Posted on 01/30/2014 8:47:10 AM PST by Sir Napsalot
The Girl Scouts have apologized for seeming to endorse abortion advocate Wendy Davis in a tweet late last month, .....
The endorsement has caused a firestorm of protest among Girl Scouts, their moms, and the public at large. The controversy comes at precisely the wrong time for the Girl Scouts, right in the middle of the cookie-selling season that nets the Girl Scouts somewhere around $700 million.
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The first cookie boycott run by John Pisciotta, executive director of Pro-Life Waco, had a tremendous effect on the Girl Scouts, even driving then Girl Scout CEO onto national television to defend the Girl Scouts against the charges they are too cozy with abortion advocates.
On Wednesday, the Girl Scouts issued the following apology:
December of 2013, Girl Scouts of the USA shared an auto-populated tweet, asking our social media audience to share their opinions about who should have been recognized in a discussion about 2013’s noteworthy women. While our intentions were good, many of our followers and the public at large raised concerns about the content they were driven to via our social channels. We listened, and would like to take a moment to sincerely apologize to anyone we have offended. We are truly sorry.It is unlikely the apology will end the cookie boycott. After all, the Wendy Davis endorsement was simply the last straw; the Girl Scouts have a well-documented history promoting what many consider to be extreme feminism including abortion.To be clear, Girl Scouts has not endorsed any person or organization. As our methods of communication evolve with technology, the mission of Girl Scouts remains the same: to continue building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
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LOL
No need to support the GS just for the cookies!
I got a Boy Scout badge one time for eating the most brownies.
We stopped buying them years ago - anyone remember the mints sold by the Campfire Girls? They were a treat.
Buy those good little Marxist’s cookies.
Pray America is Waking
The Girl Scouts did not endorse Wendy Davis. Neither did any official spokesman or any tweet from their account.
What they did do was link to a HuffPo story talking about women of the year and who should be nonminated. Someone NOT affiliated with Girl Scouts spoke of Wendy Davis in the article. It was not an article focused on Wendy, but many different women. The one mentioned most was youth activist Malala Yousafzai.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/17/women-of-the-year-2013_n_4461327.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
“This organization is NOT the same one I used to love and support!”
And the cookies aren’t as good as they used to be either.
This isn’t an apology. An apology would consist of replacing the head of the organization.
Since they didn't do what most are accusing them of, it is difficult to write that into an apology.
The Girl Scouts did not endorse Wendy Davis. Neither did any official spokesman or any tweet from their account.
What they did do was link to a HuffPo story talking about women of the year and who should be nominated. Someone NOT affiliated with Girl Scouts spoke of Wendy Davis in the article. It was not an article focused on Wendy, but many different women. The one mentioned most was youth activist Malala Yousafzai.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/17/women-of-the-year-2013_n_4461327.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
Those good little Marxist cookies are made with cottonseed oil. Bad!
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA400361/Is-Cottonseed-Oil-Okay.html
I haven’t bought Girl Scout cookies since I found out GSA supported Planned Parenthood.
Here in Washington state, many of the YWCAs are extremely feminist and anti-male.
“Her name should be no where near the Girl Scouts other than as an anti role model.”
If you can’t be a good example, serve as a warning.
“I got a Boy Scout badge one time for eating the most brownies.”
What??? I got kicked out of Boy Scouts for that!
Yes. No cookie sales money goes to the national organization. It is split between the baker, troop and council.
Why the heck would the girl scouts promote abortion? Half the aborted babies would be potential future members and all of the females getting abortions would suffer the emotional damage of it. It does nothing to further female empowerment in any kind of traditional sense.
That said, I have no problem buying girl scout cookies to support my friends’ daughters.
What? The new feminist political heroine Wendy B. Davis can’t even get a Girl Scouts cookie endorsement? Buncha sexist bigots still in America. (’
You know what the B. stands for.
Girl Scouts of the USA | Influence Explorer
what a surprise
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