After threatening to sever ties with Scouting America and kick the youth group off military bases worldwide, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday gave a six-month reprieve to the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America.
Hegseth made the announcement in a video posted to X, framing it as an ultimatum to Scouting to conform to the Trump administration's anti-DEI agenda. He detailed his many criticisms of the group, saying Scouts had "lost their way" by changing the organization's name and "watering down" what he called "the focus on God as the ruler of the universe."
He accused the Scouts of promoting "an insidious, radical, woke ideology that is anti-America and anti-American."
62 Comments
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 107 pts · 167d
Hegseth has the most fragile ego I’ve ever seen. He’s a baby. He has the smallest dick energy, it’s the human equivalent of a chihuahua.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 24 pts · 167d
Oh man you should see Gym Jordan on the daily. All he does is yap yap yap like a tiny mutt.
WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 167d
There is no one I’d rather see be beaten within an inch of his life on live television
DistrictSIX@lemmy.zip · 18 pts · 167d
Really? Have you not seen Stephen Miller? Ok, maybe for him we should go that final inch too.
ickplant@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 167d
I do believe that for him, the beating will continue post-mortem. You know, double tap and all that.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 167d
kreskin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 167d
thats a tough call.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 167d
Probably has a lot to do with why he's on his third wife and drinks.
It's really too bad they haven't found a way to safely augment penises. This might solve so many problems with people like this...
bomberesque@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 167d
The most fragile ego? There's not someone you can think of with an even more fragile car of man baby syndrome?
PragmaticFist@piefed.social · 68 pts · 167d
Claiming that "boys rule and girls drool," Hegseth, the petulant man-baby that he is, explained that "since girls have cooties, it's a travesty to allow gender mixing in the BOY Scouts!"
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 166d
Gender mixing might cause boys to develope healthy relationships with women!
UnityDevice@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 166d
Remind me again why these people hate Iran? They seem to have more in common with the dead Ayatollah than anyone else.
usernameunnecessary@lemmy.zip · 61 pts · 167d
The kind of article you'd expect to read about dictatorships cut off from the rest of the world. This sort of talk sounds crazy even with North Korea's standards.
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 167d
Trump's people are working hard on that.
texture@lemmy.world · 56 pts · 167d
this is not a serious country
Manjushri@piefed.social · 25 pts · 167d
This is a deadly serious country. As in, they will kill you if you fail to live by their hate-filled ideology.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 167d
Yep. These people squealed and continue to squeal about things like "political correctness". It turns out they want everyone to bow to THEIR political correctness.
This is something that was glaringly obvious even back in the 90s when they first started Karening out over everything that was "PC".
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 167d
One other note - I've been reminded of this scene so many times in my lifetime. It's probably one of the most true things said about American culture. Even if so many wingers and reactionary centrists have taken issue with me pointing them at this scene. Jack's character really sees America here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exgxarrxpX0
texture@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 167d
i'll recognize this alternative truth
Ghostie@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 167d
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 166d
Yeah, it could be from the onion if all their writers had brain damage.
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 167d
I can't even tell what's real anymore! Did Trump really forget that Queen Elizabeth is dead and say she should pardon her son? Did he really say we don't know where the sun goes at night? I honestly can't tell if these are real quotes or rumours started by satirical news sites
AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 167d
He then slapped the reporter, yelled "No tagbacks!", and ran up the ladder to his tree house. When the reporter tried to ask followup questions, Kegsbreath pulled the ladder up after himself and plugged his ears, screaming "No girls allowed!" until his mom brought him some dino nuggies.
human@slrpnk.net · 42 pts · 167d
Shitler Youth incoming
Triumph@fedia.io · 41 pts · 167d
Scouting America is a private, non-profit organization.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 15 pts · 167d
That doesn't mean anything to the people that want the entire government to be privately held
Triumph@fedia.io · 18 pts · 167d
My point was that Hegseth is threatening private organizations.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · -8 pts · 167d
Yes. And my point was that it doesn’t mean anything to the people that want the entire government to be privately held
Good talk!
Triumph@fedia.io · 10 pts · 167d
You're kind of being a dick about it now.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · -8 pts · 167d
About what? What're we discussing now?
anon6789@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 167d
From reading other articles and pieces from people associated with Scouts, while they don't get any money from the government, that isn't to say they don't get perks.
$1/yr leases for public land, access to property/equipment, logistical support/medical staffing for the Jamboree, jet flyovers, etc that help them stretch their funds or provide things they would t be able to access without the government's support.
The Jamboree is a 10 day event this July, so all that staffing provided by the gov is probably a huge expense, and if Hegseth pulled all that now or in the future, they'd be screwed. So essentially, this is coercion to get what they want.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 167d
I think Scouting America should reverse any kind of concessions they made immediately after the Jamboree, and tell these monsters that they'll just wait them out, thank you very much, because the next Jamboree is in 2030.
anon6789@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 167d
I'd say anyone not planning to get screwed by this administration is doing their people a disservice.
