To: GoFundMe
Don't Let Kimberly Jones Touch Keaton Jones' Gofundme Money
Ensure Keaton Jones is the sole beneficiary to his Gofundme account. Block efforts to exploit his trauma.
Why is this important?
Recently a woman named Kimberly Jones posted a video of her son Keaton sharing a beautiful message about bullying. In the heartbreaking video, he details traumatizing treatment from school bullies and follows with a message of compassion and tolerance. Everyone who watched the video was moved and it quickly went viral.
Among those who saw the video were stars like Rihanna, Dana White, Chris Evans, and MMA Artist Joe Schilling, who all reached out with donations, words of encouragement and meet and greet offers among other things.
Sounds like a happy ending to a super sad tale, but things got strange when Joe Schilling got in touch with Kimberly Jones, who turned down an offer to fly the family to LA to meet Schilling and asked instead that he share their gofundme page, stating that she needed the money for the holidays. (58k is the current total)
If you are like me, the idea of exploiting your sobbing child for money makes you sick. I cannot fathom what would make someone do that.. My heart hurts for Keaton because I know the internet is a terrible place full of bullies just like the ones he goes to school with (and the one who raised him) and I know that his mother's actions will hurt him worse than anything they could ever do. I am sad for this boy because of stories I am hearing about the prejudice in his home, and the things he is being taught to say and do by his parents and by some of the kids at his school.
But one thing about this story is still good. $58,000 were raised for this boy, he seems to have a giant heart, and he was able to feel an outpouring of support and know how special and loved he is. What I am proposing today is that we protect Keaton from his mother's exploitation and ensure that he learns to be a great person and kind and successful member of society. I believe if we all pull together, we can get gofundme to list Keaton Jones as the sole beneficiary of the donated funds and make them available to him on his 18th birthday (not sure how the site works but I'm sure if they pay out via check they can post-date it)--that way he can pursue a college education, get a career, and make a true difference in the world, without being stuck in the mindset of those who find it appropriate to bully or manipulate others.
Please join me in fighting for his future, a future without ignorance, hate or ill intent.
Among those who saw the video were stars like Rihanna, Dana White, Chris Evans, and MMA Artist Joe Schilling, who all reached out with donations, words of encouragement and meet and greet offers among other things.
Sounds like a happy ending to a super sad tale, but things got strange when Joe Schilling got in touch with Kimberly Jones, who turned down an offer to fly the family to LA to meet Schilling and asked instead that he share their gofundme page, stating that she needed the money for the holidays. (58k is the current total)
If you are like me, the idea of exploiting your sobbing child for money makes you sick. I cannot fathom what would make someone do that.. My heart hurts for Keaton because I know the internet is a terrible place full of bullies just like the ones he goes to school with (and the one who raised him) and I know that his mother's actions will hurt him worse than anything they could ever do. I am sad for this boy because of stories I am hearing about the prejudice in his home, and the things he is being taught to say and do by his parents and by some of the kids at his school.
But one thing about this story is still good. $58,000 were raised for this boy, he seems to have a giant heart, and he was able to feel an outpouring of support and know how special and loved he is. What I am proposing today is that we protect Keaton from his mother's exploitation and ensure that he learns to be a great person and kind and successful member of society. I believe if we all pull together, we can get gofundme to list Keaton Jones as the sole beneficiary of the donated funds and make them available to him on his 18th birthday (not sure how the site works but I'm sure if they pay out via check they can post-date it)--that way he can pursue a college education, get a career, and make a true difference in the world, without being stuck in the mindset of those who find it appropriate to bully or manipulate others.
Please join me in fighting for his future, a future without ignorance, hate or ill intent.