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Source: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans-girl-scouts-to-order-cookies
Jan 12, 2025 10:42 PM
GoatRodeo
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Source: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans-girl-scouts-to-order-cookies
k4y8hh2q282
Say what 🤣 order them from those putting the effort in trying to sell them.
TheWhiteBarry
Uhhh girl scouts are kids...
resworn
How sweet. 👀
kJerAFK
The kids on my street are getting my money every time, it's hard to say no
EucalyptusTrees
I wish the minimum order weren't four boxes! :(
WhatSayYouCitizen
no thanks
anitabieror6
eh im all for trans girls but girlscout cookies aren't great. they're just ok.
codenameRadical
The "I don't see race" racists have now switched over to "I don't think about gender" and hating trans people. "Why is the gender important?" Compensating for shitty people. That's why.
TacoFox
Wont they get upset if I ask if they're trans? /s
ExecutiveProducerWolfDyck
As much as I'd like to help the girls out, I'm broke. So i'm staking out a warehouse of them for a heist instead!
Rapbot20
I don't f*ing care who baked the cookie....is the cookie delicious and affordable?
Hatsodoom
If it pisses off a republican, than I'll do whatever it is.
todayok
Actually voting would have reeeally pissed them off. But memes and buying cookies is super too.
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
Do I have to order cookies from all 2,025 of them or is one okay?
GoatRodeo
Hmmm one or two is fine lol
AtariJaguar64Bit
That's a LOT of trans girl scouts to buy cookies from. I figured there'd be like couple hundred maybe, but 2,025 kids. Wow.
GharStuff
Trans people, based on polling, make up ~1% of the population. There's not that many of us, but there's also more than many people realize.
SirJamesMonster42
As someone who lives in Utah, I could see people actually asking the kids at the tables out front of stores if they're all actually girls. This is a place where schools allow pride flags to be torn down and for parents to opt their kids out of school for an hour each day for Mormon religious classes.
broccolismoke
Ok not to take away from this post but honestly curious.. 25+ ish years ago I walked door to door, IN THE COLD, fucking winter, trying to sell GS cookies. Adults repeatedly shutting doors in my face. It fucking sucked on so many levels. I always had the lowest sales. Were parents doing the sales for the kids?
jgjgjgjgjgjgjg
I live in Canada. Do they ship to Canada? Can anyone here provide info on this, please, thanks.
GoatRodeo
Try placing an order and see if they allow. It?
BlueDsc
I can't afford girl scout cookies anymore. Shit's way too expensive now.
MutatedHorse
No, I'm not supporting anyone based on gender identity. All children should get the same love and attention.
Fishkeeper
So, if one of your kids is having a really bad day because they're being picked on, and the other is having a fine day, you ignore the one kid having problems and treat them both exactly the same?
CarACarn22
I didn't know you could order online... My wallet is cooked...
StabbyMcMurder
I've bought from troop 6000 the past couple of years. That troop is made up of girls who are in shelters in New York.
rubypilgrim
can we specify what troop we buy from? What do they get from selling cookies?
DoctorScoutBobTotoBarkingtonIII
Troop 6000
https://www.girlscoutsnyc.org/en/discover/girl-scouting-nyc/troop-6000.html
Tarmaccian
Generic fundraising. Girl Scouts actually makes a point of having the girls decide what to spend funds on.
Most troops have online ordering now, but that troop in particular gets a lot of attention, and rightly so.
StabbyMcMurder
Well I buy online and their website says their troop. I wouldn't feel comfortable saying a local troop just because they're kids and some people are freaky creeps.
frenofafren
Are the cookies made from real girl scouts?
BendadickCumabatch
They are made by a real corporate shithole. Parents and local orgs have to buy the cookies upfront, and what do they get for hours and days of labor? Credits for their minuscule share of "profits" that can only be spent on GSA programs and products.
