Keaton
By now you’ve probably seen the heartbreaking video of the young boy from Nashville who had been bullied.
I read a lot about it, but hesitated when it came to actually watching the video. I knew it would be sad, and man, it is.
Keaton is talking to the camera about children who are making fun of him because of how he looks. He wonders why. He tries so hard to figure it out.
His tears really pull at your heart strings.
About halfway through it, however, I started thinking about how Keaton wouldn’t be getting his wish.
Anti-bullying???
Seems like a lost cause to me.
Go to a comments section on anything political...
...that’ll cure you of thinking we can possibly be nice to one another.
Keaton garnered a lot of attention from sports stars and movie stars. A lot of very positive messages, and just when you think it’s a real feel good story...
...someone went to Keaton’s mom’s Facebook page.
The rebel flag was prominently featured and soon enough...
...get this...
...people started to bully Keaton’s mother.
And if Keaton’s mother was showing racists tendencies...
...well, the story would fade fast.
Yet, the pain that the kid is feeling in that video is hard to ignore.
I started the week with a “We Can Do Better” Post.
Can we?
Hang in there, Keaton.
It’s not as bad as it’s going to get.
Hope the kid finds some peace, and I really, really hope that it’s a tipping point...
...somehow...
And that when people are thinking of being really nasty to someone else that they see Keaton’s crying eyes.
I read a lot about it, but hesitated when it came to actually watching the video. I knew it would be sad, and man, it is.
Keaton is talking to the camera about children who are making fun of him because of how he looks. He wonders why. He tries so hard to figure it out.
His tears really pull at your heart strings.
About halfway through it, however, I started thinking about how Keaton wouldn’t be getting his wish.
Anti-bullying???
Seems like a lost cause to me.
Go to a comments section on anything political...
...that’ll cure you of thinking we can possibly be nice to one another.
Keaton garnered a lot of attention from sports stars and movie stars. A lot of very positive messages, and just when you think it’s a real feel good story...
...someone went to Keaton’s mom’s Facebook page.
The rebel flag was prominently featured and soon enough...
...get this...
...people started to bully Keaton’s mother.
And if Keaton’s mother was showing racists tendencies...
...well, the story would fade fast.
Yet, the pain that the kid is feeling in that video is hard to ignore.
I started the week with a “We Can Do Better” Post.
Can we?
Hang in there, Keaton.
It’s not as bad as it’s going to get.
Hope the kid finds some peace, and I really, really hope that it’s a tipping point...
...somehow...
And that when people are thinking of being really nasty to someone else that they see Keaton’s crying eyes.
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