Incidents of objects being thrown at politicians

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Replica of the shoe thrown at U.S. president George W. Bush during a speech in Iraq

In various countries, objects have been thrown at politicians for reasons varying from comedic to harmful.

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Australia

Belgium

Canada

France

Greece

Guatemala

Hong Kong

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Netherlands

New Zealand

Sri Lanka

Sweden

United Kingdom

1970s

2000s

2010s

2020s


United States

1910s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1990s

2000s

2010s

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Vermin Supreme glitter bombs Randall Terry at Saint Anselm College.

2020s

Venezuela

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flour bomb</span> Form of protest

A flour bomb is a fragile container filled with flour for the purpose to be thrown at a person or object to cause an inconvenient and messy stain, called flour bombing. Alternately, sometimes a bucket of flour can be used.

The entartistes were a Canadian satirical political group, active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, whose members threw cream pies at political and cultural figures whom the group deemed to be in need of public embarrassment. A member of the group, who identified himself only as Pope-Tart, told the Montreal Gazette in 1999 that the group's core philosophy was "You work for us. You can't be too big for your britches or you'll get a pie in the face."

The Biotic Baking Brigade is a loosely connected group of activists famous for throwing pies in the faces of such figures as Bill Gates, San Francisco mayors Willie Brown and Gavin Newsom, anti-gay preacher Fred Phelps, economist Milton Friedman, Swedish King Carl Gustaf, former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, conservative journalist William F. Buckley, right-wing Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn, former WTO head Renato Ruggiero, and Ann Coulter, among others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pieing</span> Throwing a pie at a person or people

Pieing or a pie attack is the act of throwing a pie at a person. In pieing, the goal is usually to humiliate the victim while avoiding actual injury. For this reason the pie is traditionally of the cream variety without a top crust, and is rarely if ever a hot pie. In Britain, a pie in the context of throwing is traditionally referred to as a custard pie. An aluminium pie pan or paper plate filled with whipped cream or more typically, shaving cream can substitute for a real pie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Egging</span> Throwing eggs at people or property

Egging is the act of throwing eggs at people or property. The eggs are usually raw, but can be hard-boiled or rotten.

Bottling is an action where a concert audience throws various objects at the performers onstage. This generally happens at festivals when one act in the lineup is of a different genre or audience from the rest of the bands, especially festivals where the majority of bands are related to heavy metal and punk rock music styles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muntadhar al-Zaidi</span> Iraqi journalist

Muntadhar al-Zaidi[a] is an Iraqi broadcast journalist who served as a correspondent for Iraqi-owned, Egyptian-based Al-Baghdadia TV. As of February 2011, al-Zaidi works with a Lebanese TV channel.

Events in the year 2009 in Iraq.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glitter bombing</span> Throwing glitter on people in protest

Glitter bombing is an act of protest in which activists throw glitter on people at public events.

Peter Robert Gray was an Australian environmental activist, notable for two landmark court cases, and for having thrown his shoes in public at former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard in protest over Australia's participation in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

<i>The Aerosmurf</i> Fourteenth album in the series The Smurfs

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">George W. Bush shoeing incident</span> 2008 incident in Baghdad, Iraq

On 14 December 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi removed his shoes and threw them at United States president George W. Bush during a joint press conference with Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq. Bush quickly ducked, avoiding being hit by either of the shoes. The second shoe collided with a U.S. flag positioned behind Bush. Al-Zaidi was subsequently grabbed, kicked, and removed from the room by security.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Billy Hughes egg-throwing incident</span> Incident that is associated with the formation of Commonwealth Police

On 29 November 1917, an egg was thrown at the Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes at the Warwick railway station, Queensland, during his campaign for the 1917 plebiscite on conscription. The egg was thrown by Patrick Michael Brosnan, possibly assisted by his brother Bartie Brosnan.

Inking or ink throwing is the act of throwing ink at people, or cars. It has been used as a form of political protest in India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Milkshaking</span> Throwing milkshakes at people as protest

Milkshaking is the act of throwing milkshakes and other drinks at targets as a means of political protest in a manner similar to egging or pieing. The target of a milkshaking is splashed or splattered with a milkshake that is thrown from a cup or bottle. The trend gained popularity in the United Kingdom in May 2019 during the European Parliament election and was used against right-wing and far-right political candidates, such as Tommy Robinson, Nigel Farage and Carl Benjamin, as well as other members of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and the Brexit Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waitangi dildo incident</span> 2016 protest incident in New Zealand

The Waitangi dildo incident occurred on 5 February 2016 in Waitangi, New Zealand, when protester Josie Butler flung what was referred to as a dildo at Minister of Economic Development Steven Joyce, striking him in the face. The incident became international news, and was quoted and parodied in art, music, and television comedy.

Gopal Italia is an Indian politician and a social activist. He was ex-police official and a leader of the Patidar reservation agitation. From December 2020 to January 2023, he was the Convener of Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Statue of Margaret Thatcher (Grantham)</span> 2022 sculpture of Margaret Thatcher

A statue of Margaret Thatcher stands in her birthplace, the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England. The statue is 10 feet 6 inches (3.2 m) high, cast in bronze, and depicts the late British prime minister Baroness Thatcher, dressed in the full ceremonial robes of the House of Lords. It stands on a 10-foot-6-inch (3.2 m) plinth. Created by sculptor Douglas Jennings, and costing £300,000, it was erected on 15 May 2022, on St Peter's Hill Green, close to the Grantham Museum. Eggs were thrown at the statue within two hours of its installation, and a week later red paint was thrown at it. It was formally unveiled on 31 May.

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