Tomatoes, milkshakes, pies, and eggs have all been players in political theater.
to clear them). For starters, there are no prominent accounts of politicians being assassinated, or even maimed, by flying food. And why did he bring up pineapples? The bulky tropical treats would make terrible projectiles — and how many of them would one need to lug around, anyway, to ensure a successful attack? Bananas, too, are an unlikely missile.
On tomatoes, though, Trump does have a point. Just hours after the news of Trump’s fruit fears emerged, newly reelected French President Macron was when he appeared at an open-air market in a Parisian suburb. Macron, however, survived the onslaught, thanks in part to an umbrella someone nearby hoisted up to shield him.Rotten produce, particularly tomatoes, has historically been associated with theatrical performances more than political ones.
. The angry father of Wilde’s lover arrived at a performance of his hit play “The Importance of Being Ernest” with a bouquet of vegetables he meant to throw, although he was turned away by police.from a dozen years earlier was described as being “demoralized by tomatoes" during a lackluster performance. It’s unlikely, however, that tomatoes were thrown at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, as is sometimes described, since tomatoes weren’t introduced in Europe until much later.
And while Trump’s fear of lethal tomatoes is overestimated, they can hurt — particularly if you’re whacked with a hard, unripe specimen. One of the rules of
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