When a downright awful meme was created, poking fun of four-year-old Jameson Meyer's appearance, his mom, AliceAnn, obviously did not take it lightly.

Some terrible trolling lowlife (pardon our language) actually took the time to swipe a photo of Jameson, who has craniofacial syndrome, and turn it into an image comparing him to a pug.

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"What compels a person to do such a thing I will never understand," Meyer wrote in her blog about the photo that was stolen from her website and ultimately went viral. 

After petitioning Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, she was able to get the original meme removed within 24 hours, but it's still been cropping up across the channels. 

In order to turn an upsetting situation into something productive, Meyer used the opportunity to spread awareness of her son's disease, in hopes that it prevents future bullying.

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"His face was everywhere and I thought it was a great time to say 'This is my son and this is who he is and this is what he has,' Meyer told ABC News. "I can't stop people from doing horrible things, but if his face is out there, I may as well make it for good rather than bad."

She wrote a post for her website, aptly titled: "This Is My Son Jameson, And No, You May Not Use His Photo." In it she shared, "I could sit idly by and tell myself that there are cruel people out there and that's the world we live in. But you stole a photo of my 4-year-old son. Say what you want out loud, to your friends, in the comment box, but do not take my photo to degrade my child."

She continued, "I refuse not to fight. It is absurd to me that it will ever be OK to target children to degrade and humiliate them."

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Meyer also shared her hopes for other parents.

"As a mother of a child who looks different, this is my plea to you," she writes. "If you are the parent whose child says another child looks funny or scary, don't simply say, 'That isn't a nice thing to say.' While you are right, it's not nice, simply saying that and walking away still isolates my child. The next time follow that statement up and tell your child, 'I'm sure he's a very nice boy, let's go meet him.' Please, come introduce yourself and ask my child's name. I assure you, we don't bite! My child is just like yours; he can be sweet, loving, throw temper tantrums, and be a handful. And I assure you, I am just like you; I am a parent learning my way through this."

"I promise you, he's not scary, he's just a little boy."

"As hurt as I am that someone created this meme, I am not naive enough to believe there aren't people out there who will mock and bully my child," she continued. "But, I will always do what I can to encourage people to open their minds, hearts, and lives to Jameson and kiddos like him."

[H/T Huffington Post

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