Boy Cries To Be Left Alone By Bullies, Doesn’t Expect Response From Celebrities Like Snoop Dogg And Chris Evans
By now, you've probably seen the name 'Keaton Jones' mentioned by at least one of your favorite celebrities on Twitter. The young student from Knoxville, TE has gone viral after appearing in a heartbreaking video that reveals the true damage bullying causes.
"They make fun of my nose. They call me ugly. They say I have no friends," Keaton says through tears in the video posted by his mother, Kimberly, which was reportedly recorded after Keaton had to be picked up from school to avoid lunchtime bullies. Though he goes on to detail how he and other children at his school are teased and tormented, he offers a message of encouragement, and ends the video by telling all victims of bullying that "it'll probably get better one day."
The powerful video struck a chord with viewers - including a whole host of famous faces. From Katy Perry, to Demi Lovato, to Chris Evans, celebrities across the board have rallied around Keaton. Though it began as a campaign for peace, which included at least two GoFundMe accounts aimed at helping the Jones family, it has now become shrouded by scandal after several apparently-racist social media posts by Kimberly Jones were uncovered, and speculations were leveled that she had encouraged her son to use racial slurs against his peers. Multiple celebrities have since voiced their continued support for Keaton, despite how troubled the accusations made them feel.
Scroll down to see the most heartfelt celebrity reactions, and be sure to add your thoughts in the comments.
This is Knoxville student Keaton Jones, and this is what he has to say about bullying:
The video, posted by his mom, has now gone viral, and celebrities are rallying around Keaton
#4
Keep your head up Keaton, don't let nobody get ya down. Cuz that road you're traveling will turn around. Fear no man Keaton, they are exactly like you, only a man. In this case though, you're more man than they'll ever be. Hang tough!
#8
Spot on! He really nailed it. Bullies are insecure people who are extremely insecure about themselves and take it out on others just to feel better about themselves. But in the end, they're not happy.
#10
sivaram reddy- what is WRONG with you! u already know how it feels so why pass on the hate? 2 wrongs DO NOT make a right!!
#11
Mixed Martial Arts. Basically 2 people get in a ring or polygon of some sort. There are rules for points, takedowns hits etc. They beat the snot out of each other for a certain amount of time until either someone taps out, someone breaks something, or time is up and it is judged. I personally thought it to be dumb at first. But after learning what they are doing I can see the skill, and hard work that is put in to put on a show of strength. I generally only watch it when with friends or family. It is pretty neat and can be watched on YouTube to get more info on it.
#14
True. There are many that don't even tell anybody. For me when things got too hard (half a class picking on me) I explained the situation to my mom and told her I wanted to skip a whole year at school. Mom was super awesome, she totally understood and let me stay at home that year. Next year I got back to same school and bullies where one year ahead of me, so I was free from them (because the picking and shaming usually occured inside the classroom). Unfortunately sometimes we need to take measures we shouldn't have to to stay sane, but eventually it does get better, just stay strong and be sure there's nothing wrong with you, they are the ones at fault
#16
There needs to be a ISTANDWITHKEATON Tee-Shirt with the proceeds going to his College education.
#17
#20
#22
No lie!!! It took guts and a warm heart to share and spread what is happening to you. Stay strong Keaton...."for this too shall pass!!!"
#23
Humm... maybe a call from a Senator to the school board/School may help action in school bullying come to an end? Mr. Corker, please use your power for some good in this situation. Thanks.
#29
#33
Didn't Chris Brown beat up Rhianna? Bullying sucks but I'm pretty sure domestic violence is just as bad if not worse.
#34
#38
BASTAAAAAAA! Dobbiamo proteggere e difendere il nostro futuro! Sii forte Keaton e non avere paura!
#40
I used to get bullied for standing up for kids that were abused in school...but I have a very strong personality when it comes to any abuse and it just went over my head because I knew that I was better than the people that bullied those that were more sensitive to the harsh words and cruel things that kids can do to others...no school should allow that on their premises and the parents of these kids that do this need to step in and handle the situation...if my kid had ever done something like this he'd had been in the woodshed. My son is very compassionate to the under dogs just like me....it does get better and just be true to yourself and do not abuse others even when you yourself is going thru this...
#41
Keaton, you are amazing look at the world wide community coming together. The powerful message you have sent out has opened so many eyes, brains and hearts. Now not only is that amazing but you can say that I did that, which is a huge achievement. Everybody is so proud of you and thank you for being you, always smile because your a beautiful person and I hope you have a very merry Christmas 😀
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I'm really sorry for this kid, because he's a good kid and like all the good kids he does not deserve that mean and frustrated people break his heart and confidence. I wish I could be able to defend them all.
he got alot of confidence when his mommy bought him that hoover board and went down the hallway with it.Duh.His mommy scammed alot of people too,She may have been on SSI and food stamps too.IRS will get the mommy for Fraud.
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He's also bad
You yourself have just proven to be bad and should feel bad. Stop being bad.
You couldn't even spell fat right in your last post, obviously you can't tell the difference between good and "bad"
How? Lmao!!
