A couple months ago, a video about a young boy was posted on twitter. The video was mainly a young boy talking about how he was being bullied by other kids at his school and it was very heart-breaking as he sat in the passenger seat of the car and cried as his mother recorded.
This video instantly went viral. With over 15 million views, Keaton rose to fame and become the top topic on twitter.
His mother ended up creating a GoFundMe to help with Keaton’s suffering.
The controversy to the GoFundMe is why is this kid getting money for being bullied? Seems harsh but I agree with the statement. The video should be a shock and should be raising awareness to bullying and how it affects many children. The GoFundMe raised over $50,000 for Keaton.
And that is not the end of it. Supposedly, the mother did this to get money off of her own son’s fame. Many celebrities reached out to Keaton and his family and gave him support.
With more investigation into the controversy, Keaton and his family are claimed to be racist. Social media is giving attention to the wrong people, and giving false perceptions of what is right. Bullying is an issue, yes, and the video does raise awareness for the cause; but the extra factors such as the GoFundMe and using the power of being involved in a viral video for money is just wrong.
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