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Citadel Stunned After Photos of Cadets Looking Like KKK Emer
Ghosts of Christmas past? More like specters from the South's racist past.
More than a dozen cadets at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, were in hot water Thursday after photos were posted online of them looking like Ku Klux Klansmen.
"Preliminary reports are cadets were singing Christmas carols as part of a 'Ghosts of Christmas Past' skit," the school's president, retired Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, said in a statement. "These images are not consistent with our core values of honor, duty and respect."
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More than a dozen cadets at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, were in hot water Thursday after photos were posted online of them looking like Ku Klux Klansmen.
"Preliminary reports are cadets were singing Christmas carols as part of a 'Ghosts of Christmas Past' skit," the school's president, retired Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, said in a statement. "These images are not consistent with our core values of honor, duty and respect."
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The minorities should protest and demand the resignation of the president and board of directors. After all, 2015 has been the year of wrecking school administrator's careers by passionate students. 
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CitGrad in 3-2-1...
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Ivytalk wrote:CitGrad in 3-2-1...
Where do you think they got the sheets from?
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dbackjon wrote:Ivytalk wrote:CitGrad in 3-2-1...
Where do you think they got the sheets from?
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They'll be dealt with.
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No playing grab ass in the dorms (barracks?) for a month?CID1990 wrote:They'll be dealt with.
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Re: Citadel Stunned After Photos of Cadets Looking Like KKK
CID1990 wrote:They'll be dealt with.
Sounds like the The Citadel's admin is taking this very seriously.
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Some college kids did something stupid, big deal.dbackjon wrote:Ghosts of Christmas past? More like specters from the South's racist past.
More than a dozen cadets at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, were in hot water Thursday after photos were posted online of them looking like Ku Klux Klansmen.
"Preliminary reports are cadets were singing Christmas carols as part of a 'Ghosts of Christmas Past' skit," the school's president, retired Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, said in a statement. "These images are not consistent with our core values of honor, duty and respect."
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Also, quote function. Learn it.
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Rosa doesn't dick around. He's a friend of my inlaws from when they were all in the USAF together, he doesn't screw around with issues, especially PR issues.dbackjon wrote:CID1990 wrote:They'll be dealt with.
Sounds like the The Citadel's admin is taking this very seriously.
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It may well have been harmless and they intended it to be something else- but if that is the case they will still be on the quad for a very long time. If not, they will be gone.
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I didn't see any Klan attire in that pic. Non-story.
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Hey F*ck-O you beat me to the punchline... (asshole)Grizalltheway wrote:No playing grab ass in the dorms (barracks?) for a month?CID1990 wrote:They'll be dealt with.
You damn kids are getting to fast
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The cases over the heads are the issue. Only an idiot would look at that and not be able to make a guess. CID is probably right.CitadelGrad wrote:I didn't see any Klan attire in that pic. Non-story.
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I'm thinking the old bald headed guy in pic #1 will be jobless by the end of the week. Not the sharpest tool in the shed to lead something where they obviously knew how it would be viewed if it got out and then to allow pictures.
I never let cameras or phones in to my ghost of Christmas past singalongs.
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93henfan wrote:I'm thinking the old bald headed guy in pic #1 will be jobless by the end of the week. Not the sharpest tool in the shed to lead something where they obviously knew how it would be viewed if it got out and then to allow pictures.
I never let cameras or phones in to my ghost of Christmas past singalongs.
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That is a ridiculous over reaction. Those are not Klan outfits. I mean come ON.
A Klan outfit is a robe. There's no "shirt and pants" look. This is ridiculous.
Those outfits do NOT look like KKK outfits. Not only do they have pants and shirts but the hoods don't have the "long point." People are just looking for reasons to be offended.

A Klan outfit is a robe. There's no "shirt and pants" look. This is ridiculous.
Those outfits do NOT look like KKK outfits. Not only do they have pants and shirts but the hoods don't have the "long point." People are just looking for reasons to be offended.

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Thank you / Correction notedUrsus A. Horribilis wrote:too
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Yes I know this guy is military and therefore in many respect is a real man's man. But in this regard:Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, said in a statement. "These images are not consistent with our core values of honor, duty and respect."
What a pussy. Show some balls. Say, "Look, those do not look like KKK outfits at all. They look like the bad ghosts in the Casper the Friendly Ghost movie more than they look like KKK outfits. Get a life."
This kind of "looking to be offended" crap is really getting out of hand.
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JohnStOnge wrote:That is a ridiculous over reaction. Those are not Klan outfits. I mean come ON.
A Klan outfit is a robe. There's no "shirt and pants" look. This is ridiculous.
Those outfits do NOT look like KKK outfits. Not only do they have pants and shirts but the hoods don't have the "long point." People are just looking for reasons to be offended.

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I mean really. This:

vs. This:

C'mon people. Be real.

vs. This:

C'mon people. Be real.
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Well, I believe that I must tell the truth
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Yeah, just a big coincidence JSO. No intent at all to resemble the klan. Just some young men singing carols together.
Yeah, just a big coincidence JSO. No intent at all to resemble the klan. Just some young men singing carols together.
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Are you serious? Can you not see that if somebody decides they're going to dress as a "ghost" they run the risk of having someone say "Klan?"93henfan wrote:Citadel, Ghosts, Past, White sheets with eye holes
Yeah, just a big coincidence JSO. No intent at all to resemble the klan. Just some young men singing carols together.
If you decide you're going to dress as a ghost, what are you going to do? If you put a sheet over yourself and put eye holes in it someone might say you look like the Klan. And these guys didn't even do that. They had shirts and pants. They didn't have "robes," which is what the Klan has.
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