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Fired: Mom Behind Trayvon Martin Halloween Costume (Let go for something your adult child did)
The Root ^ | November 3, 2013 | Lynette Holloway

Posted on 11/03/2013 1:21:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Dressed in Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman Halloween costumes.

A Massachusetts woman was reportedly fired after racially insensitive images surfaced online of her sons dressed as Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman for Halloween.

Caitlin Cimeno reportedly posted photos of her sons, William Filene and Greg Cimeno, with the caption: "Happy Halloween from Zimmerman & trayvon (insert smiley face emoji here)," according to a piece by Myeisha Essex at BlackAmericaWeb.

Following the outrageous post, members of the social media world not only tracked her down, but eventually also her employer, who told a caller that she no longer worked there, reports show.....

(Excerpt) Read more at theroot.com ...


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KEYWORDS: bigbrother; blackrage; blacks; costumes; dncbrownshirts; facebook; fired; florida; halloween; harassment; internet; trayvon; websearch; zimmerman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
She wasn't fired for something her adult child did.

She was fired for promoting something her adult child did by using her own social media account to publicize it.

41 posted on 11/03/2013 4:57:32 PM PST by wideawake
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To: raybbr

Poor judgement.


42 posted on 11/03/2013 4:59:34 PM PST by wideawake
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To: wideawake

“Poor judgement.”

How is that related to her job?


43 posted on 11/03/2013 5:02:39 PM PST by raybbr (I weep over my sons' future in this Godforsaken country.)
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To: raybbr
Many employers do not want employees who make bad decisions.
44 posted on 11/03/2013 5:04:30 PM PST by wideawake
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To: wideawake
Many employers do not want employees who make bad decisions.

Ah, the old "You're not perfect. You're fired"!?!?

45 posted on 11/03/2013 5:08:01 PM PST by raybbr (I weep over my sons' future in this Godforsaken country.)
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To: wideawake

Like engagingin homosexual “sex”?


46 posted on 11/03/2013 5:12:31 PM PST by DMZFrank
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To: raybbr
Probably more along the lines of: you may have attracted negative attention towards us, which is not good for business, so you're fired.

All it takes is one complaint from a good-sized customer.

This is not an economy in which firms can afford to lose business due to easily-avoided mistakes.

47 posted on 11/03/2013 5:13:16 PM PST by wideawake
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To: DMZFrank

Not all decisions enjoy the protection of federal law.


48 posted on 11/03/2013 5:14:01 PM PST by wideawake
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To: wideawake

Pretty fine distinction. She still didn’t “do” it.


49 posted on 11/03/2013 5:36:13 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Ted Cruz/Sarah Palin 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
She publicly endorsed it.

If she had never mentioned it, she'd still have her job.

50 posted on 11/03/2013 5:45:03 PM PST by wideawake
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If this kind of crap keeps up I’m going to have to rethink the usefulness of unions


51 posted on 11/03/2013 7:24:24 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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To: TomServo

“assinine”

Only one “S” in asinine. It is from the root latin word `asinus’ for “donkey” or “burro” and means donkey-like.

It is kind of sad that being stupid is a fireable offense. Heck, I woulda never held a job if that were the case back when...


52 posted on 11/04/2013 3:32:17 AM PST by Peet (Oderint dum metuant)
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To: Peet

Thanks for the spelling correction.

She was extremely stupid. But her company had to insulate themselves from that stupidity.


53 posted on 11/04/2013 5:00:12 AM PST by TomServo
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To: basil

If you like your traditions, you will be able to keep your traditions. Period.
If you like your morality, you will be able to keep your morality. Period.
No one will take them away. No matter what


54 posted on 11/04/2013 5:06:16 AM PST by newfreep (Breitbart sent me...)
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To: Some Fat Guy in L.A.
If this kind of crap keeps up I’m going to have to rethink the usefulness of unions

Why? Shouldn't companies have the right to be able to fire at will, instead of allowing employees who show poor judgement to stay on?

55 posted on 11/04/2013 5:07:50 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

What in this shows poor judgment? Is bowing to PC now a requirement for remaining employed? This looks like a defiance of PC that the leftover hippies should be proud of, not something to be fired over. Anyone offended by this should have to fill out a “Hurt Feelings Report” and report to the boo-hoo room for a nice group hug. Now if she had dressed her kids as ohomo-clowns, off with her head!


56 posted on 11/04/2013 6:10:40 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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To: Some Fat Guy in L.A.
What in this shows poor judgment?

Doesn't matter what I think.....If the company felt they'd rather not deal with the fallout, that's their business.

You are free to choose to boycott said company because of their actions.

57 posted on 11/04/2013 7:27:43 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: wideawake

It really makes you wonder, is Facebook worth it?


58 posted on 11/18/2013 3:49:43 PM PST by cradle of freedom
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To: Peet

I think Facebook is a ticking bomb, sooner or later anyone can have a lapse in judgement forgeting that Facebook is not just about family and friends but that others are looking too.


59 posted on 11/18/2013 3:55:12 PM PST by cradle of freedom
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