Weird World

Watch New Zealand’s Economic Minister get hit in the face with a flying dildo

An angry protester threw a dildo at the face of a high-profile New Zealand politician during a TV interview on Friday.

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The pink sex toy bounced off Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce’s shoulder as he spoke to journalists on New Zealand’s North Island.

A protester flung the dildo at him, shouting “That’s for raping our sovereignty.”

“Fair to say I don’t think those sorts of things happen every day,” Joyce told TVNZ. “New experiences in politics every day; it’s the privilege of serving.”

The Minister has now been fondly re-named ‘Dildo Baggins’ by New Zealanders.

The bizarre scene is even better when remixed to New Order’s Blue Monday.

The minister issued a challenge to John Oliver to feature it. Ten days later, the comedian has come through.

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He told reporters on Tuesday that Oliver had “outdone himself”, and that he did not think any harm had been done to New Zealand’s international image: “You’ve got to be able to take a joke in politics … Hopefully he’s got it out of his system.”