EngageWithZorp
TheCunningLinguists
I don't eat girl scout cookies, but because of all the asshole downvote fairies on this post, I'm going to order some from a trans girl scout.
lifeisadadjoke
Bingpot! I'd order too, but alas, I gotta find the Canadian version.
HelpfulCorn
You can usually order them to be sent to troops overseas
GoatRodeo
Good for you. Damn trans kids are having a tough time right now - can you even imagine?
MoopsyLD
They went up to 6$ now. I can head to dollar store and pick up some somoas and thin mints for 2$ and they even taste better.
Tarmaccian
Yep. You can do that. You could even do that and also send a $10 donation to your local troop, making everybody happy…
It’s almost like the cookies aren’t actually the point here.
MoopsyLD
I hate to say it but it kind of is. its not like boy scouts are making cookies.
AlyssaRobertson
If you really want to support a Girl Scout troop, make a direct donation of $6 instead. For cookies, the troop only gets Pennie’s for each box sold. $20 is even better! Signed, a lifetime Girl Scout who saw the other side as a leader.
videopro10
This kind of thing is why Trump won.
BlueDsc
Meh, I feel like Trump won because of sexism more than anything else.
rk57957
Trump one because somewhere there was a Trans Girl Scout selling cookies? That seems like a bit of a stretch.
Fishkeeper
It is not.
vakler
Can I get a box of Samoas? Oh they're $5? Omg. Can I get all your Samoas? No, I want them all. Every box you have. All. Your. Samoas.
CloakedFigure
I’ll fight you for them.
djhash
This person knows what they’re about.
Originalpassword
Samoas are awesome but if you need a fix Keebler has a pretty good substitute.
Billis75
And the Oreo Thins (mint flavor) taste better than Thin Mints (my opinion only).
sfrinlan
Keebler now sells a product called Coconut Dreams, and they're a good enough facsimile to me when it's not cookie selling season. I do prefer to support the local troops rather than the big corp when they are in season, though.
spinballwizardmtg
Am I the only one who doesn't like samoas? (Disclaimer: Not a coconut fan.) But gimme some good old fashioned trefoils...
MoopsyLD
wrong. they are 6$ now.
conflictmuffins
Omg that's so expensive ðŸ˜
PhenomenalCosmicPanda
anarchoFeline
before you post your comment about "why does their gender matter?" sub out gender with race and reevaluate. like yeah it would be great if we lived in a world where this stuff didn't matter but that's not the world we live in. tired of the fake ass allyship from the community here
mksu
In all fairness, I don't think it's fake-ass allyship so much as bad faith transphobia.
Sonicschilidogs
And I get that, but I wonder why I should support someone far away instead of the local area scouts, who also may or may not be trans, I wouldn't know (or ask a random kid outside the store what their gender is). Race is a little easier to tell, but also, my area, that's not an issue, it's very diverse.
Kaiju84
Okay, then that list in that link is obviously not for you. But it could be helpful for people in different areas.
Sulexar
I did as you asked, and the question stands. We're not going to create that world if people keep separating marginalized groups and trying to force special treatment on them. Treat humans like humans. Pretty simple.
anarchoFeline
so just act like the discrimination doesn't exist and it'll be fixed? k
Sulexar
Not even fucking close to what I said, but whatever you need to tell yourself.
anarchoFeline
you: just treat everyone the same
the world: *doesn't do that*
you: perfect
Sulexar
You're gonna hit your tonsils pretty soon if you keep pulling that deep.
Fishkeeper
Yes, in day-to-day life you should treat people like people. However, there are times when it's good to show support for people who the world wants to step on. That's why we have things like people getting Pride flags to show their support and love for their queer kids.
Skizmo
no. I don't care about the gender identity of the person who sells my cookies and neither should you.
pickledonions
This.
thecosmicraygirl
Exactly
IUpvoteLOTRMemes
I'm wondering why small children are so sexually aware? Aren't most girl scouts pre teens? This seems fucked up.
woemsw
Didn't care about the gender of the person selling the cookies before, don't care now. All I know is they stopped selling the two kinds I liked, and I bet they all did it on purpose. I'm telling you, there are unseen forces out that mean to prevent me from eating good cookies.
