10742: Nondiscriminatory Hypocrisy.

The Oregonian reported Intel will stop donating money to the Oregon Boy Scouts over the Scouts’ biased position on gays. Intel’s donation requirements now attach a nondiscrimination pledge to any financial support. “At the end of the year, to get their grants, we’re going to require them to send a letter that they are in compliance with our nondiscrimination policies,” explained Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy. “We feel strongly about the underlying values that are Intel, very strongly that we have a nondiscrimination policy on a wide variety of issues. And if you aren’t complying, you shouldn’t be asking us for money.”

Okay, forget the culturally clueless Intel ad produced a few years ago. The question is, why doesn’t Intel apply its progressive policies and diversity commitments to the advertising agencies partnering with the company? Clients advocate for inclusivity while conspiring with White shops built on exclusivity. Over the years, Intel and other major brands have teamed up with ad agencies that make the Ku Klux Klan look like, well, Boy Scouts.

10711: Lost Boys.

Why would anyone think these posters make scouting appealing?

10264: Chuck Norris Blasts Away.

Chuck Norris pulled an Amar’e Stoudemire move to uncover a conspiracy theory involving the President of the United States and the Boy Scouts of America—at AmmoLand.com.

‘Nuff said.

(BTW, here’s an ad that appeared alongside Norris’ editorial, hawking Scout Rifle accessories.)

6306: Stinkin’ Situations.

Scouting through the news with a MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• The Los Angeles Times reported the Boy Scouts have launched a campaign to increase Latino participation in California. The organization is currently about 3 percent Latino. The Boy Scouts are aware of the challenges. “We go in in a uniform that looks like the Border Patrol,” said the head of the Scouts’ Los Angeles Area Council. “Then we ask [adult volunteers] to fill out complex applications that ask for their Social Security numbers. I think we’ve found some good ways in L.A. to deal with some of these things, but we have to do a better job of getting parents to see Scouting as something that aligns with their hopes and dreams for their kids.” Badges? Badges? We don’t need no stinkin’ merit badges!

Update: Advertising Age reported on the Boy Scouts too.

• Sears and Kmart employees don’t need no stinkin’ employer matching contributions programs. Actually, they won’t have the option, as the struggling retailer announced it will stop contributing to employee 401(k) plans.

• Apple is facing a lawsuit over charges that iMac screens are defective. Hey, the PC character in the Apple advertising campaign will have a field day with this scenario.