Girl Scouts delete tweet congratulating Coney Barrett after angry backlash

[Tanuki]

Link to tweet

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/10/28/supreme-court-girl-scouts-congratulates-amy-coney-barrett-.html

"The Girls Scouts on Wednesday night deleted social media posts congratulating conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett for her controversial appointment to the Supreme Court hours after the posts sparked a wave of angry comments — and some praise.

"Shame on Girl Scouts for promoting this. She represents the exact opposite of what we instill in our girls!" one woman wrote in reply to Girl Scouts' Facebook post.

The backlash began right after the Girls Scouts Twitter and Facebook feeds featured an image showing photos of Barrett and the only four other women who have served as justices on the high court. Those women included Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the liberal whose death last month opened the door for President Donald Trump to nominate Barrett for her seat.

"Congratulations Amy Coney Barrett on becoming the 5th woman appointed to the Supreme Court since its inception in 1789," the post said, ending with an emoji of hands raised up.
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"This post is insanely tone-deaf from a female-centered organization to celebrate a woman who believes that we should have our rights stripped," wrote a female commenter on Facebook, one of the more than 2,000 comments that were made an hour after the post.

Another woman wrote, "This is not an appointment to celebrate for women. She does not support women's rights at all."

A third woman wrote of Barrett: "She goes against so much of what Girl Scouts stands for — very disappointed in this. This appointment is nothing for girls or women to celebrate."...(more)

[oswaldactedalone]

1. Their cookies suck anyway

I’m starting the boycott now!!! Website and videos to follow!!!!

[Sherman A1]

2. Good

She will do no good for the members of the organization.

[smirkymonkey]

3. Fuck them and their cookies.

They will see the backlash in their cookie sale this year, I am sure.

[Mc Mike]

4. Some right wing pig got into position in the Girl Scout org,

and tweeted right wing garbage. That isn't representative of the Girl Scouts.

Who the right wing hates.

[WePurrsevere]

5. Pfft! Whoever tweeted this was foolish & it's been deleted. Personally I'm not...

going to punish all of the girl scouts and the whole (progressive) org, that does amazing things to teach, build up and protect girls, for this.

Now, if they suddenly flip and actually start to teach girls that they're less capable than or subservient to men, etc, I'll re-consider my support but I'm pretty sure this was just a stupid/ignorant mistake made by a less than perfect person.

[Gothmog]

6. Good