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Article: PC badges for the new-age Brownies.
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 16, 2003
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Byline: LECH MINTOWT-CZYZ
FOR nearly a century, Brownies have diligently earned badges for knitting, knotting and needlecraft.
Not any more. Along with those for dinghy sailing, walking and being a 'house orderly', they have been axed in an attempt to meet the modern desires of seven to ten-year-old girls.
Britain's 300,000 Brownies will instead be tackling 'politically correct' subjects such as disability issues, discovering faith and learning about the environment.
The eight-point Brownie challenge - Brownies are friendly, Brownies keep healthy, Brownies help at home, Brownies do their best, Brownies lend a hand, Brownies make things, Brownies have fun out ...