Parenting

Crying little boy calls out his bullies, Hollywood rallies around this brave young man

People that are different don't need to be criticised about it. It's not their fault.
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WARNING: This story is bound to break your heart…

On December 8, Kimberly Jones, a mum from Knoxville in the US, posted a video of her son Keaton breaking down as he explains how he’s being bullied at school.

In the heart-wrenching clip – which is just over one minute long – the young boy asks, “Just out of curiosity, why do they bully? What’s the point of it? Why do you find joy in taking innocent people and finding a way to be mean to them. It’s not OK.”

In her post on Facebook, Jones revealed the video was filmed after Keaton asked her to “pick him up AGAIN because he was afraid to go to lunch.”

When she asks, “What did they say to you?,” Keaton responds, “They make fun of my nose. They call me ugly..”

“They say I have no friends.”

Young Keaton’s story is just heartbreaking.

When she questions what they do to him at lunch, he replies, “Poured milk on me and put ham down my clothes. Threw bread at me.” He concludes the video by saying, “I don’t like that they do it to me and I for sure don’t like that they do it to other people because it’s not OK.”

“People that are different don’t need to be criticised about it. It’s not their fault. If you are made fun of, just don’t let it bother you. Stay strong I guess. It’s hard. But it’ll probably get better one day.”

His message has since gone viral with more than 17 million views, inspiring a tonne of celebrities, including Victoria Beckham, to reach out with a message of their own. Read some of their tweets below:

https://twitter.com/halfadams/status/939626668641067008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.intouchweekly.com%2Fposts%2Fviral-bullying-video-keaton-jones-148668
https://twitter.com/milliebbrown/status/939632746384838657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.intouchweekly.com%2Fposts%2Fviral-bullying-video-keaton-jones-148668

As well wishes continued to pour in, Jones shared her gratitude on Facebook. “Friends, overwhelmed is the understatement of the world right now. I love each of you for what you are doing, but there is literally no way I can respond or even read all of the messages,” she wrote.

“I’m humbled by the voice my boy has been given, but he’s still just a little boy, & he’s a little boy who desperately wants acceptance, that I have to try to find a way to navigate him through the difference in true acceptance & attention. I know God has His hand in this, & I trust that the right things will happen in the right time.” We’re with you, Keaton!

**This story first appeared on our sister site, InTouch Weekly

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