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Boy Scouts Get A New ‘Inclusive’ Name. The Internet Responds.

John Bickley

After recently opening the door to girl members — of which they’ve already gotten some 3,000 — the Boy Scouts have now officially rebranded themselves as a fully “inclusive” organization ready to welcome in the new generation with a brand new, gender nonspecific name: “Scouts BSA.”

“We wanted to land on something that evokes the past but also conveys the inclusive nature of the program going forward,” said Chief Scout Executive Mike Surbaugh. “We’re trying to find the right way to say we’re here for both young men and young women.”

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