I read an article in the local newspaper some time ago that just plain pissed me off. A Citadel alumnus has started a club called the Citadel Men Foundation, which is campaigning to reverse what he says is "the erosion of the Charleston military college's core values and traditions. "
In part what he disagrees with is the admission of women into the Citadel. This man stated: "Don't get me wrong, I love women, I just don't think they belong at The Citadel."
Another alumnus and former assistant commandant of cadets said, "he sympathizes with graduates who wish the school had remained closed to women, but said they need to get over it as he has and help the college move forward." He is quoted as saying: "Let's make it work until somebody can find a way to make it go back."
Another graduate claimed that admitting women into the Citadel was "just part of a deeper problem with a creeping tide of political correctness."
NOW THEN. In two years, I will be claiming the Citadel as my alma mater. And the ideas expressed here are just frankly so backward, misogynistic and sexist that it baffles me that people today can believe they are true. As a woman-- as an intelligent and competent woman-- I want nothing more than to enroll in this institution of higher learning and show each and every single one of those ignorant men that they are simply wrong and that it is ideas like theirs which inhibit societal progress. I hope in two years to have proven my point.
I wrote the author about publishing an article in regards to how women feel about being women in the Citadel, but he hasn't responded yet. For the complete article, click here.
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I believe it was 1996. And yes, it was ridiculous.
Haha! I remember all that happening. Sadly, there were sympathetic in Augusta. But are you really surprised? Look at the state capital building. Look at the civil war monument. I think the NAACP still is boycotting the state (almost a decade now) because they haven't gotten over racism yet.
Mike you're so silly.
Knowing a LOT of people at various military universities, I have to wonder why a women would want to attend. Nearly all of them are family friends and I consider them to be some of the most morally upright and respectable people. They would never ever disrespect a woman (although I can't say that about all academy men). However, its like sticking a single women in a fraternity. When you get men together, they can be very gross and crude. I would never want to subject myself to that environment. Yes, women should have the right to attend in a respectful atmosphere but there is absolutely no way I would want to.
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