# Trayvoning. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 24, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938 "2012-05-24T11:18:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/1 "2012-05-24T11:18:33Z")
> **[Signs The World Is Coming To An End: "Trayvoning" Trend Sweeping Facebook](https://allhiphop.com/mobile/signs-the-world-is-coming-to-an-end-trayvoning-trend-sweeping-facebook/)** > > Man, oh man, some people are truly heartless. There is a new fad, similar to "planking" that has people emulating the death of murdered Florida teen, > [@](#): > > There is a new fad, similar to “planking” that has people emulating the death of murdered Florida teen, Trayvon Martin. Photos have surfaced online of people lying on the ground with hoodies on, as if they were dead, holding a can of iced tea and a pack of Skittles > … > There are several Facebook pages dedicated to “Trayvoning,”… I’m speechless. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/2 "2012-05-24T11:30:09Z")
At least wait until Halloween. Very easy costume if you already own a hoodie. Not that everyone hasn’t thought of it already. ---
**Author:** ![Laudenum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/3 "2012-05-24T11:30:22Z")
It may not seem funny to us, but it’ll cause some people to Snicker… ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/4 "2012-05-24T12:37:03Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > At least wait until Halloween. Very easy costume if you already own a hoodie. Not that everyone hasn’t thought of it already. And give out packets of Skittles to kids wearing that costume. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/5 "2012-05-24T12:55:37Z")
I lol’d. I’m a bad person though. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/6 "2012-05-24T13:22:14Z")
I thought this was going to be about whites getting beaten up or murdered in honor of Trayvon. Not sure how much of that is going on. The Drudge Report has alot of headlines; CNN not so much. The truth must be in the middle somewhere. OTOH, I doubt Drudge makes things up entirely and I’m pretty sure CNN has to be somewhat selective in what they are able to report. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/7 "2012-05-24T13:23:17Z")
Wow, that’s pretty rough. I’m still amused by it, but guilty about it. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/8 "2012-05-24T13:32:09Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Not sure how much of that is going on. The Drudge Report has alot of headlines; CNN not so much. The truth must be in the middle somewhere. Glen Beck may be a completely law abiding citizen. On the other hand, some say he may have raped and murdered a girl in 1991. The truth must be in the middle somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/9 "2012-05-24T13:40:57Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Glen Beck may be a completely law abiding citizen. On the other hand, some say he may have raped and murdered a girl in 1991. The truth must be in the middle somewhere. Way I heard it, she came charging full steam toward his cock and he stood his ground. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/10 "2012-05-24T13:41:39Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > At least wait until Halloween. Very easy costume if you already own a hoodie. Not that everyone hasn’t thought of it already. We get a lot of older kids who don’t dress up in costume at all, but just wear streetclothes. Normally this annoys me, but this year I’ll say “Hey, great Trayvon costume!” Well, I’ll probably just think it. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/11 "2012-05-24T14:13:18Z")
Trayvoning is the new Tebowing. Now, if someone can figure out a way of combining the two, look out world! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/12 "2012-05-24T14:41:06Z")
If there’s a silver lining, it’s that “planking,” “owling,” etc. were already impossibly stupid, so each new dimwitted fad is a lateral move, at worst. Or maybe I just lack imagination. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/13 "2012-05-24T15:11:35Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Trayvoning is the new Tebowing. Now, if someone can figure out a way of combining the two, look out world! A can of iced tea and a package of little footballs? ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/14 "2012-05-24T15:27:34Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Way I heard it, she came charging full steam toward his cock and he stood his ground. I’m pretty sure that this was the first post to make me laugh out loud. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/15 "2012-05-24T15:41:17Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > If there’s a silver lining, it’s that “planking,” “owling,” etc. were already impossibly stupid, so each new dimwitted fad is a lateral move, at worst. > > Or maybe I just lack imagination. “Owling” I’m not familiar with. “Planking” was, as you say, almost impossibly stupid. This thing is almost impossibly stupid plus almost impossibly offensive. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/16 "2012-05-24T15:53:20Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > I thought this was going to be about whites getting beaten up or murdered in honor of Trayvon. Relax. Black people are still holding on to their 1-0 lead in being killed here. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/17 "2012-05-24T15:54:21Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > If there’s a silver lining, it’s that “planking,” “owling,” etc. were already impossibly stupid, so each new dimwitted fad is a lateral move, at worst. > > Or maybe I just lack imagination. You must have missed “tebowing”. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/18 "2012-05-24T15:55:02Z")
Doesn’t beat [Faith Hilling](http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/411082/not-on-my-watch). ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/19 "2012-05-24T16:43:17Z")
> [@Kozmik](#): > > And give out packets of Skittles to kids wearing that costume. 😃 Just wait till the first person decides to take a toy gun and shoot the kids wearing that costume. Then it’ll be hilarious. Overall I can’t see much harm in this. It’s about as stupid as planking, but it’s not malicious or dangerous like dogging or happy slapping. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938/20 "2012-05-24T17:15:02Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > “Owling” I’m not familiar with. That’s when you go to the zoo and run around the owls in circles, until their heads fall off. It’s a hoot! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvoning/622938.md?page=2)