Nothing summed up 2017 more than the story of bullied 11-year-old Keaton Jones

On one of the final weekends of 2017, the video of an 11-year-old bullied kid named Keaton Jones spread like wildfire over the internet. Though a simple message made it go viral, its growing and sticky complexity, can’t help but remind us what kind of country we live in. 

As it unfolded in a matter of hours, it became clear that Keaton Jones’ story, and the internet’s reaction to it, is completely indicative of 2017 as a whole.  

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At first glance, the video was a heartbreaking tale of a distressed boy asking why innocent people get bullied. Through tears, he tells his filming mother what his bullies had done to him that day, and that he was singled out and mocked.  Read more…

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