A video of a student giving his disabled classmate a toy has gone viral. But should it have been posted on social media at all?
This week Jake Marr, a student from Phoenix, Arizona, gave his disabled classmate, Matthew Sabetta, a toy cement truck for Christmas. He filmed the exchange, reportedly at his mother’s request, then posted it to Twitter and Instagram, where it went viral.
Hailed as “priceless”, “sweet” and “perfectly [capturing] the Christmas spirit”, the video is the latest example of a trend for apparently random acts of kindness being shared online. These are largely well-meaning gestures and Marr is clearly goodhearted, but it is telling that a non-disabled person helping a disabled person is met with particular applause. It is A Christmas Carol for the smartphone age, where Scrooge is not only inspired by the disabled Tiny Tim, but the film of their “heartwarming moment” goes viral.
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