Image: The Simpsons Against The Liberals
Over the weekend Australia fell in love with a young lad who has been dubbed Egg Boy.
The seventeen-year-old, whose real name is Will Connolly, egged racist senator Fraser Anning after he blamed Friday’s terrorist attack in New Zealand on Muslim immigration.
The grown man reciprocated by punching the teen twice, before the latter was tackled and put in a choke hold by several other adult men.
Unsurprisingly, the internet is predominantly standing its new hero.
The memes and support began appearing immediately
Australia has a new fearless hero, EggBoy.
He destroys fascist politicians just cracking eggs#eggboy #EggBoyHero #EggBoyForPM pic.twitter.com/9SfndHzDsI
— Bruce Bitmunsch (@BrausHunter) March 17, 2019
The kids rally for climate change and what the egg boy did proves that young people are keenly involved in politics & care deeply about what politicians are doing. Australian kids are inspirational. They bring hope to us all. And they’ll soon get to vote. #ClimateStrike #eggboy
— Behrouz Boochani (@BehrouzBoochani) March 17, 2019
Local Patriot Who Worships Ned Kelly And Chopper Disgusted By Egg Boy’s Civil Disobedience from r/australia
RESPECT FOR YOU #EGGBOY pic.twitter.com/F6IOmYraY8
— Kapten Jake (@ekaprasetya666) March 17, 2019
Happily, I can report that an Italian comrade just messaged me to say that the #eggboy incident is being referred to as “LA FACEOMELETTE” and they request 10,000 eggs immediately for their own domestic use. #auspol
— Van Badham (@vanbadham) March 17, 2019
#EggBoy has 205k followers on Instagram and is now officially the leader of the Resistance pic.twitter.com/WQv10gFQw3
— Asher Wolf (@Asher_Wolf) March 16, 2019
Several bands have also bequeathed Egg Boy with free tickets to their shows for life
Egg Boy, you have free entry to any Hoods show for life should you wish.
— Hilltop Hoods (@hilltophoods) March 16, 2019
Holy shit, he full smacks him with a lefty and egg boy just cops it and keeps filming. Cool as ya like mate, what a legend! Egg boy has guest list for life. Hell, he can be our official photographer too… Love you egg boy! pic.twitter.com/szNIHpQVCv
— Violent Soho (@violentsoho) March 16, 2019
And someone remixed the footage with some Aussie bangers
The Simpsons Against The Liberals had a field day
Someone picked up on Pauline Hanson’s apt retweets before the incident
I just went over to Pauline Hanson’s twitter to check whether she’d said much lately and oh my god you won’t believe what her last two tweets were ???????????? pic.twitter.com/7jLoQf02oK
— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) March 17, 2019
Not everyone is supportive of Egg Boy, though. Irrelevant 90s Superman states that he straight up would have knocked out a child.
I would have knocked that kid cold.
— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) March 17, 2019
Arguing with Dean Cain over whether Superman would punch Nazis…8-year-old me’s mind would be blown/heart would be broken.
— Jenna Guillaume (@JennaGuillaume) March 17, 2019
Ripleys believe it or not: dean cain is a shitcunt
— Bec Shaw (@Brocklesnitch) March 17, 2019
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an American actor with no knowledge of Australian politics seeking to beat up an underage boy!
What on Earth, Dean Cain? pic.twitter.com/4o9tm6d4lr— Jen Dudley-Nicholson (@jendudley) March 17, 2019
who the fuck is dean cain
— brad esposito ???? (@bradesposito) March 17, 2019
But hey, plenty of Aussies still love The Egg. He’s even been honoured with his own mural now
Artist @V_TT_RR (Kevin Rudd’s nephew) latest street art in Hosier Lane, Melbourne – #EggBoy v Fraser Anning. pic.twitter.com/AUPAHijBqs
— Alice Workman (@workmanalice) March 17, 2019