Desi Lydic infiltrates a Girl Scout troop to find out what they think about the Boy Scouts’ decision to accept girls. #DailyShow #DesiLydic #Throwback
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Desi Lydic infiltrates a Girl Scout troop to find out what they think about the Boy Scouts’ decision to accept girls. #DailyShow #DesiLydic #Throwback
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There is a way to solve this: All the Girl Scout leaders and all the Boy Scout leaders enter the Thunder Dome. The winner takes all in the grudge match of our generation. Which tribe will you fight for in a Anchorman, Mad Max style fight for supremacy in the cut throat industry of scouts?
ReplyHonestly those are some really cool activities that they do. Sadly those activities are only available for well funded troops and the more rural your location the less likely you get to participate and learn from roboticists and geneticists. Same thing applies to boy scouts.
ReplyGirl scouts. Stop it. the store has better and cheaper cookies.
ReplyHilarious
ReplyAnyone see that boy or am I wrong
ReplyDesi is special
ReplyI don’t think the boy scouts or the girl scouts need to change at all, I think a new program should be put in place that takes everyone. Personally I don’t think the traditional boy/girl scouts has a future, nor do they have a monopoly on youth programs.
ReplyGirl scouts are nothing more than cookie, magazine, and candy sellers these days. I am sure at one time it was important for girls to gather… Not all the groups get to do these activities they show on this segment. Each group is self funded and a lot of times, they don’t get to participate in these activities. Selling stuff gets the girls patches… So they will sell, sell, sell.
ReplyGirl Scouts let trans girls in *way before* Boy Scouts let trans boys in (and they only accepted them after literal years of being pressured), so that should tell you how “inclusive” Boy Scouts are as an organization, lol…
ReplyCome sell cookies at my house
Reply99% sure her in this outfit is a fantasy of mine
ReplyThe boy Scouts are down with this 100%
ReplyI was in boy scouts. Then I quit because my troop had nazis.
ReplyWhen I was in Girl Scouts we didn’t anything cool! We did crafts and cookies. It was lame. They should be teaching self defense, survival, etc.
ReplyNot sure I’d want Desi near my kids after Trevor Noah made her watch so much Fox News.
ReplyMost the badge pictures where SBSA merit badges
ReplyAs a girl Scout who wore heavy leg hair I smelt in the direct jew-lazer light.
ReplyDesi just confused this girls…they now need speech therapist
ReplyMy mom was a girl scout leader and I support their charter. As a boy scout I can tell you in the 70s the girl scouts did amazing and fun things…so much so I quit boy scouts and just went to the gs meetings with my mom…we got to have campfires and make pancakes and smores while the boy scouts were making a Santa out of readers digest…
ReplyGold award recipient here! But also a gold award recipient in the original BSA co-ed teen program called Venture Crew. Love GSA but also love Venturing for the fact that it was more outdoor and traditional boy scout things. I was even one of the first female youth participants at the 2013 national boy scout jamboree in WV through my NJ venture crew. It was effin awesome.
ReplyFrom what I’ve seen, the Girl Scouts are highly concerned with losing that “incentivized” (sell cookies or lose your troop!) cookie sales force.
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When I was in the Boy Scouts, our Troop leader was a hyper “up or out” Eagle-factory foreman.
He didn’t care if you earned badges, unless it served reaching Eagle. He didn’t care if you had fun, or built friendships, or learned important life skills. Just strive for the Eagle or get the F___ out of his troop.
I got the F___ out of his troop.
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The guy that was in charge when my brother joined was a closet survivalist with a barely hidden sadistic streak. Computer merit badge? No. Ten mile run with a 40 pound backpack of rocks!
He also pocketed most of the money parents paid for uniforms, supplies and activities and handed out moldy second-hand thrift store uniforms and gear.
My brother got the F___ out of his troop.
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Yes, either type of scouting can be a valuable and fun experience, but the variability of volunteer adult leadership can ruin it for a lot of kids, which has had the effect that they are seeing now, with more parents opting out of getting their kids involved.
Both Scout systems are outdated. They need to learn from each other and fold into a single system. BSA has the outdoor activities and should find more instruction from Native Communities rather than appropriate them – their history is of L.B.P. and colonial. They have long held Native culture in high regard, but have mythologized it rather than understood it. GSA is an excellent business, someone would have to really explain what else it does well. Venture Scouting is far more outdoorsy, co-ed, and extends into adulthood. It’s clear that there’s a pathway towards a betterment of Scouting as a whole through what Venture Scouting is and taking the best of what both organizations have to offer while leaving the rest behind as painful reminders of what not to do.
