![\"soccer](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/featured-img-of-post-226797.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t\tiStock\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tiStock\t\t\t<\/p>\n
As a white woman, I live with a lot of privilege in the United States<\/a>, but I am not blind to the disparities my fellow Americans of color endure daily, especially now, in the wake of the attempted ethnic-based \u201cpurging\u201d happening in our country. If I am being honest, I am never surprised when I hear about the racist<\/a> actions of others, but I am always appalled by it. I don\u2019t truly understand how so many people live with the mindset that the color of their skin entitles them to different or more rights than others, but I am especially heartbroken when I hear about it happening amongst kids.<\/p>\n It isn\u2019t hard, however, to pinpoint where the racist actions and commentary stem from. CNN has reported an uptick in racist bullying across schools in the United States<\/a> since Donald Trump won the election for president in 2024. Students in more than 20 states reported receiving racist texts following the election.<\/p>\n Flash forward to January 2026, and we\u2019re watching in real time what racist deportation initiatives are doing to our country, and the ripple effect is staggering. Recently, a little boy in Iowa was on the receiving end of some vile, racist commentary during a soccer tournament his team ended up winning.<\/p>\n Max Tet\u2019s mother, Mtee Tet, shared a tearful video of her son on Facebook that went viral where he explained what a kid on the opposing team shouted at him between games<\/a>, according to the Des Moines Register.<\/p>\n \u201cHe told me I\u2019m an illegal immigrant, even though I was born in America,\u201d Max says in the video with tears in his eyes. \u201cHe said Trump was gonna get me and send me back to where I used to live. I was born in America, I don\u2019t live anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n Watching the poor kid trying to process that level of unfiltered, real-time racism had me in tears and inspired so many people to speak up in the comments of the video.<\/p>\n \u201cMax! There is some bad people you will have to meet in your life you can\u2019t escape but you can get through it\u2026 don\u2019t give up,\u201d encouraged one follower.<\/p>\n \u201cAh Max! I\u2019m so sorry! Absolutely not acceptable,\u201d offered another person. \u201cI hope the team, the coach, & the parents are held accountable! You are so loved by all of us buddy!\u201d<\/p>\n