In a message dated 1/23/00 1:20:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, HSmith6490
writes:
> I think we have to understand the reason the segregation of women and
> men with Rangers and Missionettes was not to chauvinistic but with the
> idea that the boys would be able to see male roles to look up and in the
> case of the single Mom to help her out by supplying male roles for her son
> to look up and the other argument with Missionettes. Now this is not to
> say that guide lines should be in place so that women could work with the
> boys and that the policy should be reexamined but that is my
understanding
> of why the desperation to give girls female role models and boys male role
> models sincerely Harry smith
Right now, as I see it too many of the men are just being to outright lazy
to step up to the plate for the boys and the women see this and want to be
involved. I'm all for that. I'm all for the men getting up off their seats
and taking charge, but in the 1960's when the program was designed, the
values were different, the rules were different, the family has changed
significantly in the past 40 years. Women should not in any way shape or
form be ostracized for their wanting to participate. if anything, the men
should be the ones being ostracized for their lack of participation. Oh,
well Super Bowl is too important to help a kid work on his advancements, or
can't take time off from work to spend some serious time with his own boy(s)
and take him/them camping. To me kids are more important than some silly
football game on the TV. The women see this also. Too many men have taken
their beliefs that they were taught when they were little and gone lax on
them to the point of where the women can only feel that they have to do
something because too many of the men can't get their priorities straight.
Royal Rangers to me is very intertwined into the makeup of the family. The
boy's involvement depends much upon the parents. If the parents are not
taking an active part in what the boy is doing, then I believe that the boy
won't be very active in the outpost because he is not getting the support at
home from the parents.
Mostly, I believe though that just because a woman steps up and takes
charge of a group of Rangers, she should be commended and not ostracized to
the point of tears just because she cared about the boys. I don't see the
Ranger code in that behavior, but it happens big time. It makes me wonder,
are we going to walk the walk or just talk the talk? Do as I say and not as
I do kind of thing. The men need to be serious and work together as a team.
Football or sports, though they may be a part of a boys life, it should not
consume him.
Iron Mike
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