Californian teen of a local Girl Scout troop is calling for the boycott of Girl Scout cookies from both Girl Scouts active in selling, and purchasers. This request was prompted by a Colorado troop admitting a transgender boy into the group. The teen calling for the boycott, also known as “Taylor,” is asking that until the GSUSA (Girl Scouts of the United States of America) bans transgenders from the organization, people refrain from the sale and purchase of the popular cookies. While it is understandable that this admittance raises a few questions, the arguments of “Taylor” are unsubstantiated and based more off opinion than fact.

First, Taylor makes the argument that the GSUSA is dishonest to its patrons, due to the fact that it has allowed transgender males into the organization without informing her and other members. One problem with this, is that she is implying that there may be “undercover” boys in her troop without her knowledge. If for some reason there was a transgender in her troop, it would be only after the GSUSA approves their application, once they insure the individual and the family present her as a girl. With the GSUSA being a group offering a home to those in need, Taylor should be more trusting of what she is trying to defend. She also makes the argument that making GSUSA accessible to transgenders is only benefiting a small group, while endangering a much larger one. If she understood how this group needs support and why, she would feel differently. Furthermore, making the claim that admitting transgender boys into the organization is dangerous to her, is wildly outrageous. She is ignorant to the fact that transgender boys DO NOT identify as boys. Even though physiologically they are indeed males, psychologically, they are not. In an attempt to fit in somewhere, these transgenders are not looking to “spy” on girls. They are no more a danger to her, than she is to them. Instead of banning them from the organization, a smarter approach would be to educate the girls, incase this situation occurs.

Discrimination in the United States has always been a spark for revolution. In the mid twentieth century, race was topic of the civil rights movement. Now in the twenty-first century, the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender) community is the main focus. Taylor is openly discriminating against those that are not the same as her. She claims that the sales she has made, will now fund organizations that do not benefit her. The first problem with this claim is its inaccuracy. According to the New York Daily News, a GSUSA spokesperson says nearly 100% of cookie sales goes right back to the troop to fund events for the girls. The remaining fraction goes to charities in need. If these charities are helping those that need help, Taylor and anyone that agrees with her, should stop being so selfish and be happy that it is going to a good cause.

Unfortunately, there are bound to be supporters for this girl that are equally as ignorant to this world that we live in. One supporting organization is the Girl Scouts of USA Congressional Charter. This is also a group that calls for the elimination of sexual education. To call for any form of education to be ended is absurd, because knowledge is what fuels society. Another supporting organization is the Honest Girl Scouts website, which has been producing flyers for the boycott, claiming that allowing transgender boys into the GSUSA is promoting abortion and LGBT agendas. Just another example of ignorance at its finest. Spreading ridiculous information like that is detrimental, because more ignorant people will rally behind it.

Luckily, the majority of this country uses logic before supporting something as absurd as Taylor’s claims. The arguments she presents discriminate against a specific group which she is clearly uneducated on. Her main complaint that these “boys” pose a threat to her and other girls is based solely on opinion and has no factual substantiation whatsoever. So far, response to Taylor has been promising. In fact, I have noticed more people saying they will buy more cookies because what she is asking is so ridiculous. Another comment said, “A little bit of education goes a long way.” This could not be any more true, because the more informed people are, the more inclined they are to make educated decisions. Taylor so passionately defends an organization that stands for inclusiveness and support for those that need it. If she understood the Girls Scouts’ intentions and the group she alienates, her mind might be made up in a different direction.