US schoolboy who attempted suicide after being bullied for liking 'My Little Pony' may have permanent brain damage
因喜歡卡通彩虹小馬而遭受霸凌 一名美國小學生試圖自殺 恐造成腦部永久損傷
A US schoolboy who tried to kill himself after he was bullied for liking My Little Pony had a tracheotomy on Tuesday to help him breathe.
一名美國小學生在他因身為<彩虹小馬>喜好者的身分而遭受霸凌後試圖自殺
他以在週二接受氣管切開術以幫助呼吸。
The operation comes after doctors reported that the child may have suffered permanent brain damage.
操刀醫師們表示他可能會收到永久性的腦部損害
11-year-old Michael Morones, from North Carolina, was allegedly taunted by his classmates for being a fan of the popular children's television programme, because they said it was “gay”.
來自北卡萊羅洲的邁彌格爾·莫羅內斯今年11歲，疑似因為他身為一部極受歡迎的兒童節
目<彩虹小馬>的影迷而遭到他的同學嘲笑。他們認為這樣很Gay。
He had tried to take his life in his room two weeks ago, cutting the oxygen supply to his brain, and has since been in a critical condition in hospital.
兩周前他試圖在他的房間內選擇以窒息的方式結束自己的生命。至今他依然在醫院中，性命垂危。
Doctors at the hospital say he could have suffered irreparable damage, and may be blind.
該醫院的醫生們說他可能會受到無法治癒的傷害，甚至能失去視力。
His mother, Tiffany Morones-Suttle, told the US ABC news network: “He's the kid that never walks. He dances everywhere. He's so full of energy. He's always on the move.”;
他的母親，蒂芙尼·莫羅內斯-薩特爾告訴美國ABC新聞網：「這孩子總是不用走的，到哪
兒都是跳著舞。他總是那樣的充滿活力，他總是四處跑。」
“We won't know for months how much he is going to heal,” said Ms Morones-Suttle. “It could even be years before we find out what potential for healing he has.”
「我們不知道他要多久才會康復」莫羅內斯-薩特爾女士表示「也許要好幾年，直到我們找到治療他的潛在方法」
She said he told her before the incident: “Mum, I’m tired of people being mean to me, I’m tired of people calling me gay, I’m tired of people telling me I’m ugly, that I’m stupid.”
她說他在這之前曾對她說過：「媽，我已經厭倦人們這樣惡意對我了。我已經厭倦別人叫我同志了。我已經厭倦別人說我很醜，我很笨了」
His stepfather, Shannon Suttle, told Chicago Now: “He said to us that the other kids were telling him he was gay for loving Pinkie Pie [his favourite character] and they were trying to make him feel ashamed for being gay.
他的繼父夏儂·薩特爾告訴芝加哥現狀：「他告訴我們其他小孩笑他同志，因為他喜歡Pinkie Pie(他最喜歡的角色)，此外他們也灌輸他身為同志是很羞恥的想法」
“We said that we didn’t care if he was gay or straight; he was our son and we would love him.”
「我們告訴他，我們不在乎他是同志或異性戀；他是我們的兒子，而且我們愛他」
Bullying prevention expert Nancy Mullin told ABC: “Eleven to 15-year-old boys are very much at risk for thinking about suicide when they're perceived as being gay.”
霸凌防制專家南西·布琳告訴ABC：「當一個11歲至15歲的小男孩被人嘲笑是同志時，很有可能會造成他們有輕生的念頭」
She praised Michael's parents for supporting his interests rather than reinforcing shameful feelings.
她讚賞彌格爾的父母選擇支持他，而非增加他的恥辱感的做法。
News of the child’s situation has quickly spread across the world, including to the makers of his favourite show.
這孩子的消息很快的傳遍全世界，包括他最喜愛的節目的製作者。
After Michael’s step-father contacted Andrea Libman, the voice actor who plays Pinkie Pie, the whole cast has recorded a message of support for the 11-year-old.
在彌格爾的繼父聯繫上Pinkie Pie的配音員安卓雅·黎柏南。全體配音員錄製了一道訊息以支持這位11歲的男孩。
Michael has also received support from the global “brony” community, consisting of men who like My Little Pony. The men have rallied together to help Michael’s family pay for his care. They have so far raised $48,000 (￡29,426).
彌格爾更獲得了來自包括成年男性的愛好者組成的全球「Brony」社群的協助，他們群起募款給他的父母以負擔醫療及照護開銷。他們至今已捐出48000美元（29426英鎊）（約145萬台幣）
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For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here for details.
若有意提供匿名的協助請撥打英國撒瑪利亞協會的電話號碼08457 90 90 90。或者造訪當地的撒瑪利亞分會或點選網指連結以獲得詳情。
協會網址連結http://www.samaritans.org/
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