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Now with a little political knowledge, me having been the only Latina Brownie (junior Girl Scout)has taken on a whole new meaning. And while the GLBT community is still not acceptable in scouting culture, being Latino is, or so it seems.

While the Boy Scouts have been much more outspoken about their rejection of gay boys, they have cloaked their racism in an allegiance to American systems. How can the Boy Scouts simultaneously recruit immigrant boys and deport their parents who use the values that the Boy Scouts praise to make a living in this country?

Handbooks, advertisements, and even bumper stickers have been translated into Spanish. And though the organization is predominantly white, the Scouts are getting creative by offering soccer programs to children of immigrants from Central and South America who other wise might not think about camping, hiking, or knot-tying.

Via / RaceWire