11-year-old Ethan was joined by many stars in Spain (among them football player Antoine Griezmann). His classmates teased him about his weight and he cried uncontrollably
Many personalities, including the French soccer player Antoine Griezmann, mobilized to denounce school bullying, after a video was made public in which the students of a class humiliated a classmate on his birthday.
The video shows the boy, Ethan, na he cries uncontrollablywhile the other students of a school in Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, mock him by paraphrasing the lyrics of “Happy Birthday”.
“Today, my brother turned 11. He was happy, he went yesterday and bought a cake to celebrate (the birthday) in class (…) And instead of singing happy birthday to him, his classmates had the pleasant surprise of calling him fat singers,” his older brother, Markos, said on Instagram, posting the video.
Returning home, Ethan collapsed. He is reported to have said, according to his brother, that “life is s.. and he doesn’t want to live anymore.” For four years, Ethan has been experiencing “insults, spitting” in front of teachers who “unfortunately” do nothing, he added.
The Es-decirdiario account retweeted Marcos’ post, inviting his 700,000 “followers” to wish Ethan a “happy birthday” with a video.
The initiative worked so well that many unknowns as well as stars, such as Antoine Griezmann they sent the child congratulatory messages. “I wish you a happy birthday, celebrate with your friends and family. Grow up, life is good. I kiss you, courage and I’m waiting for you here to watch a match whenever you want at Wanda”, the stadium of Atletico Madrid, said the footballer.
El mensaje de nuestro gran @AntoGriezmann a un niño que sufrió bullying por parte de sus compañeros el dÃa de su cumpleaños.
Una pena que pasen estas cosas a dÃa de hoy. Animo y esperemos verte disfrutar de Griezmann en el metropolitano.#StopBullying pic.twitter.com/ILkPHiVzY9— GxlDeGriezmann (@GxlDeAGriezmann) September 1, 2022
In a 40-minute video edited by Es.decirdiario, many other Spanish stars wish Ethan a happy birthday, including streamer Ibay Janos, actor Aaron Piper (known from the Netflix series Elite), model and actor John Cortajarena and singer Aitana.
Ethan responded today with a video of his own: he thanked those who supported him, explaining that they had lifted his spirits and called on everyone to “do something” so that what he experienced never happens to anyone again.
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