[MR] Touchy discussions - read before replying to anything else, please.

[William de Faleston]

Rebecca said:

I think in general each troop is as good as its leader and most  
problems with discrimination are at the individual level rather than  
the national level.

Sadly, as His Grace pointed out, this is not the case. The BSA At the  
national level is quite proud of it's anti-gay and anti-atheist/non- 
believer policies. At the local level, it's often not a focus, which  
leads to the problems we're having discussing this.

For the most part, the bigotry and discrimination in the BSA comes  
from the top. Most of the people around here who are involved in  
scouts are good, welcoming people who have a genuine desire to help  
kids learn to be better people.

But even though those kids, and, in great measure, their local scout  
leaders didn't make the discriminatory policy, the policy exists. A  
policy, I might add, that the SCA, would never get away with. And as  
long as the organization chooses to act this way, I won't support it  
by doing a demo for the group. I also won't blame anyone else who  
chooses not to. And finally, I certainly don't advocate us not talking  
about it on this list. To say a certain topic is out of bounds because  
it is politically charged or because it might upset people we rent  
sites from leaves a bad taste in my mouth. One of the tenets of  
chivalry is truth, and though I am not a knight, I strive to follow  
that code by speaking my mind on injustices I see.

William de Faleston


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On Jun 9, 2010, at 7:37 PM, Becky McEllistrem <bmcellis at yahoo.com>  
wrote:

> Actually the list owner decides what's on this list and I think it  
> is relevant being that we do tons of demos for scouts.
>
> I think in general each troop is as good as its leader and most  
> problems with discrimination are at the individual level rather than  
> the national level.  This is often true for all groups.
>
> Most groups have a standard reporting process that does better with  
> witnesses than the individual.  So if there is a problem to report  
> that WE witness we should report it and hopefully with several  
> witness CC'd on the report so one person can't pretend to never get  
> a report.
>
> In either case we won't solve the problem here but suggestions to  
> resolving problems do help and we do TONS of demos for scouts.
>
> Rebecca
>
>
>
> Rebecca
>
>
> --- On Wed, 6/9/10, Glynis Gwynedd <ylandra at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Glynis Gwynedd <ylandra at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [MR] Touchy discussions - read before replying to anything  
>> else, please.
>> To: "Merry Rose" <Atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
>> Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 7:26 PM
>> Let's nip this one in the bud before
>> it goes any further. There is a certain
>> type of discussion that belongs on this list - and bashing
>> Boy Scouts or any
>> other group is not part of that type of discussion.
>>
>> If y'all want to start an argument, let's discuss things
>> which do belong on
>> this list, like covering up camp chairs, not smoking on the
>> list field, the
>> politeness/rudeness (perceived or real) of attending/not
>> attending court,
>> splitting into principalities, the really good shortbread
>> we had at Highland
>> River Melees, tennis shoes, sunglasses, cameras, polyester,
>> and elves.
>>
>> By the way - if you can make it to an IKEA near you, the
>> Henriksdal white
>> chair cover costs $20 and fits those folding director's
>> chairs almost
>> perfectly. They're 100% cotton and of a heavy enough
>> material to not tear
>> when folding the chair up with the cover on.
>>
>> HENRIKSDAL
>> chair with armrests cover
>> article number: 70137896
>>
>> I like pizza. Let's talk about things that are
>> medieval.  Or at least
>> medievalish.
>>
>>
>> ~Lady Glynis Gwynedd
>> Barony of Highland Foorde
>> "Have you hugged a harp today?"
>> --
>> "Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able
>> to tell the
>> difference."
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