About those anti-aviatoin newsgroups

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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| "Dave Stadt" wrote in message
| .com...
| "As a licensed woman pilot (current or not), you are invited to become a
| part of our legacy as the first and only international organization of
| women
| pilots."
|
| How does one explain the above discrimination by the 99s.
|
| This has already been pointed out, but I guess you went to the bathroom or
| something and missed it.
|
| There's a difference between discrimination for the sake of discrimination
| (e.g. BSA discriminating against gays) and discrimination inherent in the
| organization (e.g. 99's). The 99's is *specifically* for the benefit of
| women pilots, and as such it makes sense for them to exclude men. The BSA
| is not *specifically* for the benefit of heterosexual men,

Well, actually, it is.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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| [...] The BSA is not *specifically* for the benefit of heterosexual men,

Well, actually, it is.

Well, actually, no it's not. Nothing in the original charter says anything
about sexual preference. Furthermore, the raison d'etre for the BSA is to
teach boys about leadership, civic duties, outdoorsmanship, and the like.

The 99's exist specifically to provide an organization for female pilots.
That's the charter. Just as the BSA is for *boys* and as such do not allow
girls to participate.

It's not called the "Heterosexual Scouts of America". The discrimination
the 99's engage in is not the same. For that matter, the completely
legitimate discrimination that the BSA engages in when they exclude girls is
not the same as the absurd discrimination that they engage in when they
exclude gays.

Pete

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 23:36:34 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

Furthermore, the raison d'etre for the BSA is to
teach boys about leadership, civic duties, outdoorsmanship, and the like.

The raison d'etre of the BSA, at its very core, is to promote the
Scout Oath and Law. Everything they do is in service of *that*, *not*
the reverse.

Rob