ReplyDesi ,a Girl scout Indeed . I may even say a trooper .We Love you girl
ReplyNaaa. She doesn’t want it merged. Simple due to the revenue alone. Just saying.
ReplyTho as you get older, venture scouts has joint scouts anyway.
Desi…. YOU ARE HILARIOUS!!!
ReplyI remember throwing up at the Boy Scout initiation when I was a kid and needing to leave before it was finished; for whatever reason I didn’t care to go back
ReplyNothing of value was lost.
They should just merge and have it be “Scouts”. Plenty of girls who would like to fish and tie knots and plenty of boys who would like sewing and baking. No reason to pigeon hole kids based on gender.
ReplyDesi we love you, another great video!
ReplyGirl and Boy scout is such an American thing.
ReplyMost other countries just have SCOUTS.
I love Desi
Replypls give her some food, she looks unhealthy thin, its almost scary to watch her move 🙁
ReplyI still wish (30 years later) we had lived in an area with a Girl Scout troop when I was of that age. Looks so much fun. Never understood why we were so void of girl scouts to join in the middle of the biggest city in the state but my mom tried to find one and couldn’t. At least I got to spend every summer in camp in the wilderness (apparently less expensive than day care at the time). Best times of my childhood. I can’t think of a single reason I would want to join the boy scouts. They have a pretty horrid reputation, probably harder for a girl to make friends, and they don’t have cookies.
ReplyThis was done in my country ages ago. I hated girl scouts but loved scouts.
ReplyThe girls were evil to be around but the boys were cool and interesting and had better activities.
Things might have changed now, but when I was a kid and in Boy Scouts, I knew Girl Scouts that wished they were in Boy Scouts because we actually did “cool/fun” stuff. Boy Scouts is actually moderately rigorous. For example a few of the requirements for the Boy Scout cycling merit badge are 50 mile bike ride and knowledge of how to repair your bicycle. It is almost like school. Where merit badges are courses and some are required while others are electives. Eagle Scout projects are like senior capstone projects and are typically moderately large community improvement projects such as: refurbishing a community playground or installing bus benches throughout the city for the elderly and disabled. This is why being an Eagle Scout means something (or least used to). From what I recall, Girl Scouts was definitely not like this.
ReplyThis was not my girl scout experience…We met at a church and mostly learned Girl Scout Songs, made dumb friendship bracelets, sold cookies, and did basic crafts like sewing and art. We never went anywhere else…Not bad if that’s what you want. But, I wanted archery and bad*ss stuff.
ReplyThose kids are adorable
ReplyRocket Scientists …The Thing everyone looked for …
ReplyDesi is fine as F
Reply0:35 Its just self-interest by the Girl Scouts. Though they do have a more “modern” and up-to-date program, boy scouts has a more consistent and prestigious awards program.
ReplyI do love Desi Lydic!
ReplyBig up Marie Curie. Thoroughly ignored innit
ReplyBefore Girl Scouts phased out the First Class which was equal to Eagle, I and six peers were able to get that award in the 80s… Long time ago 🙂
ReplyLet’s have the kids green Beret.
ReplyDesi’s delivery is just golden. I love how many amazing people have come through The Daily Show.
ReplyThose girl scouts will carry psychological scars for years from being part of the show.
ReplyBoyscout here. Eagle in fact. I have no problem with co-ed scouting programs. BUT THEY ALREADY EXISTED. so yeah, the lawsuit that resulted in girls being in girlscouts was irreparably damaging to boyscouts and girlscouts alike, as well as sea scouts and venture scouts and a multitude of others that were shut down as a result.
Reply“I’ve decided to make the decision to tell you to make decide to make decisions for yourself”
ReplyAh, grammar.
Awh girl scouts seems fun now, when I was in scouts I got called slurs
ReplyMy best friend earned the Gold Award. Her achievement was mentioned in the Congressional Record.
ReplyThat’s great but I wanted to know more about why girls shouldn’t join boys scouts? Kind of cut the conversation off real early
ReplyI have a hunch that Desi’s next stint is going to be a visit with the Spelling Bee contestants. Now here’s one of the last American Sacred Cows that has not been mocked. Go Desi!