I am happy to see the Scouts give some push back. It frankly seems more than some leaders/countries are willing to do.
jake_jake_jake_@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 166d
They note in the article that all "concessions" were already planned to be implemented. They really didn't do anything other than give a list of what they already planned to do.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 167d
They want to treat them like a government contractor and put them on
super secret double probation, oops, I mean, they want to stop them from doing sooper dooper totally unlegal "DEI", which, in Orwellian fashion, they call "discrimination".RedWeasel@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 167d
Aww, must get rid of the evileist of things, girls. /s
totesmygoat@piefed.ca · 5 pts · 167d
He just wants them to go back to their roots. And align with the current administration. Allow the pedos back. Those kids are just there for the taking.
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com · 17 pts · 167d
Nazi Pete what a snowflake
kreskin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 167d
Looks like Petey needs a juice box and a nap. He just really does not like girls, and likes to play dress-up. He has the mental development age of a 8 year old. He'd probably be happiest with a sandbox and a couple of tonka trucks-- and he'd play in it dressed up in a little smart looking suit.
superkong47@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 166d
If the Scouts have ANY kind of respect left for themselves as an organization they’ll tell dui hire kegsbreath exactly where to shove his ultimatum, these nazi fucks are out of fucking control, the time for peace is long passed..
lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 167d
I don't know what it is about this line or the mood I'm in, but... I'd like to buy some shiny bright red size 12 pumps so I can stomp my giant scary disgusting transfem foot on his idiot throat in style and teach him who really rules his universe.
Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 167d
It's such a "nu-huh you didn't get me, I use a shield!" Type of energy. Like oh your god is the ruler? I guess I should bend down then.
Fucking hate it. Especially from heg. He's a cunt, and if there is a god I'm pretty sure they wouldn't want heg any where near them.
flop_leash_973@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 167d
The DOD focusing on the important things while it is currently bombing the civilians of another country I see. /s
AlexLost@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 167d
The Pentagon. The center of the war machine in america. Is worried about what kids do in scouts. While actively at war on several fronts. Glad they have their priorities straight. Wouldn't want to blow up an elementary school for example?
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 1 pts · 167d
Mic drop
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 10 pts · 167d
It's not a tree house with a "no girlz aloud" sign, but it's still a stupid made up reason.
whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 167d
Department of Epstein is too busy blowing up girls schools and fishermen targeting countries that aren't protected by nukes to provide equality. Not surprising from someone who gets their morals from a book that promotes misogyny and slavery and genocide.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 167d
I wonder if this stupid Faux News host has ever even bothered to learn anything at all about the Scouts and their principles.
I_Jedi@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 166d
I have received information from our sponsors that the Scouts' rules have changed. We now have one rule, and one rule only! Absolute and unquestioning loyalty to Donald J Trump! This goes double when he summons you to Mar a Lago for an interview.
hateisreality@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 167d
There wasn't any alcohol involved so of course not
RotatingParts@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 167d
Playing the "god" card. Amazing how many people fall for that.
Lodespawn@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 167d
I did cub scouts for like 3 years and I'm pretty confident there was nothing about god in there
str82L@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 167d
https://troopleader.scouting.org/program-features/duty-to-god/information/#%3A%7E%3Atext=Scouting+supports+the+spiritual+view%2Cthe+spiritual+ideals+of+Scouting. Unfortunately leaders must profess a belief in God.
Lodespawn@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 166d
Looks like thats still listed as a topic for leaders in Scouts Australia, but theres nothing on God in the requirements for actual scouts other than respecting freedom of religion.
RotatingParts@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 167d
That's good to hear.
AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 166d
Speaking as an Eagle Scout-- WGAF?
grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one · 4 pts · 167d
Leave our adolescent friends & neighbours alone!
grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one · 1 pts · 167d
E Pluribus Unum!
grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one · 1 pts · 167d
Official motto of the United States of America
grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one · 1 pts · 167d
‘One from many’
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 167d
FirstComm already?
So long Phobos I guess.
ramenshaman@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 167d
So, speaking as a former boy scout, I never thought it was a great idea to take a bunch of co-ed potentially horny teenagers out camping in the woods, but shut the fuck up, Pete. This is not your job. Yes, historically boy scouts and girl scouts have been quite different and girls should get to do the things that boy scouts do, but I was a pretty horny teenager back in my boy scout days.
AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 166d
Former Scout here. They have done it in Europe for generations. They actually hand out condoms at jamborees and even have alcohol tents for youth over 16 (Scouts in Europe go to age 21)
I don't know if that's a good idea altogether-- just saying America didn't invent this.
Fondots@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 166d
My local council has a long-run ting exchange program with a Canadian council, where scouting is coed. Every 4 years we send a bunch of scouts up to camp and spend time with our Canadian counterparts, and then the next year they send a bunch down to do the same here.
I haven't looked into how they work it since they started allowing girls to participate, but back when I was in we had an arrangement with the local girl scout council for them to participate and host female Canadian scouts and to travel to Canada with us(and of course female venturers also participated)
The program has been going on for almost 60 years, and I've never heard of there being an issue. Girls and boys camp in separate areas but participate in activities as a single unit.
And that's much the same way Scouts America is operating now.
And on top of that
Venturing and sea scouts have also been coed for a long time.
There was always female camp staff at summer camp who were around our age.
I'm sure along the way some kids have taken the opportunity to do what horny teenagers have always done since time immemorial, but I think it's probably fair to assume that if not at scouts they probably would have found another time and place to do that anyway, not being in scouts certainly hasn't put a damper on that for a great many people over the years.
And of course, its 2026, gay scouts don't have to stay in the closet anymore.