Hours after the heart-wrenching video of 9 year old Quaden Bayles went viral on social media, the adorable young one has received massive support from all quarters.
Quaden, who suffers from a form of dwarfism, was reportedly bullied at his school and was so devastated by the comments he received for his physical appearance and height that he told his mother to get him a rope so he could kill himself.
The 9 YO has now received support form a bunch of famous personalities and has also received over $250,000 through a GoFundMe campaign, attempting to send him to Disneyland.
Here are some of the reactions to his heartbreaking viral video:
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There is perhaps nothing more heartbreaking and debilitating than seeing a child take this kind of bullying to heart. As someone who was bullied as a child and to this day gets bullied by trolls online, I can safely say with confidence that you are so much more special, beautiful https://t.co/kMdryQZlgf
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) February 21, 2020
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I’m hoping my lovely followers in Australia will somehow bring this to the attention of my pal, #QuadenBayles. Hang in there, Quaden! You’ve got more friends than you know. I was bullied a lot as a kid. We’ve all been there. Go, Quaden! https://t.co/yZJs5Rd5F6
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) February 21, 2020
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I’m usually not one to support or promote a GoFundMe campaign but this is truly heart wrenching what happened to Quaden. I’m asking @Disneyland to get involved and to treat Quaden as a King during his stay. https://t.co/CQrI8KyngI
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) February 21, 2020
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The Indigenous #NRLAllStars are behind you Quaden! 👊🏽❤️ pic.twitter.com/52RLy8SrSd
— NRL (@NRL) February 20, 2020
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Quaden – you’ve got a friend in me. #BeKind @LokelaniHiga https://t.co/8dr3j2z8Sy pic.twitter.com/jyqtZYC953
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) February 20, 2020
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— Jeffrey Dean Morgan (@JDMorgan) February 20, 2020
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Hey little man. For what it’s worth you have taught my family so much. You have inspired us and in our home you are a hero. Thank you for your courage, stay strong the world is watching and you have so much beautiful power. From me and my boys. We are with you and we thank you. https://t.co/QuTL0vvnor
— Jon Bernthal (@jonnybernthal) February 20, 2020
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Hey there son,
Much love to you&your family. Stay strong. You’re an example to all, every one of us out in the world. You live this life you have. You can can live it strong&happy. Myself&my children have gained strength from u.
U are so powerful to me. YOU ARE A GIANT AMONG MEN. https://t.co/6t0Vr3vOIT— Vincent D’Onofrio (@vincentdonofrio) February 20, 2020
Quaden’s mother – Yarraka had recorded his emotional outburst and uploaded the same on her Facebook, which then went viral and was seen by millions of people worldwide.
And while there are still some people trying to bring him down online, by spreading fake news and false information about his age and condition, we hope the incident serves as a strong message for school administrations to implement tougher rules against bullying.