Ames Mayfield, a Cub Scout in Colorado, has been dismissed from his den after asking a state lawmaker some tough questions about gun control and racial stereotypes.
The purpose of the new series of print ads from Boy Scouts of America is to convey how scouting skills can transform youngsters from boys into full-bearded men.
However, there is something unsettling about seeing beards that would make Kimbo Slice or Zach Galifianakis jealous on the faces of boys still too young to need a razor.