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Phat? Y not
All these celebrities are nice to speak up to him, even inviting him as a special guest to the Avengers premiere. However, I'd love to see what the parents of the bullies have to say. Not to acccuse anyone, or spread hate, but I know I'd be mad angry if I had kids and found out they bullied someone. Bully victims need all the encouragement, but the bullies need some education as well. Depression and suicide are serious problems, but even without it, bullying can actually turn into real assault, where the victim gets physically injured for life. Kids need to learn that another kid's life is no joke.
I agree. I believe that kids that are doing the bullying needs to be taught a lesson. I also believe that parents of bullies also need to be informed and if it continues then both the bullier AND the parents need to be taken to court, get counseling, and anything else that will get this to stop. It is NEVER OK TO BULLY ANOTHER PERSON no matter the age, sex, or race.
Most bully-parents are bullies themselves and don't care. I dealt with bullies in school myself, and with one of my children. You can have meetings with the parents in the school office, where you actually get bullied by the parents in front of the principal. It's sad. That happened to my parents in the 60's! When I met with the parents in the 80's (when it was my kid getting bullied) I had a mohawk, spikes on and wore a skull t-shirt. I have things that are pierced you know hurt - I had safety pins through parts of my face. He left my kid alone after that. I let him know that I had friends that look worse than me. The only things bullies understand is more power. Of course I would not do anything to the kid or the parents - but they didn't know that. Sad part is the school didn't do a thing.
I agree, having been on both sides of the coin (I was bullied, and some considered me a bully), I can say that the bullies are the ones who need the help too. As Dr. Phil said, a lot of times they are the ones with problems at home. I don't know how well talking to a parent would do, they never react the same to something like this. As far as I'm concerned, the bully revels in the position of authority that they put themselves in and a lot of times we don't know how to react when we see it happen. I don't think violence would solve the problem (although sometimes you need to shock them before giving them the lecture), but it may be just case by case.
couldnt agree more
Apparently, his mum is a white supremacist. Hope that's not the reason he was bullied.
Yep, his mother is racist garbage and she's raising every one of her kids that way, too. http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/11/bullied-tennessee-student-keaton-jones-mom/
Still, no child should have to pay for their parents failures and flaws.
its not the childs fault
Doesn't mean we shouldn't feel bad for that child.
Didn’t twitter confirm that was a fake account?
I think he got beat up for saying the N word to his classmates so if that's true that is definitely a reason why he was beat up
That has been confirmed as a lie
What do you mean?
I'm really sorry for this kid, because he's a good kid and like all the good kids he does not deserve that mean and frustrated people break his heart and confidence. I wish I could be able to defend them all.
he got alot of confidence when his mommy bought him that hoover board and went down the hallway with it.Duh.His mommy scammed alot of people too,She may have been on SSI and food stamps too.IRS will get the mommy for Fraud.
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He's also bad
You yourself have just proven to be bad and should feel bad. Stop being bad.
You couldn't even spell fat right in your last post, obviously you can't tell the difference between good and "bad"
How? Lmao!!
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Phat? Y not
All these celebrities are nice to speak up to him, even inviting him as a special guest to the Avengers premiere. However, I'd love to see what the parents of the bullies have to say. Not to acccuse anyone, or spread hate, but I know I'd be mad angry if I had kids and found out they bullied someone. Bully victims need all the encouragement, but the bullies need some education as well. Depression and suicide are serious problems, but even without it, bullying can actually turn into real assault, where the victim gets physically injured for life. Kids need to learn that another kid's life is no joke.
I agree. I believe that kids that are doing the bullying needs to be taught a lesson. I also believe that parents of bullies also need to be informed and if it continues then both the bullier AND the parents need to be taken to court, get counseling, and anything else that will get this to stop. It is NEVER OK TO BULLY ANOTHER PERSON no matter the age, sex, or race.
Most bully-parents are bullies themselves and don't care. I dealt with bullies in school myself, and with one of my children. You can have meetings with the parents in the school office, where you actually get bullied by the parents in front of the principal. It's sad. That happened to my parents in the 60's! When I met with the parents in the 80's (when it was my kid getting bullied) I had a mohawk, spikes on and wore a skull t-shirt. I have things that are pierced you know hurt - I had safety pins through parts of my face. He left my kid alone after that. I let him know that I had friends that look worse than me. The only things bullies understand is more power. Of course I would not do anything to the kid or the parents - but they didn't know that. Sad part is the school didn't do a thing.
I agree, having been on both sides of the coin (I was bullied, and some considered me a bully), I can say that the bullies are the ones who need the help too. As Dr. Phil said, a lot of times they are the ones with problems at home. I don't know how well talking to a parent would do, they never react the same to something like this. As far as I'm concerned, the bully revels in the position of authority that they put themselves in and a lot of times we don't know how to react when we see it happen. I don't think violence would solve the problem (although sometimes you need to shock them before giving them the lecture), but it may be just case by case.
couldnt agree more
Apparently, his mum is a white supremacist. Hope that's not the reason he was bullied.
Yep, his mother is racist garbage and she's raising every one of her kids that way, too. http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/11/bullied-tennessee-student-keaton-jones-mom/
Still, no child should have to pay for their parents failures and flaws.
its not the childs fault
Doesn't mean we shouldn't feel bad for that child.
Didn’t twitter confirm that was a fake account?
I think he got beat up for saying the N word to his classmates so if that's true that is definitely a reason why he was beat up
That has been confirmed as a lie
What do you mean?