Tennessee middle-schooler Keaton Jones went viral after his mother, Kimberly Jones recorded an emotional video of him talking about being bullied. Numerous celebrities reached out to Keaton and a GoFundme raised over $50K, but the heartwarming story soon turned dark after the attention expanded to Keaton's family.
Facebook posts surfaced of Kimberly with Confederate flags. She addressed them during an ABC interview saying, “It was meant to be ironic and funny … I am genuinely truly sorry. If I could take it back, I would.” She also added, “I’ve said I spent most of my life being bullied and judged because I wasn’t racist.”
While Keaton's mother denies being racist, his father appears to be a different story. Social media pages belonging to Shawn White, Keaton's dad, are littered with white supremacy propaganda. The memes include sayings like, "HOLY F*** I LOVE BEING WHITE," "Keep Calm and be White Pride," and "Aryan Pride."
The memes, which were found by TMZ, were all posted in 2014. There was also a selfie profile picture that shows Shawn with "PURE BREED" tattooed on his chest and "WHITE PRIDE" on his stomach. He also has a neck tat that reads "CWB," which is a common abbreviation for a gang called Crazy White Boy.
It's unclear what, if any relationship Shawn has with Keaton, who has his mother's last name. The last picture posted with Keaton and his sister is from January 2015, but that could be because Shawn is currently incarcerated.
According to docs obtained by TMZ, White has been in Knox County Jail since May 2015. He's currently locked up because of a probation violation related to a 2012 aggravated assault conviction and is scheduled to be released in 2018.
Source: tmz.com
