Bullying is a global issue. Anyone can be bullied for his/her lack of or inefficient deeds. In today's world, we see/find people being bullied for several reasons, among which some get addressed, and some get deceased with no action.
Here we talk about the reported 9-year-old Australian boy, Quaden Bayles, who has been the world's concern regarding his circumstances as being a victim of bullying.
Yarraka Bayles, a mother of the victim Quaden Bayles, posted a video of her son crying on Facebook after he got bullied for his dwarfism at school. In the video, the little kid says that he wants to end his life, by which it seems to what point his situation has gone so far.
The bullying video has been viewed more than 24 million times, as of now, and also has attained people's support, #WeStandWithQuaden.
High profiled celebrities, including Hugh Jackman, who plays Wolverine in X-Men Series, has stood up in Quaden's support.
On 20 February 2020, Hugh shared a video on his Twitter, referring to Quaden that he is stronger than he thinks he is. Similarly, he requested all the people to be kind.
Quaden has several supporters (©: GlamourBiz)
Likewise, Quaden's incident has been a keen interest of kids from other countries as well. Several young children from different parts of the world, as well as the official National Rugby League (NRL), have left a message of love to Quaden requesting him to believe in himself.
While the son of US President, Eric Trump responded to the video 'absolutely heartbreaking,' NBA player Enes Kanter tweeted 'the world is behind you' and invited Quaden's family to an NBA game.
See more about Quaden's issues below!!
Quaden's Supports Has Came In Form Of Finance As Well
Many people around the world have reacted upon the bullies that Quaden Bayles has faced.
Brad Williams, an American comedian, raised $130,000 (£100,000) in order to send Quaden's family to Disneyland. Brad himself has the same dwarfism condition of Achondroplasia.
Similarly, the Gofundme page also has raised $366,000 from 16,500 unique donors, which is nearly thirty times more than its target.
Quaden Bayles' Age Controversies
What do you think Quaden Bayles' age is? It has been reported that he is a 9-year-old kid from Australia; however, there has been a lot of controversies regarding his real age. A girl name Jasmine Dowe tweeted pictures of Quaden on Twitter and wrote:
"Just so you know.. he scammed everybody.. he's 18 has plenty of money and yeah everyone fell for it."
The picture suggests that Quaden celebrated his 18th birthday this year, which clearly means that he is not a 9-year-old kid at any cost.
(©: Twitter/shanrrr)
Apart from that, a website called StarNow suggests the following information of Quaden;
"Hi I'm Quaden, I'm 8 years old and I'm one of only a few Aboriginal boys born with achondroplasia dwarfism. I'm currently based in Brisbane but often traveling. I love sports, animals, food, family, and fashion. I have a big social media following for my bright and bubbly personality because I love making people laugh. I embrace my uniqueness and inspire people to be happy and appreciate the simple things in life."
StarNow is a website where people create their profiles to find roles in acting and modeling.
On the contrary, one user wrote:
“Don’t believe everything you read on the internet?” says the people who believe Quaden Bayles is 18 because of some Facebook posts with no actual proof. Just search a bit deeper and you’ll find the truth. Stop spreading lies. He’s 9."
The fact about Quaden's age being 9 seems evident as the Australian Network Ten's "Studio 10" described him as a four-year kid in an interview in 2015. During the interview, Quaden was seen with a toy with him at Studio 10 while his mother gets interviewed.
(©: Twitter)
In addition to that, Quaden's parents have been sharing each and every birthday celebration since 2010 on their Facebook, which is the strong proof of his age.
As per the Facebook posts, Quaden celebrated his first birthday in between 12-15 December 2011, which probably means that he turned nine in December 2019. So, Quaden's date of birth probably lies around 12-15 December 2010.
•If you want to help Quaden and support for his cause or any disability, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 in Australia.
•You can also contact the organizations, including Information and Support: Domestic abuse, Childline, The National Domestic Abuse Helpline, Live Fear Free Helpline, and others if you are in the UK.