Former Fix assistant editor Robby Soave reports for the Daily Caller:
Students at a public high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania proposed Trayvon Martin theme day to be one of their homecoming week events, but eventually settled on pirate hat day instead after many complained.
The idea was for Carrick High School students to come to school dressed in hoodies in remembrance of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin, who was shot to death last year after an altercation with local neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Martin’s death has been cited as a case of racial profiling and vigilantism, even though Zimmerman is himself a minority and was acquitted of the murder.
“Commemorate Trayvon Martin, wear the hoodies, and make this a positive thing,” said principal Dennis Chakey in a statement to local news.
After numerous complaints, the event was cancelled in favor of–we kid you not–“Pirate Hat Day.”
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