CalvinMcFly
SnarfyMcSnarferson
I agree. The only reason I'm not buying GS cookies anymore is 1, 6 bucks a box, 2, they discontinued Smores. Thanks for the cookies but I'm out
Fishkeeper
The gender identity of the specific person, no. The general concept of showing support for kids who a lot of people want to step on, yes.
jessemillertech
True, I don't care if my chocolate covered coconut chewy door to door drug dealer has "gender identity", girl scout is girl scout. Build confident children, who care about the community they live in and make the next generation better. I'll be in the bathroom listening to Pink Floyd while I mainline tagalongs till the devil eats my melting knee caps.
uglywerewolf
Id buy cookies from a dog but i just like sugar products
Sulexar
I'd buy rabies soaked turds from a dog if there was a dog selling them.
RyanH42
Just put the cookies in the box, kid.
WienerBeener
Girl scout, Guy scout, They scout. I just want some damned cookies!
g0atsmuggler8
Guy scouts sell popcorn
syoebiusprime
I don't care about the gender of who sells me cookies. I do care when children are targeted, attacked, and systemically oppressed for who they are and for things which are not a choice. I care when powerful forces seek to alienate children from their unalienable rights. Not caring about this is unadulterated evil.
Srcsqwrn
Uh... uuuhhh. This is to help people who are being systematically attacked...
BeaverOnFire
But what if they infect my cookies with heebiejeebies? It could mess up the 5G signal getting to my microchip that God Trump gave me!
mindnumbingbraincandy
I hope people treat you this exact same way when you're being shit on by large swaths of the country.
prettydumb
lol ya sorry whoever is in front of me is who i will buy cookies from
Tarmaccian
So you’re saying I should DM you my kid’s online order form?
Kaiju84
What if I think cookies ordered from trans girls taste better than those ordered from cis girls?
Fishkeeper
Then you musta gotten your tastebuds from some sort of weird psychic Wish.com. I'd suggest not doing that in the future.
Kaiju84
Taste is influenced by the subconscious. Studies have found, for example, that food eaten off a white plate is judged to taste better than that eaten off a black plate.
Omicron416
Weird flex, but okay.
Sonicschilidogs
I'd ask why you were obsessed with what's in a kids pants and follow up with a question about your thoughts on the GOP
Kaiju84
The subconscious can change the taste of your food. For example, studies have found food eaten off a white plate to be tastier than food eaten off a black plate. The weight of cutlery can also influence how we deem the quality of the food. Is it so hard to believe, then, that one could find food you know to have helped a child that is in need of positive affirmation to be better than other food?
MirvannaScythes
Hi, I'm trans, from what behalf I can muster; the gender identity of the seller is irrelevant. So is the fundraising. Idc where you get your cookies. But you've missed the point... The point here was teaching a child in a scary political climate, that they are not alone. A kind supporting word would do this, but the cookie is something tangible- special, it can mean a lot, especially young. That's why the article gives you a specific trans child to buy from, they can see the support they got.
ElvenTroll1121
Its almost always irrelevant
MotionOfTheOcean
Well said, sister
SarcasticComment
I hate the uncompensated child labor aspect. As a Boy Scout I made 10% commission on selling wreaths and poinsettias. I developed a book of business worth 1000s of dollars after earning my first $100 bill that I used to buy my mother a music box. This is so much better than pretending young girls can't be profit driven when the system around them is.
nefroye
Sheez. "uncompensated child labor"? Really? It's learning to help raise funds for a good cause, not working in coal mines. As a scout (and a student in school) - I did all kinds of fundraising activities. It's a good learning experience. It's not "child labor".
SarcasticComment
it's interesting how everyone who wants you to make them money wants to demonize you getting any of it for your efforts.
