The origin
Fourteen-year-old Ghyslain Raza filmed himself swinging a golf-ball retriever in imitation of a lightsaber; classmates found the tape and put it online.
How it spread
It became one of the most-downloaded videos of the early web, and Raza's family sued. He later spoke publicly about the harassment that followed.
What it means
The clearest early case of a viral video made from a person who never consented, and of the harm that follows.
Follow the source
Short editorial summary written by Random Access Memes from the sources above; the wording is ours, not theirs. Every link was checked for a live response on September 13, 2026.
