Teen Calls For Cookie Boycott, Says Girl Scouts Let Transgender Kids Threaten Her Safety, Use Cookie Money to Fund Gay Agenda

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The Girl Scouts are awful aren't they? They've been giving young girls the chance to learn skills, make friends, achieve goals, and feel better about themselves for over a century. How dare they? Then one troupe goes and does something progressive to help a youngster experience a sense of belonging: They let a transgender child in. In response, a California teen is calling for a total cookie boycott.

Girl Scout Taylor from Ventura County, California (Screenshot)

The teen is 14-year-old Taylor, a Girl Scout from Ventura County, and she first put her message out via a YouTube video, explaining her (and/or her parents') belief that proceeds from the organization's wildly popular annual cookie sale are funding "a radical homosexual agenda at the expense of the Scouts’ safety," according to WND.com.

The child whose admission to a Colorado troupe has spurned Taylor et al's hatred is 7-year-old Bobby Montoya, who was presented as a girl, and thus accepted, under the guidelines of the Girl Scouts of Colorado. The organization in Colorado, incidentally, as pointed out by their VP of communications doesn't "require any proof of gender.” That same spokeswoman also remarked she knows there are other transgendered youngsters in Girl Scout troupes around the nation.

Taylor puts the emphasis in her campaign on safety, based on her belief that it's what's underneath the uniform that makes a Girl Scout a legit girl.

Unfortunately, as the Huffington Post notes, the video Taylor made has since been marked private.

WND.com, however, has some excerpts from Taylor as stated in the video:

“The real question is, why is [The Girl Scouts of America] GSUSA willing to break their own safety rules and go against its own research institute findings to accommodate transgender boys?” [...]
“Unfortunately, I think it is because GSUSA cares more about promoting the desires of a small handful of people than it does for my safety and the safety of my friends and sister Girl Scouts, and they are doing it with money we earned for them from Girl Scout cookies.”

“Right now, GSUSA and councils are focusing on adult agendas that have nothing to do with helping girls. I ask all fellow Girl Scouts who want a true, all-girl experience not to sell any cookies until GSUSA addresses our concerns. I ask all parents of Girl Scouts who want their girls to be in a safe environment to tell their leaders why you will not allow your girls to make any more money for GSUSA.”

It's been a while since I skipped around the church basement in my Girl Guides of Canada uniform, but I'm pretty sure they don't give out badges for intolerance.

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By Lindsay William-Ross in News on January 12, 2012 3:30 PM 0 Comments

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crusher153

adults should be able to live their lives the way they want. if thats being transgender than so be it. with that being said bobby montoya is 7 years old. he doesn't know what he wants yet. i'm not saying force the kid to try out for football or something. all i'm saying is raise the kid the gender he was born. he will have plenty of time to figure out things when he is older.

Cassandra Grindall

Like any good fascist she taped over her troop number. I want to know this girl's troop number...why? I will drive my ass up to Ventura, and visit every supermarket in the area until I find girl scouts FROM HER TROOP. Then I will...BUY ALL THEIR COOKIES. ALL of THEM. EVERY SINGLE LAST BOX.

Nina Garza

As usual the main stream media takes someones words and twists it into a "hate". When did standing on a firm foundation of guidlines and rules of acceptance into an organization become "intolerance". Just because some group happens to not agree with another person/groups beliefs does not mean the 1st group is intolerant.....I think this whole "hate crime/intolerance" wording is just reverse distrimination directed toward those of us who stand for something and don't follow the main stream.

Ed Yerke-Robins

I don't think anyone's accusing the Girl Scouts of intolerance here (I think/hope the girl in the video is a fringe character). The Girl Scouts are standing on their founding mission: "to build 'girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place'". I applaud their decision to extend membership to all girls - including transgender girls, who deserve inclusion in such a great group. My wife was a Girl Scout (to this day some of her best friends are people she met in Girl Scouts) and I look forward to getting fat off cookies when my daughters are old enough to join Girl Scouts.

