Florida Men Dressing Up Like Trayvon Martin And George Zimmerman For Halloween Sparks Online Storm

Insensitive: These Halloween costumes featuring two Florida men portraying Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman created an online storm

An racially offensive set of Halloween costumes has caused widespread anger after they were published on social media on Friday night.

William Filene, 25, is dressed in blackface as Trayvon Martin, a splash of fake blood on his chest representing where the unarmed 17-year-old was fatally shot in the chest on February 2012.

Greg Cimeno, 22, is wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with Neighborhood Watch. He portrays George Zimmerman, who was controversially acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges after a high-profile Florida trial in July.

Just for fun? Caitlin Cimeno posted the images on her Instagram account and Facebook page

The images were posted on Facebook and Instagram by Caitlin Cimeno - the woman who also features in the pictures.

She captioned the images: 'Happy Halloween from Zimmerman & trayvon' with a smiley face emoticon.

The Smoking Gun reports that both men live in Cape Coral, Florida. Caitlin Cimeno reportedly lives in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Greg Cimeno commented 'Anything for the laugh' on Caitlin's posting. When some of her friends questioned the costumes by writing 'Not too funny,' Greg replied, 'Not too funny. It's f*****g hilarious!!!'

Dressing up: William Filene (left) and Greg Cimeno (right) portrayed Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman respectively

Joke: Caitlin Cimeno also featured in the pictures and posted them online

According to the Smoking Gun, Filene was sentenced to an auto theft felony in June. He reportedly has also got into trouble with authorities for loitering/prowling and failing to register an automobile.

When the images appeared online they immediately elicited an angry response from commenters, with many describing the images as offensive and insensitive.

One Twitter user wrote: 'I just saw a Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman Halloween costume. That is literally beyond disgusting. People make me so sick.' Other users defended the images as an original costume idea.

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Comment by Ab Gai on October 29, 2013 at 10:46pm: @Ruff de Gehto Travler

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Comment by omar stewart on October 29, 2013 at 6:05pm: wow just digusting

Comment by Ruff de Gehto Travler on October 29, 2013 at 10:57am: @Keeping it real can't you just say good morning !!!! Love you !!! Muwah !! Your biggest fan!!! LMAO

Comment by Bruce Thorne on October 29, 2013 at 10:38am: I bet those bastards think this is funny.You just cant reason with a fool or give them any sensitivity training because they would never learn and to be a racist on top of that is a darn plus happy shallow hens.

Comment by Ruff de Gehto Travler on October 29, 2013 at 10:02am: @Ab Gai Lmao Okay!!!

Comment by Ab Gai on October 29, 2013 at 9:06am: @Ruff de Gehto Travler
I was gonna change it back last weekend because honestly I dont like the pic. But then she had something smart again to say.
You know though, my mom teach me not to mistreat caged animals so ill fix my pic today. But if she come back with some stupid s*** again ill have to feed her a carrot. Lol

Comment by Ruff de Gehto Travler on October 29, 2013 at 8:40am: OMG you two !!! Just started drinking my coffee and I read this !!!! Can you two agree to disagree one I miss the car photo and two the Hatfields and McCoy's were white!!!! LOL but was one hell of a movie though !!!LOL

Comment by Ab Gai on October 29, 2013 at 8:16am: You so out of timing with your comments. This is why i tell people you cant reason with stupid people.B**** that ain't your picture. You was telling people that was you and you get caught in a lie and now you just mad because people see you as a liar. Thats not your picture and its not you. Stop lying to yourself whore.

And I dont know why you think that by commenting negatively on every thing I say gonna change the fact that you stole some poor girl picture and try to claim its you. For a all we know you could n old KKK member which is why you always talking about house negros and oreos. Because thats something I hear old white men saying.
And why you on hear so early with all this negative s***, are you that unhappy with your life? You know there is meds for that right. Lol