Pin, to “represent their connection to the worldwide sisterhood of Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding.” (Source for graphic here.) 2014-02-06_1205
The two groups are joined at the hip.
In March 2010 WAGGGS bragged that one of its delegates, Nefeli Themeli, was among a group of young people advocating for “[a]ccessible, affordable and safe abortions” at the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Click to enlarge…
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The above remained on WAGGGS’ website from March 2010 until October 2011. At that point heat obviously forced WAGGGS to hide “abortion” inside “reproductive health services.” Click to enlarge…
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The above was on the site until just this year, when WAGGGS removed it entirely. But WAGGGS has forgotten to remove the declaration given by Themeli at CSW54 on its behalf promoting “access… to… reproductive health services,” i.e., abortion.
You’ll note GSUSA’s website has distanced the group as far as possible from Planned Parenthood… 2014-02-06_1349
But GSUSA CEO Kathy Cloninger sang a different tune when on The Today Show in 2004…
Girl Scout Logo on Green BackgroundThis informative pdf gives several examples of both WAGGGS and GSUSA’s connection to International Planned Parenthood.
There is much more corroboration. Tragically, liberal feminists have poisoned the once noble Girl Scouts organization with a pro-abortion agenda. Pro-lifers have been trying for years to get people to notice. Finally, the organization overplayed its hand by calling late-term abortion filibusterer Wendy Davis “incredible” and abortionist protector Katheen Sebelius a woman of “courage, confidence, and character.” She’s a character all right. From the dark side.
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But I digress.
All of this is to make the point that pro-lifers at large are calling for a boycott of Girl Scouts cookies this year, called “Cookie Cott 2014.” And this former Brownie is in.
Boycotts are usually called for people to their dissatisfaction with someone or some group or something and to let your dissatisfaction be known publically
Usually boycotts get started by someone calling for one publically to get the ball rolling. So a fair amount of, um, salesmanship is involved to have a successful boycott.
Since it’s not enforceable in any way, it’s merely a suggestion (I’m speaking of all boycotts).
In this particular case, Staneck is suggesting that people might want to show their dissatisfaction with the Girl Scout organization for promoting high profile pro-Abortion woman as role models to young girls.
Although she gave a lot of possibly extraneous information, it might be background info that would motivate more people to boycott, people who perhaps are not familiar with the backstory on the Girl Scouts.
No doubt it could have been presented more clearly but I thought it was very clear what she was suggesting. I can’t see any other interpretation
So a fair amount of, um, salesmanship
***Then the Primary Sales person needs to learn how to WRITE.
is involved to have a successful boycott.
Since it’s not enforceable in any way, it’s merely a suggestion (I’m speaking of all boycotts).
***well... whatever. It was a pisspoor display.
In this particular case, Staneck is suggesting that people might want to show their dissatisfaction with the Girl Scout organization for promoting high profile pro-Abortion woman as role models to young girls.
***To be candid, that’s NEWS to me, even after reading her ridiculously written article. If she is ONLY writing to those who follow her, she should consider confining her efforts to TWitter.
Her suggested boycott is doomed. Because of her writing ability. We all admire her passion.
Their aberrance has been known for years. How do they plan to hide it? I hope GSA crashes and burns.
Her message is clear to me, and this is not a writing class. Attacking someones writing style is straight from the Alinsky playbook. I don’t get it. For over ten years, I have been reading about the degeneration of the girl scouts. This is a serious topic, and you have tried to be snarky. It’s about the message not the messenger.
This is a serious topic, and you have tried to be snarky.
***No. Very simply, the message was so poorly written as to be obscured completely.
It’s about the message not the messenger.
***And what have I said about the messenger? zip. I’ve been commenting on the message, which was very poorly written and as a result, the movement suffers.
They cannot hide. They’ve been exposed...only people who support abortion buy their products.
My point is to show that this author may be disingenous at best and falicious at worst.
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