This blog today is courtesy of reading an article from Insider. I know some people that are really short, AKA dwarfism. Some people are born that way. For an aboriginal Australian, it hurts a lot more. And the article looked at the history of Quaden Bayles. A lot can be said, but long story short, he has Dwarfism. His mother has strived to help with his issues of height.
For the last six years, they have been a focus on medical programs regarding Quaden's health because of dwarfism. The mother has also made an effort to stop discrimination. But none of it has helped since he has gotten bullied quite a bit. Unfortunately, it has reached a point where he wanted to take his own life. A nine year old wanting to commit suicide. That's fucked up. And he has gotten a lot of support from his viral video, some of which includes famous Australians like Hugh Jackman.
There was a GoFundMe. Lots of support, but then you get the naysayers. Some who believe it's all a conspiracy. Saying he's a teenager, an actor. An actor is an idiot like David Hogg. Bayles is real and over the weekend, he and his mother disappeared from the Internet. Smart move since people tried to impersonate them to scam others. I understand not wanting to believe everything, but the kid is suffering. You would think people aren't this harsh, but typically, they are.
I hope Bayles and his mother find solace in trying to stop bullying and raise awareness about dwarfism. And I hope there's others that can get behind that and spread the word about this and to make them not feel humiliated wherever they are. They are people, and it's time for people to accept that. Heinous what this kid has had to go through and shame on the conspiracy theorists.
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