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Girl Scouts face backlash over tweet congratulating Amy Coney Barrett

Stevicus

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Girl Scouts spark backlash from left after congratulating Justice Amy Coney Barrett

The Girl Scouts deleted a tweet late Wednesday congratulating Justice Amy Coney Barrett for being the fifth woman named to the Supreme Court after social media backlash primarily from the left, with the decision to delete the post also sparking outrage.

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"Congratulations Amy Coney Barrett on becoming the 5th woman appointed to the Supreme Court since its inception in 1789," the 108-year-old organization wrote in a tweet that included pictures of the four other women to sit on the high court: Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.

The post was also shared on the organization's Facebook page with a note saying, "Girl Scouts of the USA is a nonpolitical, nonpartisan organization."

So, they posted it, then they deleted it.

Backlash from progressives, including from Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), quickly ensued, prompting the deletion.

They got a lot of flak from liberals for posting the congratulatory tweet, so they deleted it. Then, they got flak from conservatives for deleting it. They just can't win.

The political atmosphere is just getting too ugly. People are getting so trigger happy that they're attacking the Girl Scouts.
 
Lol, thank you for showing that horrible and sad story. I feel very bad and afraid of ever becoming a public figure myself, terrified, with the way the media and opinions and attacks for everything are, it just seems too crappy, no fun at all.

They shouldn't have chickened out and deleted it though, their point seemed to be "Yay Women, Women in Powerful Positions, Become a Girl Scout and see your future a potentially empowered Woman" and that seems totally fine to me and appropriate for the organization to celebrate that and make a statement.

I don't know what the person could have said that made it out to be a bad thing? Just that Trump selected her or something? She is a real judge person, not just some rando, I think she will probably do fine in her position, plus she has all those other people there with her too, big deal, she seems the least of anyone's problems really.

Gosh, the world is so yucky seeming these days.
 

JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
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Girl Scouts spark backlash from left after congratulating Justice Amy Coney Barrett



So, they posted it, then they deleted it.



They got a lot of flak from liberals for posting the congratulatory tweet, so they deleted it. Then, they got flak from conservatives for deleting it. They just can't win.

The political atmosphere is just getting too ugly. People are getting so trigger happy that they're attacking the Girl Scouts.

We can't just be fellow humans anymore, talking to one another. Everything we say or do has to have some kind of political meaning behind it.

Makes me a bit sad. :(
 
We can't just be fellow humans anymore, talking to one another. Everything we say or do has to have some kind of political meaning behind it.

Makes me a bit sad. :(

Me too. I'm a pretty non-political type though, and avoid those sorts of conversations mainly I think, and still seem to engage the humanity in some people. People who seem over politicized on either side seem like they lose their humanity almost and become party drones.
 

tytlyf

Not Religious
People were disappointed because she's a sham candidate. Who can't name the 5 Essential Freedoms protected by the 1st amendment.
At that point is when the interview is over. Next.
Amy is not in the same league as the other women.
 

JustGeorge

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People were disappointed because she's a sham candidate. Who can't name the 5 Essential Freedoms protected by the 1st amendment.
At that point is when the interview is over. Next.
Amy is not in the same league as the other women.

I can understand not wanting her in the position(she wasn't my choice), but I thought a women's(or girls, more specifically) organization congratulating a woman for receiving a high ranking position wasn't really that out of line.

It just seems like the constant criticism(one side criticizes for commenting, another for deleting) is a bit extreme and counterproductive.
 

Saint Frankenstein

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Girl Scouts spark backlash from left after congratulating Justice Amy Coney Barrett



So, they posted it, then they deleted it.



They got a lot of flak from liberals for posting the congratulatory tweet, so they deleted it. Then, they got flak from conservatives for deleting it. They just can't win.

