The most viral image of the day depicts Caitlin Cimeno in the middle of a insensitive Halloween costume pairing of George Zimmerman pointing a gun to the head of Trayvon Martin. Sure, the costumes are stupid — but we shouldn’t aim hate at this lovely lady.
First of all, Caitlin Cimeno is just an innocent bystander in the picture. Her Robin Hood getup doesn’t have anything to do with the other two costumes.
Secondly, it’s for Halloween. The point of this holiday is to be as crazy and outrageous as possible. It’s the one time of year you can get away with wearing just about anything. Let’s remember that prior to going on a witch hunt.
Next, she posted the shot to Facebook and Instagram — so it’s not like she was trying to hide it. True racists do their dirty work in the dark.
Fourth of all, Caitlin lives in Martha’s Vineyard, so we can’t blame her from being detached from reality. When your life is a vacation, it’s not difficult to lose touch with the rest of America and not understand the hurtfulness of the message that was sent.
And finally, she’s hot. We let pretty girls get away with anything in this country — it’s just what we do. No need to stop now.