Nearly two decades ago, Judge Judy Sheindlin wrote a book entitled “Don’t Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It’s Raining”. That was the first thing that came to mind when I first saw the “apologia” regarding the black, female West Point cadets’ clenched fist photo. That, and the quote attributed to Groucho Marx: “Who ya gonna believe, me or your lyin’ eyes?” More and more often, we are being told that we must not believe what we see or know or else we are racists, homophobics or whatever.

The female cadets have been defending themselves on social media like Yik Yak since the photo first went viral. Below, behold the photo in question.

According to the UK Guardian, the female cadets are being investigated ahead of the May 21, 2016 graduation for possible violations. What violations? Why would the female cadets be investigated for raising a clenched fist in a photo?