czwartek, 14 grudnia 2017

News #11


A Nation Answers a Sobbing Boy’s Plea: ‘Why Do They Bully?’
              Keaton goes to the local school outside Knoxville, Tennessee where he experienced bullying. One day when his mother had to collect him from school earlier as he was afraid to go to lunch they recorded a video and published it on social media. Keaton talks about what had happened to him, his fear and depression. The video is really heart-wrenching to watch. The boy cries in it and describes the situations that nobody would like to go through.

  A number of celebrities supported Keaton saying he was a real hero and offering help. Also some funds were collected for the boy. Unfortunately, somebody decided to dig into Keaton’s mother’s past activity on social media. They revealed some suspicious looking photos with the Confederate battle flag and some tweets that were supposed to be racist. In this way her credibility was questioned.
In my opinion, all the considerations about Keaton’s mother are beside the point. The real issue here is that this boy was afraid to go to school like so many others in our country as well. Keaton might have got support from celebrities inviting him to red carpet events but what about the problem of bullying? Does going to a baseball match or a movie premiere really solve it?

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1 komentarz:

  1. Indeed, showing up next to a celebrity hardly counts as an anti-bullying programme. It turns one boy into a celebrity and that's it - the problem remains.

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