Discussion: Citadel Punishes 14 After Photos Showed Them Wearing White Hoods

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Well, racism at the Citadel has been solved, then. Whee!

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“on-campus punishments."

The Sternly Worded Letter™ has hit the road and will be appearing at The Citadel.

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Thanks, John Roberts.

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Another case of “(white) Boys will be (white) boys.” Or would that be “Curs will be curs”?

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I’m sensing a movie. Lords of Discipline 2: Electric Boogaloo.

Clearly the fact that these students had no inkling that they looked like attendees at a Klan rally must be a positive indication of how far race relations have come in the South. [/snark]

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Bbbbuuuuttt…Like the Confederate flag, it’s all innocent and just part of their southern Christian values and heritage! WE must be the racists and bigots for even thinking they were…because, well, that’s Republican and FOX logic 101.

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The freshmen in the photograph were dressed like the “Ghosts of Christmas Past.”

“The investigation found that the cadets did not intend to be offensive.

Pull the other one. Those ghosts weren’t ashamed to have their faces shown.

And who’s the bald guy with the sh*t-eating grin?

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Um, if in 2016 you don’t understand that a white hood MIGHT be racist, then you DEFINITELY don’t belong in the next generation of our military leaders.

Frankly, I’m not so interested in the folks in the photos. I’m more concerned with those who set the photos up.

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“…the college dismissed one student, meaning he or she must spend two semesters away from campus,…”

These things happen when Dad ignores the alumni solicitation letters.
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Racism, mysogyny, and homophobia are in the DNA of this especially vile bastion of troglodytic behavior.

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Did they address the guy taking the pictures?

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“KKK-Like” …Really? Is the author being generous?

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Hey. They said they were dressed as ghosts. Who are we to question future soldiers?

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The investigation found that the cadets did not intend to be offensive

I have to say this: whitewashed

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The freshmen in the photograph were dressed like the “Ghosts of Christmas Past.”

Is that an euphemism for the KKK of the '50s?

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It means that they will have to spend hours and hours and hours… hundreds of hours walking the parade ground at a minimum… Probably lots of community service as well. Not a letter

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No that’s called a fact

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That’s a nice misquote use there… It doesn’t say any orders… Its just like in any military situation… Lawful orders!

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A soon to be unemployed bald guy