West Point investigating black female cadets' raised-fists photo

[Team Sergeant]

The West Point Black Panthers?

Coincidence?

Funny, if you visit some Black Panther websites you'll find images just like these. (And yeah I'm old enough to remember these idiots.)

I wonder if there would be an investigation into anyone at West Point wearing KKK hoods, in uniform.

Nah.

loretta lynch and obama says this just be Black Panther diversity........

[Sohei]

When I see things like this, I am coming to fully understand that the only "standard" by which the populace in now going by is the "double standard."

Sad really!

[Team Sergeant]

You see in my Army, we'd toss those RACIST females off the grounds of West Point just as fast as we'd toss some KKK hood wearing West Point males.



But this is obama's military where racism is fine as long as it's blacks doing it.



Yeah, double standards.

[PSM]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

The West Point Black Panthers?

Coincidence?

Funny, if you visit some Black Panther websites you'll find images just like these. (And yeah I'm old enough to remember these idiots.)

1968 Olympics:

[Pete]

Over 45 years of being the Vanguard of the Revolution.

And things are better now for inner city folks? Or worse?

[Sigaba]

Originally Posted by Pete

Over 45 years of being the Vanguard of the Revolution.

And things are better now for inner city folks? Or worse?

MOO, variations of this question are the best way to counter radicalism.

[Razor]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

I wonder if there would be an investigation into anyone at West Point wearing KKK hoods, in uniform.

Not USMA, but the same idea:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/us...-kkk.html?_r=0

[Old Dog New Trick]

Scotland has no tolerance for poor taste, bad judgment and terrible humor.

Check out this article from USA TODAY:

Man arrested after training dog to do Nazi salute in video

http://usat.ly/1T9o3rn

Diversity is only acceptable if it's one-sided and caters to an agenda driven by social underlings.

Could you imagine the uproar if 16 Caucasian women representing the USMA in uniform stood in that same spot and posted their picture on social media?

It's not a 'Double Standard' it's the acceptance of intolerance directed at the majority.

[ddoering]

Originally Posted by abc_123

This will go nowhere. The "investigation" is all for show. Give it a few weeks too die down and leave the news and that will be that. No way to prove this was a political statement and frankly there is no real interest in proving it.

nothing to see here..

Scrawl TRUMP on the sidewalk there and see what happens.

[Dusty]

Time these libs got trumped.

[ddoering]

Nothing to see here. Investigation is complete. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...-photo-n571751

Perhaps West Point should be conducting the Hillary email investigation or the IRS scandal.

[abc_123]

Originally Posted by ddoering

Nothing to see here. Investigation is complete. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...-photo-n571751

Perhaps West Point should be conducting the Hillary email investigation or the IRS scandal.

That was faster than I thought. Very efficient.

[DIYPatriot]

Originally Posted by abc_123

That was faster than I thought. Very efficient.

When sweeping things under the rug, one must use expedient efficiency. I'm just relieved to know that everyone is on the same page and that we're all training to the same standards.

The Citadel's response to their situation:

The president of the Citadel, Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, announced in December that the military college was investigating “offensive and disturbing” images of cadets wearing white clothes and pointed hoods with eyeholes that were posted on Facebook. On Monday, the Citadel released a statement with the results of that investigation, quoting General Rosa as saying that while the cadets used poor judgment, they “did not intend to be offensive.” But he said he was disappointed that some cadets recognized that the pillowcases could be construed as offensive, and yet did nothing to stop it.

“It demonstrates that we must integrate an even higher level of diversity education into cadets’ daily activities,” General Rosa said, “and into the already extensive leadership and ethics curriculum.”

Of those punished, seven were freshmen and seven were juniors. One junior was dismissed, meaning the cadet must spend two semesters away from campus, and two juniors were suspended, which requires them to spend one semester away from campus. Eleven cadets were given punishments of hourlong marches; such punishments can number from 40 to 120 marches.

The USMA's response to their situation:

West Point said, the young women weren't promoting anything. It was just one picture of many recreating "old corps" photos in a nod to the school's 19th century predecessors — part of a tradition on campus.

Academy officials asked students to be mindful of appearances.

"As members of the Profession of Arms, we are held to a high standard, where our actions are constantly observed and scrutinized in the public domain," Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, Jr., academy superintendent, said in a letter to the campus. "We all must understand that a symbol or gesture that one group of people may find harmless may offend others. As Army officers, we are not afforded the luxury of a lack of awareness of how we are perceived."

The women are still set to graduate May 21, but will be afforded counseling prior to the ceremony, the Army Times reported.

[cbtengr]

So if they were recreating old corp photos where is an example of it. When I served I always felt the West Pointers were a cut above the rest. I weep for the direction of our nation. Those of us born shortly after WWII have seen the best years of our country.

[Box]

...meanwhile SF guys get hassled for wearing a baseball hat on the FOB.