The political atmosphere is just getting too ugly. People are getting so trigger happy that they're attacking the Girl Scouts.
This is ridiculous and out of hand. People need to calm down. This is why I'm afraid to wear my MAGA hat in my heavily Democratic city.
 

tytlyf

Not Religious
I can understand not wanting her in the position(she wasn't my choice), but I thought a women's(or girls, more specifically) organization congratulating a woman for receiving a high ranking position wasn't really that out of line.

It just seems like the constant criticism(one side criticizes for commenting, another for deleting) is a bit extreme and counterproductive.
The Girl Scouts should be outraged at what happened.
 

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Girl Scouts spark backlash from left after congratulating Justice Amy Coney Barrett



So, they posted it, then they deleted it.



They got a lot of flak from liberals for posting the congratulatory tweet, so they deleted it. Then, they got flak from conservatives for deleting it. They just can't win.

The political atmosphere is just getting too ugly. People are getting so trigger happy that they're attacking the Girl Scouts.
The left never cared about free speech and expression unless it praises themselves.

I'd swear their creed is to always attack those who don't tow the leftist line.
 

Ponder This

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Girl Scouts spark backlash from left after congratulating Justice Amy Coney Barrett



So, they posted it, then they deleted it.



They got a lot of flak from liberals for posting the congratulatory tweet, so they deleted it. Then, they got flak from conservatives for deleting it. They just can't win.

The political atmosphere is just getting too ugly. People are getting so trigger happy that they're attacking the Girl Scouts.

The post honoring Amy Barrett also honors all five women Supreme Court Justices. The Girls Scouts also have specific individual social media posts mourning the death of Ruth Bader's Ginsburg (and honoring her appointment) and honoring Sonia Sotomayor (as a prominent latina Girl Scout Alum). Both Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi have been honored by the Girl Scouts. It is also common for the Girl Scouts to retract social media posts honoring public figures when there are complaints. This is not an example of the political atmosphere getting more ugly than it already was; it was already this bad. Nor is it an example of the Girl Scouts behaving in a way they don't normally do in response to political pressure.

These are posts made by the Girl Scouts organization and it is not surprising to see mothers get upset at the organization for these perceived missteps and refuse to buy their cookies.
 

Saint Frankenstein

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Really? I live in Seattle next to Trump supporters, and see plenty of them around too. What's there to be afraid of?
I see people wearing Trump stuff at times here, but they have cars. It's different when you have to walk or ride the bus. There have been news articles about people being attacked for wearing Trump gear. I really don't want to deal with any confrontations. I prefer to be left alone.
 

Brickjectivity

Turned to Stone. Now I stretch daily.
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Girl Scouts spark backlash from left after congratulating Justice Amy Coney Barrett



So, they posted it, then they deleted it.



They got a lot of flak from liberals for posting the congratulatory tweet, so they deleted it. Then, they got flak from conservatives for deleting it. They just can't win.

The political atmosphere is just getting too ugly. People are getting so trigger happy that they're attacking the Girl Scouts.
Well.....they caught flak from Democratic Party supporters. Liberals? Perhaps coincidentally, but yelling at Girl Scout leaders doesn't make one a liberal. Nor does being a Democrat.
 

The Hammer

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I see people wearing Trump stuff at times here, but they have cars. It's different when you have to walk or ride the bus. There have been news articles about people being attacked for wearing Trump gear. I really don't want to deal with any confrontations. I prefer to be left alone.

I prefer to not live in fear. If someone wants to attack me for my political gear, so be it.

Edit: But I've always found wearing political apparel like sports team apparel is stupid.
 

9-10ths_Penguin

1/10 Subway Stalinist
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I can understand not wanting her in the position(she wasn't my choice), but I thought a women's(or girls, more specifically) organization congratulating a woman for receiving a high ranking position wasn't really that out of line.
It's not just a "girl's organization." They're very clear about how they're very values-focused:

Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be
honest and fair,
friendly and helpful,
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and do,
and to
respect myself and others,
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout.

I'm not sure how someone who upholds these values could support Barrett's appointment.
 
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