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Citadel cadets who wore KKK-like hoods are suspended
Source: Washington Post
Citadel cadets who wore KKK-like hoods are suspended
By Susan Svrluga December 10 at 6:07 PM
After photos circulated of cadets at The Citadel wearing white pillowcases over their heads — outraging some alumni and others who felt the costumes evoked those of the Ku Klux Klan — the president of the elite public military college moved quickly to suspend and investigate those involved.
The president said in a public message that the cadets might have been singing holiday songs dressed as “the ghosts of Christmas past,” apparently a reference to Charles Dickens’s classic story “A Christmas Carol,” but that he found the image “offensive and disturbing.”
The Citadel Minority Alumni Association shared this photo from social media with the message: “Why would anyone think that this is ok? Will the administration at The Citadel let this go? This picture is a disgrace and a slap in the face. Who are the cadets in this picture and who is their cadet leadership? We’re watching to see how this all plays out . . .”
On Thursday afternoon, The Citadel’s president, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, posted a statement on the university website:
“A social media posting, which I find offensive and disturbing, was brought to my attention this morning. It shows an upper class cadet in front of seven cadets with pillowcases over their heads.
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By Susan Svrluga December 10 at 6:07 PM
After photos circulated of cadets at The Citadel wearing white pillowcases over their heads — outraging some alumni and others who felt the costumes evoked those of the Ku Klux Klan — the president of the elite public military college moved quickly to suspend and investigate those involved.
The president said in a public message that the cadets might have been singing holiday songs dressed as “the ghosts of Christmas past,” apparently a reference to Charles Dickens’s classic story “A Christmas Carol,” but that he found the image “offensive and disturbing.”
The Citadel Minority Alumni Association shared this photo from social media with the message: “Why would anyone think that this is ok? Will the administration at The Citadel let this go? This picture is a disgrace and a slap in the face. Who are the cadets in this picture and who is their cadet leadership? We’re watching to see how this all plays out . . .”
On Thursday afternoon, The Citadel’s president, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, posted a statement on the university website:
“A social media posting, which I find offensive and disturbing, was brought to my attention this morning. It shows an upper class cadet in front of seven cadets with pillowcases over their heads.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/12/10/citadel-cadets-who-wore-kkk-like-hoods-are-suspended/
