Leave Keaton Jones Alone

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• published: 12 Dec 2017
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Social media is a gift and a curse. Keaton Jones is a young boy in Tennessee who was featured in a viral video about the damage bullying causes. He was in a car speaking to his mother while she was recording him nearly in tears, pleading his case. “Why do they bully?” he says. “What do they get out of it?” The video was short but it tugged on heart-strings across the nation… possibly the entire world. Almost immediately, many celebrities hopped on the trending topic via social media. Some UFC, NFL, and music stars just to name a few. Soon after that, regular people observed what was happening on social media then hopped on as well. A hashtag surfaced: “StandWithKeaton.” As almost as soon as Keaton was lifted up into the proverbial rafters, he was metaphorically burned at the stake. The reason? It mostly stems from the fact that a GoFundMe was created in his name that garnered about $60,000 in donations in a very short period of time. People began to do some digging into who Keaton Jones was. Facebook profiles of his family, namely his mother, began to get scanned. A post from August of this year was revealed along with some pictures of his family holding a Confederate Flag. The post, which did not mention any race of people, was labeled as racist. She mentioned how “butthurt Americans” basically need to get it together in said post. Rumors began to fly. Everything from memes comparing the mother and family to the KKK all the way down to people saying Keaton was bullied for dropping the n-word against his black classmates. His mother was labeled a money grubber due to a fake account on Instagram asking for money. Most likely because the original GoFundMe had so much money on it. And that GoFundMe page which got so much attention was started by a random guy that Keaton’s mother does not know. So basically, a bunch of lies and rumors were bandied about in this situation with indifference to fact. The same people who were so quick to hop on the trend of a victim story were also quick to hop on the trend of a villain story. No time to pause, no time to think. Therein lies the gift and the curse of social media. ––––––––––––––––––––––– EMAIL ME: ► http://www.anthonyblogan.com/contact/ DONATE: ► https://www.paypal.me/ablogan ► https://www.patreon.com/anthonyblogan SOCIAL MEDIA: ► http://www.twitter.com/anthonyblogan ► https://www.facebook.com/anthonybrianlogan/ ABL MERCH: ► http://www.anthonyblogan.com/shop/ ––––––––––––––––––––––– You all need to chill on Keaton Jones and his family http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/you-all-need-to-chill-on-keaton-jones-and-his-family/article/2643163 FOX & friends on Twitter: "#StandWithKeaton: Celebs rally behind Keaton Jones after the Tennessee boy’s anti-bullying video goes viral https://twitter.com/foxandfriends/status/940188983941885953 He Went Viral Because of Bullying, but Keaton Jones’ Mother Just Might Be a Racist Money Grabber https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/he-went-viral-because-of-bullying-but-keaton-jones-mot-1821184917 BULLIED STUDENT KEATON JONES' MOM GETS BACKLASH Over Confederate Flag http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/11/bullied-tennessee-student-keaton-jones-mom/?adid=hero1 Keaton Jones' Mom Accused of Racist Facebook Posts https://www.thewrap.com/keaton-jones-mom-racist-facebook-posts/ Bullied Student Keaton Jones GoFundme Page On Hold, $58k Left Hanging | TMZ.com http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/11/keaton-jones-gofundme-page-on-hold-mom-kimberly/ August Ames dead: Adult actor's brother says cyber bullying 'cost my baby sister's life' | The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/august-ames-dead-brother-cyberbullying-cost-sisters-life-a8101816.html