Bullied boy Quaden Bayles with dwarfism has ‘best day’ after Hugh Jackman and other celebs’ support his Disney fund
QUADEN Bayles who was bullied over his dwarfism has had "the best day ever" after Hugh Jackman and other celebrities supported his £150,000 Disneyland fund.
Quaden Bayles, 9, had been overwhelmed with worldwide support after his mum Yarraka turned to the Internet to show how badly bullying had affected the young schoolboy.
Williams wrote: "I’m setting up this GoFundMe to let Quaden know that bullying will not be tolerated, and that he is a wonderful human being who deserves joy.
"I want to fly Quaden and his mother to America, get them a nice hotel, and bring them to Disneyland."
Now the boy has given a message of hope to other people who have been bullied in a TV interview, according to .
He told National Indigenous Television (NITV) on Friday: “If you get bullied, just stand up for yourself and don’t listen to what they say.”
Quaden said parents needed to teach their children how to behave towards others.
He said: “The parents should make their kids be nice to people with disabilities.”
The nine-year-old Australian was diagnosed with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, three days after he was born and has long been the target for bullies and online trolls.
Yarraka said Quaden had spoken out because he doesn’t want others to have to go through what he has.
She said: “He doesn’t want other kids to be suffering in silence and he doesn’t want other kids to suffer. He sees how it affects us as a family and other peoples as well that have reached out.
“If you’re indigenous you are already copping discrimination and racism. Here we have a child, an indigenous child with a disability. So he’s copping it from every angle.”
SUPPORT AROUND THE WORLD
In the original clip, which Yarraka posted to Facebook, distraught Quaden can be seen sat in the passenger seat of a car saying, "What's the point?", and, "I want someone to kill me".
Devastated Yarraka captioned the post: "This is the impacts of bullying! I seriously don’t know what else to do!"
The video has sparked an outpouring of support, with National Rugby League side Indigenous All Stars inviting Quaden to lead the team out ahead of a game on Saturday night.
In a clip posted to twitter, NRL star Latrell Mitchell, who has met Quaden in the past, is seen surrounded by his team mates and saying: "Hey Quaden.
"We know you're going through a hard time right now, but the boys are here, we've got your back, we're here to support you, bud.
"We want you around, we want you to lead us out at the weekend.
"It's going to mean more to us than it will to you."
A version of this story first appeared on News.com.au.
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