ReplyI remember my Girl Scout troop was very mean. I joined in 4th grade after moving schools and the other girls had been in it since Kindergarten or 1st grade. They treated me like an outsider and constantly bullied me. I left after a year because I couldn’t stand it. I am sure Girl Scouts can be great but not all troops promote the same values or treat people equally.
ReplyI find it so wierd that usa has girl scouts and boy scouts not just scouts
ReplyWhat is this about? I don’t understand the humor or underlaying message.
ReplyI never tire of the Desi Lydic skits.
ReplyThe kegal scouts!
ReplyWe as a society are so obsessed with equality is that we sometimes forget every human is different from another.
ReplySo can the “girl” scouts finally go to the word jamboree now? In my year 2011 there where only boy scouts form America.
ReplyWay to go Missy traumatizing future female commandos
ReplyThere have been “mixed” scouts in Europe for decades now. I’m a scout myself for 24 years now and we have always been a mixed group. Everyone gets along fine so I don’t quite get why this is a problem in America.
ReplyAs a long time Girl Scout as a child I can attest to how awesome this organization is. Thanks Desi!
ReplyIsn’t Brownies a Girl Scout?
ReplyWait what!? This came from Trevor Noah????
ReplyThis piece is very outdated, this is an old story and content. I like Desi’s take on a lot of pieces but this one falls flat. What’s funny about pretending to be a dizzy blonde in an organization that is trying hard to empower young girls. The bubble-headed woman storyline has been done to death with a bunch of hacky movies about bad troop leaders or teachers. This piece is not creative, look to Sam Bee or anyone on her show, Oliva Munn, Amber Raffin for inspiration. When you go blue (patch jokes) or to cliche tropes of pretty women being dumb and superficial you’re skipping out on the hard work of comedy. It’s not a political correctness thing – it’s just not funny anymore.
ReplyCampfire went co-ed in the eighties
ReplyAnd yet more padding with shameless reuploads.
ReplyIn the year 2021 the Girl Scouts only really have one use – to sell cookies. That’s also one more use then the Boy Scouts have.
ReplyThe only things they let us do in Girl Scouts besides sell cookies was make bead jewelry and keychains
ReplyAs a scout I can say that boys need to be boys and if my ( considering what we get up to) troop had girls in it wouldn’t be as fun but yes girls can do scout stuff but still being apart of the guide movement
ReplyI need aaaaaall the unedited footage from this clip, stat.
ReplyI work for Girl Scouts in Philanthropy, and we cover 29 counties in two states. We just launched a Mobile STEM van, taking stem experiments out to the rural communities. We tap into local events, to give all kids an opportunity to experience the adventure of a stem activity. We also provide funding for underserved girls to participate at no charge to their family, including uniforms, patches, and camps. We look for community partners and grant opportunities to provide these services. This is how we really operate.
ReplyWas a girl guide myself!
ReplyBoy scouts….. ok
Girl Scouts……ok
Why do the girls want to go into the BOY SCOUTS? Why? why?
We dont sell Boy Scout cookies
ReplyI was allowed to participate in Boy Scouts because I lived with my father and brother who were both heavily involved. I don’t recall any of the boys giving me a hard time about it, though sometimes I just didn’t want to be surrounded by smelly boys. I wonder if I would have liked Girl Scouts. And I’m a little on the fence about safe spaces for a gender vs integration. Sometimes I feel like young women need a space just for them, but that kind of negates the request for Boy Scouts to be inclusive, because young men might need that space, too.
ReplyShe should go under cover at the GOP as Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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ReplyWhy not just call call girls boys? Just leave boys alone! Be who you are!
ReplyI love you, Desi!
ReplyNever really knew anything about girl scouts other than the cookie sales, but I really wanted to see Desi in the uniform 😀
ReplyWho would have thought the CEO of Girl Scouts is a staunch advocate of traditional values and discrimination. 0:27
And just like that, Girl Scouts becomes America’s version of the hijab. Are you watching parents?
ReplyWhen is she getting her own show?!?!?!?!? Funniest comedians ever! (if she were multiple people)
ReplyVagazzling? Is she a fan of the show BMS?
ReplyI’m a simple person, I see Desi, I click!