Badprenup
The troop and their local support council get the money. The money is used to fund GS activities. The main GS organization doesn't get any profit from cookie sales. Their "pay" is being able to actually continue to do activities.
The alternative is to jack up the costs to join or make attach a price to every GS activity, to the point that many families couldn't afford to put their kids in GS to begin with.
SarcasticComment
and it sounds to me they have enough to teach kids the value of a dollar earned because both organizations are dedicated to building up life skills and future leaders. Also "we can't pass on a any amount of money to our sales force because it will make scouting unaffordable" is a crock of shit. They have been raising prices by a greater margin than 10% year over year.
SarcasticComment
you think it is cute for kids to work for free and have 2 organizations (1 corporate, 1 nonprofit) take all the value of their labor without compensation. it's just weird. I remember the first $100 bill I earned at 11 years old and I used that to buy my mother a gift she treasures to this day for Christmas. Fuck you for saying I didn't deserve any of that for selling over $1000 worth of product through my effort.
Sonicschilidogs
Boy Scouts sell popcorn at worse margins, and troops that sell other things as fundraisers SHOULD NOT have allowed you to make a profit, outside of allocating a percentage to you for use on scout functions, or at least those were the National rules in the 00s and 10s as I understood them.
SarcasticComment
too bad. my troop went off script and we learned valuble life skills along the way. We never did a popcorn sale because that was a racket. We also got paid for parish festival cleanup as a revenue source to fund troop activites.
Sonicschilidogs
Oh yeah, popcorn is a HUGE racket, we used to get more funding from cash donations in a can on the table, than we would from the sales of the popcorn when we set up outside the grocery store. We did wreaths, an annual after church breakfast, and selling sodas at the parish festival for funding. And I didn't mean to say that it was necessarily bad they did that, just that they could've had their charter revoked over shit like that, BSA National tries to run shit like a mob business.
SarcasticComment
top earner got 15%. Nothing like some competitive sales drive to get those kids out selling. This drive mentality also factored into our troop having high retention and the most successful eagle scout program in the council.
Sonicschilidogs
We did too, but it was because we had that money under our name within the troop account, and then because we had that money and good adult leaders that let us actually boy lead the troop, we actually went out and did cool shit, high adventure shit, that most troops in our council wouldn't do. Packing trips, biking trips, canoe trips, hiking, fishing, and camping (at least once a month, all year round, weather be damned, snow, heat, rain, all of it)
SnowpersonHitInTheFaceWithALackOfCreativity
Why are scouts selling factory processed food in the first place? Shouldn't they be learning how to tie knots and shit?
Sonicschilidogs
Gotta pay for the trips and supplies somehow
SnowpersonHitInTheFaceWithALackOfCreativity
Don't they have membership fees?
anarchoFeline
yeah that would be cool if people didn't but like... people do. showing support for trans kids shows those people they are wrong, doing the same thing they do (not buying the cookies) but pretending it's somehow progressive is bad actually
Wynterknyte
We should strive for equity, not equality.
Sulexar
Treating kids the same is what shows those people they're wrong.
Fishkeeper
In most aspects, yes. However, showing them open, blatant support is useful at times.
anarchoFeline
but those kids aren't treated the same by the world at large.
Sulexar
...no shit. And you're not going to change that by continuing to treat them differently.
LuminoZero
Let me see if I can get the point through to you. Our nation has decided it is an essential policy position to make the lives of these little girls awful in as many ways as they possibly can.
Extending a hand to help them and say they are welcome is the absolute LEAST we can do.
Fishkeeper
Do you argue that if a business has a gay pride flag, but not a straight pride flag, it's only going to encourage people to be homophobic?
tibbs3d
Individual short term solutions need to exist alongside pushing for systematic change.
Giving a beggar $5 or tipping a server doesn't fix institutional change, but campaigning in local political races every 2-4 yrs doesnt help the server or beggar today.
Do both. It's okay (and frankly important) to do both.
anarchoFeline
so should we dismantle all programs to assist marginalized groups because treating them differently is bad?