Taylor, an eight year old Girl Scout wants to start a nation-wide boycott of the famous Girl Scout cookies. This is because of the fact that a transgendered boy was let into the Girl Scouts. She argues that this should not be acceptable and she makes a valid argument supporting her claims. One of the first points she makes is that any boy who wants to member of the Girl Scouts can be if he is presented as a girl. She then gives the quote from the Colorado Girl Scouts VP of Communications, Rachel Trujillo “If a child identifies as a girl, and the child’s family presents her as a girl, Girl Scouts of Colorado welcomes her as a Girl Scout.” So, through this reasoning, any boy can become a girl scout if he is presented as a girl.

The issue then comes up with if the transgendered members are allowed to sleep in the same room and use the same bathroom as the girls. This issue is brought up by the fact that any adult males accompanying the group must have separate sleeping arrangements and a separate bathroom. This becomes a major issue if one of the transgendered members was to turn eighteen and would then be considered an adult male. He would then be required to sleep in a separate place and have a separate bathroom. If the rule is changed to accommodate this dilemma, it would give perverted High School students a new motive to join the girl scouts so they could be with younger girls on these trips. Even if this may not be the motive of a male Girl Scout member, there is the possibility, and therefore not safe.

At the end of her argument she gives some alternative ways that the Girl Scouts could raise money, such as a garage sale and just asking for donations. I believe that, for a fourteen year old girl, she makes a strong argument with solid evidence and clear facts. However, I do not believe that her movement for a boycott will get anywhere. I don’t believe enough people will care or agree with her. Besides, just about everyone loves at least one kind of Girl Scout cookies.