Disgusting Trayvon Martin halloween costume... what is wrong with people?

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https://twitter.com/angela_rye/status/394345954117419008/photo/1 <- saw it initially here. More discussion about it on twitter.
 
Saw this in the hoverhand thread and I didn't even put 2 and 2 together.

It's hard to be upset over things this minor when the guy who committed the murder is walking around free. White people trying to bring back casual racism because "really guys, it's okay, I have a black friend that I totally don't hate" can stay in their insular bubble.
 
I'm sure he didn't dress like that to seek praise from wider society.

Outrageous costume causes outrage.
 
I'm going to be honest here... if you're going for absolute shock value... at least execute well. This comes off as 100% racist.

My question to you guys: what if there were no blackface and he just had iced tea, skittles, and a hoody?
 
Laughed pretty hard. It's so lacking in subtlety that it almost looks like something you'd see on south park. So it works on that level, but I doubt that it's what they were going for.

Like, seriously, did they even realize that they were being that racist?
 
Even putting aside the racism thing, this is dressing up as someone who was murdered and making fun of it...What the fuck?
 
Jesus Christ, someone died, a kid actually died and people are dressing as him for halloween? wtf.



I think i was happier when the internet didn't exist and stuff like this wasn't as well known about, more ignorant about the state of the world, but happier.
 
It's disrespectful to go as a murder victim, but to also add blackface. Holy fuck.

I imagine that some people's brains just have a little hamster trying to run inside a wheel.

Jesus Christ, someone died, a kid actually died and people are dressing as him for halloween? wtf.



I think i was happier when the internet didn't exist and stuff like this wasn't as well known about, more ignorant about the state of the world, but happier.
It wouldn't stop it from happening. You may still hear about it on the nightly news.
 
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