More on Wearing Scouting uniforms for “Trick or Treat” (30 Oct 14)

By Settummanque on 30 October 2014 in Email Posts

I have received now FOUR such questions like this so far today:

“I have run out of ideas for a Halloween costume for my son. Can I just dress him in his Cub Scout uniform and have him to go around the neighborhood for Trick or Treat?”

While as a fellow parent, I have shared your frustrations; and I cannot tell you what to do in your parental role, I can firmly recommend that you DO NOT dress your son (or have him to dress — even with a mask over his face) — as a Cub Scout o…r Boy Scout to participate in the public display “rite” commonly called “Trick or Treat”.

The Boy Scouts of America’s uniforms are NOT “costumes” — they serve a purpose and that purpose to outwardly show membership as part of the BSA. The BSA has kept rock and R&B stars from wearing Scouting uniforms on stage or during awards shows…and that is to protect the BSA’s “label” from being misaligned or abused.

Sorry.

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About Settummanque

Take your standard Oliver North. Add strong parts of Bill Cosby and Sir Robert Baden-Powell (the founder of Scouting). Throw in Johny Bravo without the "hurhhs!" and his pecks. Add a strong dose of parenting, the sexuality of a latin lover, and Mona Lisa's smile. And a 40 year old's body frame. That's me basically *grinning*