Earlier this month, Colorado fifth-grader Ashawnty Davis took her life as a result of relentless bullying. She was 10 years old.

We have not heard Ashawnty’s story. You will not find it in the news, or trending on Twitter. The only way you’ll hear Ashawnty’s name is in reaction to the story of Keaton Jones.

On December 8th, Kimberly Jones posted a video of her son, Keaton, tearfully describing his experiences with bullying to her Facebook page. Unlike Ashawnty, Keaton’s story went viral. Millions of views and numerous social media platforms later, Keaton had received both tangible and immaterial support from dozens of celebrities, including Chris Evans and LeBron James.

I echo what many celebrities who have taken notice in Keaton’s story have made clear; no child deserves the treatment that he was subjected to, including having milk poured on him and food thrown at him. Such a stance seems indisputable— how could anyone support the bullying of a child? However, the story was complicated on Monday, when photos of Keaton’s family holding Confederate flags and racist messages from his mother surfaced. Moreover, allegations have swirled that the incident that Keaton describes in the video was in retaliation to his use of the n-word.

In the wake of these claims, celebrity responses have been limited. While some have claimed that the views of his mother don’t apply to him, others have backtracked and said that they no longer have sympathy for the case. Many have stayed silent, neither reiterating or revoking their previous statements.

I repeat the statement that no one, especially not a sixth grader, deserves to be bullied. However, I also want to make clear that any support for the Confederacy, a symbol of our country’s legacy of racism, and use of the n-word must be condemned. Ultimately, I hold that children are impressionable. Kimberly Jones is a grown woman and should be held accountable for her views. More importantly, she has shaped the views of her children and have molded them into the framework of a hateful ideology. If the claims that her son used the n-word at school are true, there’s no question that his behavior needs to be addressed. However, doing so in a violent manner simply exacerbates the divisions already in existence and most likely will further mold the child’s views.

The media has exhausted every view of the story, from the one I describe to that characterized by support for Kimberly’s views. However, those outlets that recognize the issue of racism at play fail to address the issues within their own being. Why is a white Tennessee sixth-grader subject to bullying garnering more attention than a black Colorado fifth-grader subject to the same, meeting a far more heartbreaking end?

The story of Ashawnty’s bullying was put on social media in the same way that Keaton’s was. Ashawnty, as a result of continuous bullying, had confronted her tormenters, resulting in a physical fight. Perhaps unsurprisingly, her schoolmates recorded the altercation, which subsequently made its way to social media platforms like Musical.ly. Documentation of Ashawnty’s torment was as available to the public as Keaton’s video was. At any point, someone with access to the footage could have reached out.

Despite its tragic nature, Ashawnty’s story did not go viral. Although it was covered by major outlets such as CNN, it was done post-mortem, and it wasn’t made available to the consumers of popular culture in the same way as Keaton’s was. Since Friday, I've seen hundreds of posts about Keaton on Twitter, and just one about Ashawnty. Keaton’s family, or imposters of such, have raised almost $60,000 through GoFundMe since the incident broke less than a week ago. The Davis family, on the other hand, has received almost half that sum in double the time. Money is not the focus of this issue; however, monetary amounts are a useful visual in comparing the support given to the two cases.

Issues like bullying are irreducible; they can’t be solved by looking at only one story. Moreover, giving screen time only to white victims of bullying further marginalizes the people of color subject to the same treatment, heightening the emotional effects that they are already experiencing. If there’s any hope of ending bullying in schools, the stories of children of color like Ashawnty must be heard. All victims must be represented, and the fact that they aren’t is indicative of the perseverance of racism in the modern media.