Video Mother shares footage of her son breaking down after being bullied
Quaden’s going to Disneyland! Comedian with dwarfism raises more than $225,000 to send bullied nine-year-old on his dream holiday after he touched the world's hearts in tear-jerking viral video
Quaden Bayles won an outpouring of support after his mother shared a video of him saying 'I want to kill myself' after he was bullied at school over his dwarfism
Celebrities including Hugh Jackman have flocked to support the nine-year-old
US comedian Brad Williams has set up a GoFundMe page to send him on holiday
Quaden has since spoken out to encourage others to 'stand up for yourself'
By Charlie Moore For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 14:11 GMT, 21 February 2020 | Updated: 14:18 GMT, 21 February 2020
source: daily mail.uk
A stand-up comedian has raised more than $200,000 (£100,000) to send a bullied nine-year-old Australian boy with dwarfism to Disneyland after he broke hearts around the world.
Brad Williams, who has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and the Tonight Show, set up a GoFundMe page for Quaden Bayles on Thursday after the boy's mother shared a video of him crying and saying 'give me a rope, I want to kill myself'.
Mr Williams, who also has dwarfism, 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.'
As of Friday, more than 9,000 people have already donated to the page and raised a total of $227,178 (£115,993).
Quaden has received an outpouring of support from the public and celebrities including Hugh Jackman, Mark Hamill, Eric Trump and British Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds.
The nine-year-old Aboriginal boy has since spoken out to encourage others to 'stand up for yourself' while his mother said he had gone 'from the worst day of his life to the best day of his life'.
'I want to fly Quaden and his mother to America, get them a nice hotel, and bring them to Disneyland,' Mr Williams said on the fundraising page.
'This isn't just for Quaden, this is for anyone who has been bullied in their lives and told they weren't good enough.
'Let's show Quaden and others that there is good in the world and they are worthy of it.'
Mr Williams, from California, said that if too much is donated the excess would be given to anti-bullying charities.
The US comedian, who is 4ft 4in tall, has appeared on TV shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live and the Tonight Show and has been described as 'one of the funniest, most in-demand comedians working today'.
It came as Quaden and his mother Yarraka appeared on indigenous Australian TV channel NITV today to thank the nine-year-old's supporters.
During the interview, Quaden encouraged others to stand up for themselves when face-to-face with a bully.
'If you get bullied, just stand up for yourself and don't listen to what they say,' he said.
The nine-year-old believes parents should educate their children about people with disabilities to prevent further bullying.
'The parents should make their kids be nice to people with disabilities,' he said.
Ms Bayles said her 'strong' son wants other people to know how he feels and no longer wants to 'suffer in silence'.
'It's 2020 and bullying is at an all-time high and especially within our communities, people don't understand that if you're Indigenous, you're already copping discrimination and racism,' she said.
