On Tuesday morning, a GoFundMe page for Will Connolly, now commonly known as Egg Boy, had already surpassed its goal of raising 50,000 Australian dollars, about $35,000. The incident happened after Anning was widely condemned for a statement he made that day blaming Friday’s massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Muslim immigration. After getting hit with the egg, Anning turned around and struck Connolly in the face twice. As video of the incident went viral, people around the world have rallied around “Egg Boy” as a hero and symbol in the fight against bigotry. Political leaders, including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand and Scott Morrison, her Australian counterpart, have condemned the senator’s statement.

Source: bd News24 March 19, 2019 05:26 UTC