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As a scout leader for 30+ years I am not thrilled with the depiction

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  • AirurandoP
    861 posts Member
    edited July 2016
    Not thrilled is just the beginning.
    I have seen some Cubs that started with me become Eagle Scouts and awesome members of their community.
    A couple are going for congress...... I really dislike their political bent, but I am voting for one, and if he asks, going door to door for the other.

    I think the OP wanted to start a political discussion or have a ramble about the scouts but instead got a Paul Lynde love in and ended up doing EAs marketing or them.

    I'm so tempted to buy the Scoutmaster even though I didn't give him a second glance when the message came up that he was available to buy.
  • AirurandoP
    861 posts Member
    edited July 2016
    AirurandoP wrote:
    Not thrilled is just the beginning.
    I have seen some Cubs that started with me become Eagle Scouts and awesome members of their community.
    A couple are going for congress...... I really dislike their political bent, but I am voting for one, and if he asks, going door to door for the other.

    I think the OP wanted to start a political discussion or have a ramble about the scouts but instead got a Paul Lynde love in and ended up doing EAs marketing or them.

    I'm so tempted to buy the Scoutmaster even though I didn't give him a second glance when the message came up that he was available to buy.

    Methinks the Scoutleader for 30+ years doth protest toooo much. :wink:
  • txrabbit3737
    1166 posts Member
    edited July 2016


    The censored word starts with Q and rhymes with beer.

    Qudweiser?

    ;)
  • tiger10036778
    842 posts
    edited July 2016
    Great thread ??? camp gay man shouldn't be scout leader because camp gay man equals predatory * soon got stamped on ??

    It's good to be back... think I will hang around for a while again. Just get back to my cross stitch now ?

    Ooohhh... got censored.... can't say that word then.
  • barryriddl474
    4860 posts Member
    edited July 2016


    The censored word starts with Q and rhymes with beer.

    Qudweiser?

    ;)


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  • Annathewicked
    4736 posts Member
    edited July 2016
    Unsure what your issue with the Game is.............. This seems more like an off-topic political, pro/cons scouts talk - not really game related....
    Unless you care to Explain the Game Issue Here?
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  • VinaBaker
    215 posts
    edited July 2016
    I love the Scout Master!! What's not to love about a tribute to Paul Lynde?
  • simp7fan
    4163 posts Member
    edited July 2016
    Wait, I get it now! I always knew it was "campy" but now I get how he's the scout master...who goes "camping". If a scout master was "campy" he'd basically be gay, too. Hah, genius. ;) (Them, not me.)
    The censored word starts with Q and rhymes with beer.
    Oh, thanks. Looks like the character is the not as censorable "Bi-Polar Bear". Good to know.
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  • Annathewicked
    4736 posts Member
    edited July 2016
    Chris60119 wrote:
    I'm offended that you won't allow gays lead in the Scouts.. Sounds like Boy Scouts is a hate group.

    I agree. Sucks they have to make any boys in the troop ashamed and hiding "in the closet" to be a scout if their gay.
    Sorry, I was a Girl Scout - I know how to make fires - it did NOT shape my being, or make me a woman. From what I see of Boy Scouts - same thing. You worry too much of your image and don't Really help boys in Need of guidance - they are the ones you shun.


    That said - this is more of an off-topic post, like I said earlier. Political and possibly Inflammatory
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  • wiedmannaj
    1125 posts Member
    edited July 2016


    The censored word starts with Q and rhymes with beer.

    Qudweiser?

    ;)

    He said it rhymes with beer, not horrible tasting water.
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  • bluntcard
    4147 posts Member
    edited July 2016
    Chris60119 wrote:
    I'm offended that you won't allow gays lead in the Scouts.. Sounds like Boy Scouts is a hate group.

    I agree. Sucks they have to make any boys in the troop ashamed and hiding "in the closet" to be a scout if their gay.
    Sorry, I was a Girl Scout - I know how to make fires - it did NOT shape my being, or make me a woman. From what I see of Boy Scouts - same thing. You worry too much of your image and don't Really help boys in Need of guidance - they are the ones you shun.


    That said - this is more of an off-topic post, like I said earlier. Political and possibly Inflammatory



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  • txrabbit3737
    1166 posts Member
    edited July 2016
    wiedmannaj wrote:


    The censored word starts with Q and rhymes with beer.

    Qudweiser?

    ;)

    He said it rhymes with beer, not horrible tasting water.

