Can we talk about how folks nowadays just fling things at strangers? Like, it’s “#whateverthefirstthingIgrabbedIsMyWeapon-of-the-day” kind of energy.

Recently, fans at WNBA games have been tossing neon-green sex toysonto the court—yes, you read that right. These bizarre projectiles have disrupted games in cities like Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and New York, landing dangerously close to players like Sophie Cunningham. The stunt even coincided with a meme-based cryptocurrency launch Green Dildo Coin routing these pranks into marketing territory. WNBA coaches and players are rightly livid, calling it misogynistic, dangerous, and not a joke

In Washington, D.C., a man decided that the perfect protest? Launching a Subway sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer. He got slapped with felony assault charges and admitted, “I did it. I threw a sandwich.” Hope he wasn’t actually hungry as this was no lunch break gone rogue .

And yes, if we go to the ‘Bush got a shoe’ days, it turns out object-flinging goes way back. Think eggs at politicians (hello, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nigel Farage…), milkshakes thrown on Brexit-era figures, glitter sprayed at UK MPs, tomato hurled at an assemblywoman. Because, why not? It’s democracy fredo now.

Concerts aren’t innocent either:

Luke Bryan got hit in the face by a beach-ball-like object and lambasted the behavior as “moral deterioration” and entitled fandom.

Celebrities like Bebe Rexha and Drake have dodged phones, bracelets, and some fans even threw Crutches during Maluma’s show. I guess cell phones are now both camera and projectile?


But … Why? A Tiny Psychoanalysis

1. Impulsivity + proximity = projectile. When someone’s got a phone, sandwich, shoe, or sex toy, and their brain goes “If the shoe fits… THROW IT!” — boom, you’ve got spectacle.

2. Seeking attention or infamy. Let’s face it: “I threw a sex toy onto a WNBA court” is an immediate click-magnet.

3. It’s a weird form of protest or dismissal. Eggs at politicians, glitter at speeches, sandwiches at cops. It’s an “I object” (pun intended) without a manifesto.

4. Disrespect or deflation. Especially when it’s women athletes, these toys aren’t just thrown, they’re aimed at undermining, sexualizing, deflating, a nasty blend of misogyny and spectacle.

So…

What makes people fling the first thing they grab? Lack of filter, craving for attention, or just orbiting chaos? A sandwich sure flies better than a full manifesto. But here’s the truth: launching random stuff whether be it a sandwich, a shoe, or a toy it doesn’t make a statement. It makes a mess.

Can we please just talk? Or text? Or at least whisper passive-aggression? Because this ballistic culture of “I threw it” needs to retire. Preferably under a pile of dignified silence.