Conservatives are declaring the Boy Scouts dead after it announces it will drop ‘boy’ from its name – ThinkProgress
[ad_1] The emasculation of the Boy Scouts is complete, at least according to former governor of Arkansas and noted terrible tweeter Mike Huckabee. On Wednesday, the Boy Scouts announced they will drop the word “boy” from their name, becoming Scouts BSA, as they prepare to welcome girls to the organization starting next year. The organization has also been facing low membership numbers and bad press, two other factors that may have affected the decision to change the name. But the move isn’t going over well with Huckabee and other conservatives. “The emasculation of the Boy Scouts is complete,” Huckabee tweeted Thursday morning. “Old Scout oath ‘Be Prepared.’ New oath ‘Be Pretty.'” The emasculation of the Boy Scouts is complete. Old Scout oath “Be Prepared.” New oath “Be Pretty” https://t.co/YOSl2tl5vx — Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) May 3, 2018 Huckabee also shared a video of an earlier appearance on Fox News in which he derided the name change. “I think the Boy Sco...