    Actually I prefer Qorona Extra. ;)
  • KrustyBrand
    15340 posts Member
    edited July 2016
    Chris60119 wrote:
    I'm offended that you won't allow gays lead in the Scouts.. Sounds like Boy Scouts is a hate group.

    I agree. Sucks they have to make any boys in the troop ashamed and hiding "in the closet" to be a scout if their gay.
    Sorry, I was a Girl Scout - I know how to make fires - it did NOT shape my being, or make me a woman. From what I see of Boy Scouts - same thing. You worry too much of your image and don't Really help boys in Need of guidance - they are the ones you shun.

    That said - this is more of an off-topic post, like I said earlier. Political and possibly Inflammatory

    I told myself I was going to avoid further contributions to this thread, but I can’t seem to help myself...

    I always assumed the Scoutmaster was Swartzwelder’s send-up of the BSA policy that “homosexuals do not provide a desirable role model for Scouts”, especially given that this was a somewhat hot cultural debating point in the early 90s and “Radioactive Man” first aired in 1995. But just to be clarify, the BSA has ever so slowly modified its stance on this issue. The ban against openly-gay scouts was lifted in 2013 and the ban against openly-gay adults in leadership roles ended in 2015.

    I didn’t agree with the OP’s dislike of the character, but he didn’t really amplify on the reasons for his dislike. That’s his prerogative. And it doesn’t seem as though a fuller explanation is going to be forthcoming, so rather than guess at the OP’s thought processes, perhaps we should heed Anna’s advice and let this thread die.
  • JKoBenzed
    227 posts Member
    edited July 2016
    Chris60119 wrote:
    I'm offended that you won't allow gays lead in the Scouts.. Sounds like Boy Scouts is a hate group.

    I agree. Sucks they have to make any boys in the troop ashamed and hiding "in the closet" to be a scout if their gay.
    Sorry, I was a Girl Scout - I know how to make fires - it did NOT shape my being, or make me a woman. From what I see of Boy Scouts - same thing. You worry too much of your image and don't Really help boys in Need of guidance - they are the ones you shun.

    That said - this is more of an off-topic post, like I said earlier. Political and possibly Inflammatory

    I told myself I was going to avoid further contributions to this thread, but I can’t seem to help myself...

    I always assumed the Scoutmaster was Swartzwelder’s send-up of the BSA policy that “homosexuals do not provide a desirable role model for Scouts”, especially given that this was a somewhat hot cultural debating point in the early 90s and “Radioactive Man” first aired in 1995. But just to be clarify, the BSA has ever so slowly modified its stance on this issue. The ban against openly-gay scouts was lifted in 2013 and the ban against openly-gay adults in leadership roles ended in 2015.

    I didn’t agree with the OP’s dislike of the character, but he didn’t really amplify on the reasons for his dislike. That’s his prerogative. And it doesn’t seem as though a fuller explanation is going to be forthcoming, so rather than guess at the OP’s thought processes, perhaps we should heed Anna’s advice and let this thread die.

    Agreed! I was thinking the same thing. No response since the initial post. Maybe thought he would get more people agreeing with him instead got the opposite. So yeah let this die.
  • simp7fan
    4163 posts Member
    edited July 2016
    You know what I think? We should just let this thread die. Best policy there.

    Anyone else agree? Please post a comment agreeing.


    ;)
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  • JKoBenzed
    227 posts Member
    edited July 2016
    I agree!
  • honolululu
    117 posts Member
    edited July 2016
    For sure no more posts to this thread or I will not be thrilled

    /last
  • Excruciator69
    697 posts
    edited July 2016
    Feels like how Isaac Hayes was fine with South Park's merciless assault on every religion until they set their sights on Scientology. His religion. Then, suddenly, it was no longer a joke.

    People like that make me sick. It would be the same thing if I laughed at the Simpsons taking one out on Australians or the French, then suddenly being offended when they called Canada "America Jr."

    It's a two way street and your opinion is to be ignored if you are only comfortable with humor targeting ideas unrelated to yourself.
  • GamerGD3
    3029 posts New member
    edited July 2016
    simp7fan wrote:
    You know what I think? We should just let this thread die. Best policy there.

    Anyone else agree? Please post a comment agreeing.


    ;)

    By "agreeing" this is keeping the thread alive.
  • bluntcard
    4147 posts Member
    edited July 2016


    I almost agreed to not keep this post going, but then I stopped myself! HA!
    Close call.


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