{"id":1558,"date":"2023-01-16T10:58:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T15:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jasonbassford.com\/?p=1558"},"modified":"2023-01-16T10:58:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T15:58:03","slug":"new-brownies-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasonbassford.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/new-brownies-name\/","title":{"rendered":"New Brownies Name"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Girl Guides of Canada dropped the name “Brownies” for reasons of political correctness. The action was well-intentioned, but the replacement name was unfortunate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new name, “Embers,” is supposed to mean that the young girls have potential for the start of something big in the future. I have two problems with this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. I find it to be a kind of backhanded insult. As if to say that girls aren’t good enough people as they currently are, and must grow older in order to become better. I understand it’s supposed to relate to the message of training, learning, and improving, but I think the new name could result in a misinterpretation.
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  2. Linguistically, an ember is not something that starts a fire. Instead, it’s something that’s a leftover of a fire that’s already burned out. Applying the name literally would mean that the girls’ promise has already peaked and faded, and it’s now just a slow burn until it dies out.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    A far more appropriate name for the overall intended theme would be Sparks. A spark is what ignites a fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Girl Guides of Canada dropped the name “Brownies” for reasons of political correctness. The action was well-intentioned, but the replacement name was unfortunate. The new name, “Embers,” is supposed to mean that the young girls have potential for the start of something big in the future. I have two problems with this: A far …<\/p>\n

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