The horrific details from a mass shooting at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, continue to come out as a nation and the world mourns. The attack appears to be racially motivated, as the shooter had a lengthy missive online containing hateful comments about people of color and immigrants.
That hatred hasn’t been enough for those who’ve blamed Muslim immigrants, some of which were the target of the attack that left 49 people dead. Some reactionaries immediately tried to shuffle blame from one place to another as a suspect, who apparently live-streamed at least part of the mass shooting, appeared in court for the first time on Saturday.
Australian senator Frasier Anning has a history of blaming immigrants for things, and he took the chance to comment on the death of 49 people by blaming immigrants for being targeted by white supremacists, saying they’re “the real cause of bloodshed.”
That didn’t sit well with one person in the press scrum, though, who immediately took the opportunity to hit Anning in the head with an egg when he started to speak in a similar way.
This is why physical assault is NEVER the answer. Here is #eggboy, who eggs Senator Anning from Queensland (who blamed immigration for the Mosque attacks) and what does this grown man do after he sees it's a child and he's in no danger-HE HITS HIM.
This is going way too far. pic.twitter.com/LVFRjjb6By
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) March 16, 2019
Let’s look at that again. Once Anning started spouting nonsense about how it was Muslim immigrants to blame for the shooting, our hero starts recording on his phone, pulls out the egg and elegantly smashes it into the back of his head.
https://twitter.com/henry_belot/status/1106790914414919681?s=21
Here’s another angle…
Standing up to Nazis#EggBoy pic.twitter.com/Fj2NOwZtUL
— Alfons López Tena 🦇 (@alfonslopeztena) March 16, 2019
Anning tried to fight back, immediately deciding to punch a teen in the face. But it doesn’t look like he took much damage here, and it was Anning that somehow ended up on one knee after the exchange.
The boy who threw the egg and took the punch was apparently detained, but reports indicate that he got off scot-free.
UPDATE: The boy who egged disgraced Senator Fraser Anning has been released by @VictoriaPolice without charge. @7NewsMelbourne
— Kristy Mayr (@KristyMayr7) March 16, 2019
In the face of pure hatred and tragedy, at least something pretty funny has emerged, resulting in memes and the hashtag “#eggboy” to trend on Twitter today.
https://twitter.com/irfndnel/status/1106940800401694720
https://twitter.com/nkakaroubas/status/1106937209251196928
I believe one (1) hero can defeat thanos #eggboy pic.twitter.com/Y2UL2lwER2
— Marci (@mysticmeance) March 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/gcldendays/status/1106869127006699520
And #Eggboy will never have to pay to get into Rolling Loud fest, apparently.
Someone put us in touch with #eggboy because we want to give him free tickets for life 🙏
— Rolling Loud (@RollingLoud) March 16, 2019