Brave teen sister stands up to bully who called her little brother a racial slur: 'That’s not funny'

A 17-year-old girl is being widely defended online after a video captured her confronting an elementary-aged boy on a school bus who allegedly called her younger brother the N-word. A clip shared by King Kyle Lee (@kingkylelee) on Instagram, which gained 740k views and over 62k likes, shows the protective teen raising her voice, speaking directly to the boy off-camera. "You talked to my baby like that yesterday, calling him the n-word. I’ll talk to you however the f*** I want to talk to you. You don’t say that sh**. That sh**’s not cute. That’s not funny,” she said, clearly angry that her little brother had been targeted.

When another child pointed out her foul language, she clapped back, "Y’all going to get into trouble, not me or him. You are. And so are you," pointing toward several kids on the bus. "You keep looking like that… but you know you said it. There are Black kids on this bus," she continued. The clip has sparked widespread conversation about the persistence of racism among children and the lessons that need to start at home.

The Centers for Disease Control reported in 2023 that about one in three high school students — 31.5% — said they had experienced racism at least once at school, and nearly half of Black students reported the same. Experts and parents often agree that responsibility begins at home, but when it spills into classrooms, cafeterias, and buses, siblings and peers sometimes take the role of immediate defenders. Many people applauded her for taking a stand and refusing to let her younger brother be demeaned. While some commenters criticized her, saying she shouldn’t have been "jumping on any 11-year-old" or using profanity in front of a bus full of kids, most heavily supported her.

@fernanda_arelyy wrote, "If my kid is bullying another, he will hear it from me and the other parents. Discipline your kids! Bullying is not ok." @rip_kealen added, "And you can tell lil bro just wanna have fun with everyone. Check out how he’s in his own world behind her while big sis lays the law down. We never teach our kids to hate, but we teach them how to watch out for the hate and certain things people will say." @kanicevlure chimed in, "And she stood up for the rest of the babies on the bus. Good job, mami. But next time, send your mom to his house and confront her child in front of her. Cause that’s where he learned it."

@dymond_parker commented, "Yeah, she was well within her rights to do that and teach them a thing or two. They obviously aren’t being taught at home, so anything you don’t learn at home, the world will surely show you. That’s not a Black or white thing, that is life!" @thehands_dirty_wholesaler said, "Sad that an 11-year-old in 2025 is saying crap like that...racism is taught and practiced at home, then play victim when confronted. Smh sad days folks." @alisha__kesia defender her, saying, "How y’all mad at a 17 year old, but not the 11 year old, and his parents who taught him to be a bully and racist to this young girls little brother who is also 11?"

You can follow King Kyle Lee (@kingkylelee) on Instagram for more anti-bullying videos.

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