{"id":600477,"date":"2021-07-22T16:06:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T20:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=600477"},"modified":"2021-07-22T16:06:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T20:06:25","slug":"girl-scouts-push-anti-racism-guide-that-claims-color-blindness-perpetuates-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/girl-scouts-push-anti-racism-guide-that-claims-color-blindness-perpetuates-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl Scouts Push \u2018Anti-Racism\u2019 Guide That Claims Color-Blindness \u2018Perpetuates Racism\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgirl-scouts-push-anti-racism-guide-that-claims-color-blindness-perpetuates-racism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=600477&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Girl-Scouts.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The Girl Scouts told its membership that taking a color-blind approach to life \u201cperpetuates racism,\u201d and parents must have conversations about race and racism \u201cregularly\u201d with their daughters to counterbalance this narrative.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The organization released an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.girlscouts.org\/en\/raising-girls\/leadership\/civic-action\/racism-and-kids.html\"><span>online resource<\/span><\/a><span> for parents designed to help their kids \u201ctake action against racism.\u201d Much of the data and resources cited in the article are inspired by \u201canti-racism\u201d and critical race theory. The resource is primarily aimed at encouraging white parents to have conversations with their children about their privilege.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhile we should be having conversations about race and racism regularly, checking in with your girl is crucial when racist violence claims lives and sparks widespread protest, grief, and unrest around the nation,\u201d the article reads. \u201cHaving honest discussions about race is important for all families, and it\u2019s vital to have them on a regular basis, even if you find it uncomfortable or you think your kids already know about racism and understand right from wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSaying \u2018we\u2019re all the same\u2019 or \u2018I don\u2019t see color\u2019 might be well-intentioned, but it perpetuates racism because it disregards part of people\u2019s identities,\u201d the article continues. \u201cPlus, saying everyone is the same implies that everyone has the same experiences and is treated the same in our society \u2014 which statistics and the everyday discrimination faced by Black people and other people of color show isn\u2019t the case.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>White Girl Scouts were encouraged to look at the power structures within their neighborhood and school to determine their privilege and understand racism.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s also important to look at how your girl\u2019s life is structured and lived every day,\u201d the website reads. \u201cWho does she see in her neighborhood, at school, and in positions of power around her?\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Girl Scouts\u2019 guide also claims that parents who feel \u201cuncomfortable\u201d partaking in conversations about race may be perpetuating unfair \u201cjustice, health, and education systems.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt may be tempting to avoid the topic of race and racism altogether \u2014 especially for those who were taught it\u2019s something that isn\u2019t polite to discuss \u2014 but statistics show that justice, health, and education systems aren\u2019t fair in basic ways that can negatively affect a girl\u2019s life on a foundational level,\u201d the guide reads.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The guide cited data claiming that young children can show a \u201cbias toward whiteness.\u201d It suggested curtailing this bias by making children play with diverse toys and watching diverse television shows.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the bottom of the guide is a list of resources for parents to increase their knowledge on racism and discussing racism with their kids. Examples include the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which distributed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/national-museum-of-african-american-history-valuing-hard-work-being-polite-objectivity-all-aspects-of-whiteness\"><span>literature<\/span><\/a><span> that claims hard work, being on time, being polite, and objectivity are aspects of whiteness, and EmbraceRace, which promotes the teachings of anti-racism.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Among the resources was a link to the nonprofit organization The Conscious Kid, which made headlines for hosting a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hasbro-training-session-teaches-employees-that-babies-can-be-racist\"><span>training<\/span><\/a><span> session that told Hasbro employees that babies as young as three months old can show racial preferences.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Conscious Kid is also linked to the \u201ccancellation\u201d of Dr. Seuss books and Nickelodeon\u2019s race-based special. The nonprofit also teamed up with Google\u2019s charity arm to create an \u201canti-racist\u201d book list for K-12 teachers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Girl Scouts did not respond to The Daily Wire\u2019s request for comment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nonprofit-responsible-for-canceling-dr-seuss-teams-up-with-google\"><b>Nonprofit Responsible For Canceling Dr. Seuss Teams Up With Google<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Girl Scouts told its membership that taking a color-blind approach to life \u201cperpetuates racism,\u201d and parents must have conversations about race and racism \u201cregularly\u201d with their daughters to counterbalance &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-600477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}