(On an unrelated note, I share your concern that the free use of extreme words like "hate" will render them meaningless for when they actually apply.)

Ed Yerke-Robins

Curious, for those who may have seen Taylor's full video or are better-versed in Girl Scouts, what are the GSUSA "safety rules" and "research institute findings" she alludes to in the excerpt?

Also, does she mention how she learned of Miss Montoya's potential admission? I don't know if/how Girl Scout Troops relate to each other, but it seems strange that another girl in another troop in another state would have such an affect on her. You can't like everyone in every chapter of a national organization, but does it really necessitate a self-wounding boycott?

Paul

I watched it, she doesn't mentioned how she figured it out - but it was national news, so it's not like it wouldn't come down to them anyways.

Ed Yerke-Robins

Ah, thanks for the info. This was the first I'd heard of it.

Since you saw the video, are the excerpts in this article pretty representative of the whole thing, or is there something missing I should know?

I don't want to jump to conclusions - it's just hard to cut through sound bites when the original source is unavailable. I support the Girl Scouts on this one, and hope that Taylor is a minority opinion, but I don't feel comfortable scrutinizing a young girl or her motivations based on one article.

George Wallace

Mimes run in troupes. Girl [and Boy] Scouts run in troops. Other than that: carry on.

The Ugly American

The child whose admission to a Colorado troupe has spurned Taylor et al's hatred is 7-year-old Bobby Montoya...

Guess I missed the part in her video where she expressed hatred for Miss-Ms.-Mr.-Whatever, Bobby "You killed my father prepare to die" Montoya...

Jenny Yang

Girl Scouts a HAVEN for the "Gay Agenda"? Gawd. Didn't see that one coming. Who knew? Makes horrible jokes SO much easier from now on. That "Berry Munch" box of cookies in the photo just takes on a whole new meaning. (sarcasm intended)

bertfivesix

I'm going to buy the shit out of some Girl Scout cookies this year.

Karen McHale

This girl's parents should be ashamed. They are pimping their daughter out to promote their own narrow-minded agenda. The language used was NOT that of a fourteen-year-old and was obviously scripted (or was parroted language) of her parents. And this girl and her family are way, way off. Most of the cookie money raised is used by the individual troops. A small amount goes to local Council and then another small amount goes to National. So, her complaint is ridiculous. When you buy cookies, you are supporting local troops and their activities and they DESPERATELY need their cookie money because that helps fund all their fun activities for the year! So, please.....don't let these bigoted people and their misguided child change your mind about buying Girl Scout Cookies! GSA is such an awesome organization that is all-inclusive (unlike BSA National.....not the local troops). GSA encourages ALL GIRLS and makes them feel special and that they are capable of doing anything! And, really......what are you going to do without your yearly fix of Thin Mints or Tag-A-Longs?

Paul

Eating Thin Mints is an unofficial American Past Time.

By the way, anyone try them frozen?

Ed Yerke-Robins

It's true! From the Girl Scout Cookies FAQ:

"Q: Does any of the money from cookie sales go to Girl Scouts of the USA (the national Girl Scouts organization)?

A: Girl Scouts of the USA is paid a royalty for use of the licensed trademarks by its licensed vendors based on gross annual sales volume. Girl Scout councils do not provide any portion of their cookie revenue to Girl Scouts of the USA. No other revenue from cookie sales goes to Girl Scouts of the USA. Girl Scouts of the USA provides contractual services and approves all educational materials developed by the bakers, as well as providing coordination and training for national media, safety standards, leadership programs and sale guidelines."

Whatever this girl may think about GSUSA & their policies (& I happen to vehemently disagree with her), not selling cookies will only serve to harm her local council & troop.

ValleyDoll

Please support your local Greater Los Angeles Girl Scouts as we begin our Cookie Pre-Sales on Jan. 20th. Our initial delivery is scheduled for 2/25. Here's a link for all the yummy varieties we'll be selling this year...
http://littlebrowniebakers.com...