ReplyCan parents send their son to girl scouts? Girl Scouts sounds way cooler and oriented towards science.
ReplyActually, this is the training required to be successful at black Friday door buster events.
ReplyBack in the 70s, I was total by the GS troop leader that they didn’t have room for me and I couldn’t join. I was brokenhearted. I became a CEO of a major northeastern nonprofit organization without them. Boom
ReplyCan boys join the the Girl Scouts?
ReplyBeing an active Girl Scout for about 12 years now, this skit honestly cracked me up.
ReplyFeminism : boyscouts have to include girls, but Girl Scouts are still gender exclusive.
ReplyNow, here’s the question, why is it that if there’s a “man’s” club, women can’t stand it, they demand entry! But, there are many women’s only groups, and men couldn’t care less. What is your problem women, get a life!!
ReplyAre u assuming the kids’ genders?
ReplyReally cringey. Hard to watch. The laugh track is pathetic.
ReplyI was a Blue Bird, which in the Camp Fire Girls (now simply Camp Fire, as boys are allowed membership) is equivalent to the GSA’s rank of Brownie. It would’ve been okay had our adult leader not shown favoritism to her one daughter.
ReplyAgain same old vedio .
ReplyThis was so touching! Almost like my hope in the future is restored.
ReplyMy eldest is going to work on the gold award next year. Love Girl Scouts!
ReplyOnly a mother of boys,but the Boy Scouts don’t let girls continue after a certain age! So girls start, make friends, then are kicked out.
ReplyShe’s the female Conan
ReplyThat was awful
ReplyI see Desi in a uniform and I click on it. Simple.
On topic of the video. It didn’t make sense to me that Boy Scouts would allow girls to join and yet there would be 2 organizations still. Why not fold both into 1 or just keep them separate?
Like they have Boys/Girl Scouts and then Girl Scouts?
ReplyI think this wouldn’t have happened if girl scouts were able to do all the activities boys do…survivor skills etc. They are more active and learn more important skills.
Replysnide…
Replygirl scouts were NOT this cool in the mid-late nineties. they wouldn’t even let us light a fire! I used to be so jealous of boy scouts. Happy to know the younger me-type girls can join them.
ReplySame ol’ Val
ReplyI want to know who’s idea it was for the Girl Scouts to sell cookies. At the bih meeting, did someone just say, “Those girls should be selling their cookies on every corner in America!”
ReplyCookie pushers
ReplyThis is old … I love Desi!!!
ReplyWhy didn’t the Boys Scouts just call themselves SCOUTS if they want to be inclusive?
Replybut the thing is
Reply1) gendering things like scouts is inherently sexist because boy scouts are given survival skills bc “that’s what boys need” while girl scouts sell cookies
2) gendering kids extracurricular activities (sports, scouts) boldly excludes nonbinary and genderqueer youth
Pretty sure all they do is sell cookies.
ReplyIn Florida the Girl Scouts sell cookies. The Boy Scouts sit in front of the grocery stores and ask for donations. It aggravates me the boys are taught panhandling like some crackhead lowlife.
ReplyTarget on a Saturday is pretty lax compared to Walmart
ReplyDesi is soooo funny. I love her humor!
ReplyAs a former Boy Scout, a looooong time ago, and a lifelong progressive, this is not the right decision by the Boy Scouts. Girls deserve to be girls, and boys deserve to be boys, without throwing in a whole lotta confusion. The original intent for both organizations was and is valid.
Reply“She’s a little old to be a girl scout” so young and already discriminating.
ReplyI did Boy Scouts growing up. My wife and my sister did Girl Scouts. Both of them were bored with the “crafts and cookies” bit and badges that were great if you one day wanted to run a business, particularly if it was art or fashion related, but less fun if you wanted to shoot, fish, backpack, or any of the more adventurous outdoor activities. My sister jumped ship and joined the BSA Explorers when she got old enough, even worked at a BSA camp for a few years. When the news first broke about BSA opening up to girls my wife and I looked up a list of the BSA merit badges a scout could earn, based on his (and now her) interests. My wife actually got angry when she saw what the boys had been offered versus what she had to choose from in the GS.
ReplyWhen I was a Girl Scout we did coloring projects while my brother went on a four week sailing trip with the Boy Scouts
ReplySure I’d let my daughter be alone with a boy scout Troop leader. Seems legit
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