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Look Who Wants In On The Boy Scouts

Amanda Prestigiacomo

A group of young girls (ages 10-13), who call themselves the Unicorns, have requested that they be admitted as Boy Scouts. The Unicorns, who are being guided by one of the mothers of two of the girls, Danelle Jacobs, say that “they would rather be camping and tying knots than selling cookies,” according to the New York Times.

The Unicorns—which includes Allie and Skyler Westover (sisters), Ella Jacobs, Daphne Mortenson and Talyor Alcozer—have filled out applications to become Boy Scouts and expressed their desire to join based on ideas like “inclusion” and “equality.”

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