When are people going to realize that when you post photos on your Facebook or MySpace page that they’re then viewable by anyone who wants to look at them? I mean, think about it - how many times in this new era of blogs have we seen somebody get in trouble for something they posted on the internet? The latest “victim” is Caitlin Davis, a cheerleader for the New England Patriots.
Caitlin and a friend of hers did what a lot of college aged kids do when somebody passes out from drinking. They took a couple of Sharpies and started drawing penises all over their friend’s face, and just for good measure, they threw a swastika or two on him as well. Of course, no shaming is worth anything without pictures, so Caitlin took some and posted them on her Facebook page. The photos then surfaced over on DEADSPIN this last Monday, and guess what? Apparently the Patriots weren’t big fans because Caitlin is now a former Patriots cheerleader.
From the BOSTON HERALD:
An 18-year-old New England Patriots cheerleader was booted off the squad yesterday after pictures from Facebook surfaced that showed the Sharpie-packing pompom queen posing over a passed-out pal who has naughty words, pictures - and two swastikas - scrawled all over his face, arms and back.
Caitlin Davis and an unidentified pal appear to be writing on the unconscious prank victim and the words “penis,” ‘I’m a Jew’ and a pair of swastikas are clearly visible on his face, neck, arms and torso.
“She is no longer with the squad,” Pats spokesman Stacey James told us yesterday.
You see, Bob and Myra Kraft — the Patriots owners — are part of the Anti-Defamation League and it seems they don’t take too kindly to the swastika. Had Caitlin just stuck to drawing penises going into her friend’s mouth, she’d probably still have a job because Bill Belichick does the same thing to guys who fall asleep in the film room.
This really is a tragedy for young Ms. Davis, because not only did she join the team to help out in the community, but it was also a great way to get knocked up by Tom Brady. Now she won’t be able to do either. Of course, she still has a chance to sleep with Belichick and when she does he’ll videotape the entire thing, and one day Eric Mangini will get his hands on the tape and post it on the internet. Belichick will then lose his job as well, and the two of them will get married.
It’s the circle of life.
1:12 pm on November 5th, 2008
Maybe she can get employment as a Sharpie spokeswoman.
1:18 pm on November 5th, 2008
Those two gals in the top photo sure have some nice backfields in motion.
1:23 pm on November 5th, 2008
Why would Robert Kraft get so upset over a few swastikas? It's not like he sponsors an Israeli football league or anything.
Oh, wait:
http://sportsbybrooks.com/kraft-family-begins-plans-to-take-over-israel-20666
1:26 pm on November 5th, 2008
That's what the guy gets for falling asleep early. Although I don't approve of the Nazi-inspired body artwork.
1:35 pm on November 5th, 2008
Is the guy actually Jewish?
1:37 pm on November 5th, 2008
Tom Brady doesn't mess around with cheerleaders. He prefers to knock up aspiring actresses.
1:52 pm on November 5th, 2008
Anti-Semitism in Boston? No way!
1:54 pm on November 5th, 2008
Judging by her work, she should apply for a grant from the Art Institute.
2:28 pm on November 5th, 2008
Caitlin deserves a spanking. And I'm just the one to give it to her.
2:45 pm on November 5th, 2008
I laugh at the stupidity of not just drawing swaskitas on people & taking picture, but publishing said pictures on the Internets.
HA!
2:48 pm on November 5th, 2008
Any chance Caitlin will sue to get her old job back?
2:49 pm on November 5th, 2008
I'd like to think the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders would never do anything so dumb.
3:09 pm on November 5th, 2008
Behavior unbecoming of an NFL cheerleader? Can't have them acting like the players, now can we? Gotta have some standards. By the way, they haven't removed all of her pictures at the Patriots web site.
4:30 pm on November 5th, 2008
What a dummy. A pretty attractive dummy, but still a dummy.
5:20 pm on November 5th, 2008
Drawing penises on someone's face? How cocky.
8:52 pm on November 5th, 2008
Obivously Caitlin hasn't been watching any of those Art Instruction School late-night TV ads.
12:55 pm on November 6th, 2008
Not surprising, even thought it may be illegal, our human resource department often check facebook and myspace sites before sending off a hiring packet.
2:11 pm on November 6th, 2008
Well, Jessica Simpson, for instance, would never write horrible stuff on people's bodies…because she can't write.
6:51 pm on November 6th, 2008
I had many worse things than that written on me during youthful drunken blackouts, sadly the ones who wrote it looked nothing like this chickee-I would not mind having her write anything she wants on me. Typical "guy" answer, but the truth is the truth.
9:20 pm on March 5th, 2009
She can doodle on me anytime.
9:40 am on November 9th, 2009
That’s nothing 2 Jaguars Cheerleaders were Kicked off the squad for having sex with the team. They were twin sisters. I think there name was Kena and Keana Tambini. Now that is something to be kicked off for