Posted on 03/05/2013 4:43:52 PM PST by Pinkbell
Carly Rae Jepsen has cancelled her performance at the national Boy Scouts of America Jamboree because of the organization's exclusion of gays.
Call Me Maybe singer Jepsen made the announcement Tuesday on Twitter.
'As an artist who believes in equality for all people, I will not be participating in the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree this summer,' she wrote.
'I always have and will continue to support the LGBT community on a global level and stay informed on the ever changing landscape in the ongoing battle for gay rights in this country and across the globe.'
Rock band Train also has taken a stand, but pursued a different tack in a post on its website Friday.
The group asked the BSA to reconsider its policy rather than immediately pull out of the July gathering in West Virginia.
The event, held once every four years, is expected to draw more than 45,000 scouts and adults.
Members of Train said Friday in a message on their website that they were unaware of the policy barring gay scouts and adult leaders from participating in the organization before agreeing to perform.
'Train strongly opposes any kind of policy that questions the equality of any American citizen,' the statement said.
'We have always seen the BSA as a great and noble organization. We look forward to participating in the Jamboree this summer, as long as they make the right decision before then.'
Deron Smith, publicity director for the BSA, says the organization is moving forward with plans for the Jamboree.
'We appreciate everyone's right to express an opinion and remain focused on delivering a great Jamboree program for our Scouts,' Smith wrote in an email.
Smith was unaware of any other performers scheduled to participate in the event.
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Someone seriously needs to start telling these leftists to F off. Gay lesbian is not worth this drama, and LGBT damn well isn’t. These people are all brainwashed/ intimidated by the far left and it’s outrageous.
what idiots
Why am I not surprised that selfish, spoiled “artistes” think it would be a great idea for the Boy Scouts to let homosexuals take little boys off into the woods?
I've never seen the name before in my life. What was she in?
I’d really like some red-blooded heterosexual male of.....oh, 17 or 18 petition to be a “leader” of a Girl Scout troop on overnights.....in the name of fairness and equality.
Carpet Muncher?——Pobably.
'Train strongly opposes any kind of policy that questions the equality of any American citizen,' the statement said.
'We have always seen the BSA as a great and noble organization.
Doesn't pass the smell test. As phony as Sanda Fluke being unaware of the Catholic church's stance against birth control before she applied to a Catholic school.
I’ll bet she would not turn down a chance to “perform” at a GIRL Scout event.
I always enjoyed the Jetsons, Judy, Elroy and Carly Rae.
As an artist who believes in equality for all people,
(Except those who don’t agree with her).
And Carly Rae Jepsen would be.......
Why would the Boy Scouts even invite these people? Who cares? I love the Boy Scouts- and think Hollywood is demonic.
How can you have a concert without Whatshername?
Setup or not, Lord quickly come.
Somehow the members of Train don't seem to make the connection that maybe the reason that the BSA IS a great and noble organization is because of those policies Train doesn't like. The people who created BSA understood the fallen nature of humankind and realized that the young men in their care deserved protection from those with the proclivity to abuse them, and the ones most likely to abuse the boys are those men who prefer to have sex with other men. It's not a stretch to think they might also be attracted to pre-teen or teen boys.
What else should we expect? Jepsen is a typical liberal Canadian chick. The Canadian Supreme Court just said it was illegal to read out loud sections in the Bible condemning homosexuality.
Spare us from liberal Canadians!
A absolutely agree, somebody at the top of the BSA certainly knew her #1 song/video was a sly gay joke, and Carly Rae certainly knew about the BSA gay controversy.
Using this to generate maximum fan buzz and turn LoFo opinion against the BSA.
Set up. With easy, 1-2-3 instructions. Play #1 in The "Manipulating the Media for Easy Publicity for Dummies" Handbook. They do it with the collusion of allies in our own organizations. Over and over and over again.
Hat tip to you, Dysart.
Got your 15 minutes. Move on.
There needs to be serious purge at the top of the BSA leadership.
These kind of concerts have no business at a Jamboree, period. Scouts should be doing their own entertainment.
“Carly Rae Jepsen is one of the very few musicians I can think of who turns out good music these days.”
Get yourself out of the house and attend various 4th of July picnics around the country. There’s lots of talent out there. We don’t need to be guided by the nazi lizards in the MSM to tell us what good talent is.
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