tos in the schools yearbook, which depicts men showing physical friendliness towards each other openly. However, the photos are always carefully disarmed with a jokey caption (298).But perhaps the most significant evidence of the capacity for the open behavior of men in a hidden transcript is the acceptance of homosexuality. Faludi discusses her visit to the local mixed bar in her essay. It is not uncommon for cadets to date drag queens. In fact, it seems to be a trend.There are thousands of cadets, presumably, who have not dated drag queens, but in two visits to the Treehouse I could only find two drag queens out of maybe a dozen who did not tell me of dating a cadet. (300)This reception, and perhaps fad of being dating drag queens proves the comfort level and openness of transcript at the Citadel. Naturally, there are some tendencies to revert back to the acceptable ways of society even with all of this hidden freedom. The men often experience shame or feel the need to explain their actions. The unconscious inclination to do this shows the immense hold that societys standards has on these men. For instance, the captions underneath the yearbook photos act as a justification for the affectionate acts, and the cadets occasionally blame the drag queens for their sexual interactions. Thy think they want it, then afterwards they turn on you like you made them do it (300).The violence prominent within the Citadel walls among the cadets can also be explained using the ideas of Scott. In an effort to prove their masculinity, again because of the retraction back to societal ways, cadets form a public transcript within the hidden one that is the Citadel. As new students enter the school, they are forced to endure a process of extremely violent hazing by the upperclassmen. The upperclassmen become the dominant and the freshmen are the dominated. In an all male institution, the upperclassmen place gender roles on the others. It is fo...
