He Went Viral Because of Bullying, but Keaton Jones Mother Just Might Be a Racist Money Grabber

[HipChick]

Earlier:

Before you parade your child on social media, sobbing about being bullied, and then have celebrities rally behind you, you might want to clean up your own racist social media posts. That’s exactly what Keaton Jones’ mother, Kimberly Jones, didn’t do—and now her past Facebook posts are coming back to bite her in her racist ass.

Over the last 72 hours, actors, athletes and regular folks on social media have rallied behind Keaton Jones, a Union County, Tenn., middle schooler, after his tear-filled video went viral. They rallied so much that a GoFundMe has raised over $55,000, and he’s received numerous invites to big-time Hollywood movie premieres.

But wait, there’s more.

After internet detectives found Kimberly Jones’ Facebook page, they realized that she may be on the wrong side of history when it comes to her love of the Confederate flag:

Link to tweet

So, sure, Keaton may be the victim of vicious bullying (and also may have called a few classmates the n-word, which was noted on Kimberly Jones’ Facebook page before she closed it), and his mother is using his pain for her own interests, but it’s ironic that she’s willing to accept money from black athletes and other celebrities that she would probably consider “butt hurt Americans.”

Of course Jones’ Facebook has now been locked down and her privacy settings have been updated.
https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/he-went-viral-because-of-bullying-but-keaton-jones-mot-1821184917?utm_source=theroot_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[Dr Hobbitstein]

1. Remains me of the movie "Hits".

A video if a man being denied permission to address his city council goes viral.
Bloggers and Bloggers from all over US come to the town in support of the man.
When he finally gets to speak, they find out he's a racist conspiracy theory nutter.

[MountCleaners]

2. The celebrities should have thought about what they were doing...

I saw this coming a mile away. It should have been enough to condemn the bullying - inviting one white kid to movie premieres and such won't solve the problem.

Also, I see videos of racist harassment on social media every day, and they don't get nearly as much attention. This morning I saw one video of a bunch of Trump supporters calling a five-year-old protester a "terrorist".

[HipChick]

3. A black 10yr old committed suicide...bullying was caught on camera....not even the same outcry...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BckWSu8Fm0I/

[superpatriotman]

4. And the child should still NOT be bullied

We aren't our parents. We aren't guilty for their sins.

[HipChick]

5. The child went to school and called black children the N* word...

They reacted against the racial slurs that he threw at them

[treestar]

7. Still shouldn't use bullying

as the punishment for using the n word. Find something else.

[kcr]

9. Is that what happened?

Or is that speculation?

[HipChick]

12. Not speculation...posted all over internet...

I wonder how the black kids he was bullying and calling racial slurs feel?..

[kcr]

13. All I see are the pics of her web page

I haven't seen any evidence that the kid did any bullying.

[HipChick]

14. Sounds like you see what you only want to see..

Ever heard of google?

[kcr]

15. That's the kind of response that comes from someone who can't back it up

So, that's kind of what I thought. I was never all that warm and fuzzy about the mom to begin with, because I hate parents who post videos of their children in distress on social media. So, it's not like I was biased toward her to begin with.

[HipChick]

16. Back up what? You are the one looking for evidence..

Several celebrities got taken in by her scam...

[kcr]

17. I'm not talking about the celebrities or the mom

I was talking about the kid. You're the one claiming he bullied black kids.

[HipChick]

18. Several kids reported he called them the N word...

Try Twitter...GoFund are placing all funds on hold..

[kcr]

19. Well that's why I asked you if there was any evidence.

Try Twitter? How do I look up something like that on Twitter? You made the claim, you could have provided some links. Or were you just interested in making another DUer look bad? EDIT can't find a thing about him the being a bully at all. Anywhere.

[kcr]

20. Can't find a thing anywhere about him being the bully n/t

[LanternWaste]

6. Who is arguing the child should be bullied?

Who is arguing the child should be bullied?

[kcr]

10. A lot of people elsewhere, actually.

I hope DU doesn't turn that way. But there is ugliness elsewhere. A child doesn't deserve to be bullied because of who their parents are.

[Initech]

8. Sounds like Keaton's real bully is the one who lives at home.

And judging by her posts, I can already guess that she voted for the Bully In Chief.

[HipChick]

11. Exactly...and scamming money for it

[dembotoz]

21. perhaps we need to take folks where they are and not where they should be

perhaps the mom had a teachable moment and she learned something.