A Brief History of Throwing Food in Politics
Far-right political figures are getting milkSHOOK. đ„€ But theyâre not the only ones to have food hurled at them in protest.
The newest tool or political protest?
Protesting through milkshaking, pieing, and egging are amusing to watch. They wound pride, but little to nothing else. The absurdity is delicious (whether chocolate or strawberry-flavored). And when a political figure is pelted with mushy food products, they are being treated with the exact level of respect they sometimes dole out.
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage was âmilkshakedâ after giving a short speech in Newcastle on May 20, 2019. A few days prior, Edinburgh police asked McDonald's to stop selling milkshakes ahead of a Farage rally. Their rival Burger King retaliated⊠Farage is now the third U.K. political figure to have been milkshook.
Eggs have a long history in political protest â from Richard Nixon's motorcade getting pelted in the 1960s, to far-right Australian politician Fraser Anning's famous 2019 egging. This followed his comments about immigration after the deadly Christchurch mosque attacks.
In 2013, French poultry farmers smashed 100,000 eggs outside a tax office in Brittany to protest low egg prices. In 2002, French presidential candidate François Bayrou was cream-pied by four young people. In 2012, a protestor threw flour on ex-president Francois Hollande while he was giving a speech on housing in Paris. In India, food can shape politics. Onions are used by many people to judge inflation and have even toppled government. In 1981, former prime minister Indira Gandhi used their high prices to win the general election. Onions have also been used to corner rural votes.
It all started when another British far-right politician, Tommy Robinson got splattered. This was followed by another far right candidate and YouTube personality Carl Benjamin. Historically, it's not just shakes âhere are some other edible protest tools around the worldâŠ
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22 comments
Malaet M.
06/01/2019 01:06Perhaps supporters can get their own milkshakes and dump them on the same individuals who dump them on the politicos. I would have shove the milkshake down their throats...
Ronald R.
05/31/2019 14:40Typical liberal hypocrites. Physically assaulting people and proud of it while they whine about how words are assault.
Joe Q.
05/31/2019 06:57đ đ!!! Good on ya!!!
Larry E.
05/30/2019 17:43Hey, if i made money selling milkshakes , I would be all for this form of protest. But since i do not, physically assaulting people that you do not agree with is simply an indication of immaturity and stupidity. Promoting physical violence as a political tool will lead to escalating violence against your side ( whichever side that may be). Give these idiots a heavy fine or a few days road clean up duty before they resort to more injurious forms of assault.
Julito M.
05/28/2019 22:32So some one like Steven Crowder gets banned for less and Brut is just plainly promoting assault
Robert W.
05/27/2019 22:35This is why the Conservatives are winning because of the left wing crazy people. Itâs the beginning of the end of the EU.
Dennis D.
05/27/2019 19:12Where I am from we call that physical assault. I wonder if promoting crimes is against Facebook community guidelines... lets find out!
Necrojay F.
05/27/2019 19:10Far right?
John M.
05/26/2019 13:23Far right? More like non Globalist.
Na I.
05/26/2019 01:36It's enough to start going back to Burger King! Well done Burger King!
Aamaliyah F.
05/26/2019 00:49Thank u burger king
Greg B.
05/25/2019 13:38In the US it would bullets.
Saddam H.
05/25/2019 13:02Shotecvotdcjoe
Saddam H.
05/25/2019 13:02Ypekd
Colin N.
05/24/2019 19:02If they dont like it they should try to be the good guys instead
Derek E.
05/24/2019 14:06Brut, stop supporting assaulting someone for a different opinion as being ok.
Brut
05/24/2019 13:23Here's another form of political protest: flying a diaper-wearing blimp of President Donald Trump over London.
Caryn R.
05/24/2019 13:01I donât condone this at all but the term milkshook was everything.
Darren F.
05/24/2019 11:28Although I despise Robinson, Farage and the rest of their ilk, I'm uncomfortable at this turn. We're supposed to rise above their level, not descend to it. I don't see how we can laugh at this yet cry "jail him!" when that clown egged Corbyn. It's always nice to see a bully get their comeuppance but surely that should be happening at the polling booths? And aside from all of that, the people that vote for these racist bullies are only going to be galvanised by these actions.
Brian S.
05/24/2019 11:23To a leftist, anyone not in their line of thinking is "far right". Anytime the phrase is used you know you're hearing it from the "violent left" as they justify their violence to anyone that doesn't toe their line.