Friday 5 August 2022 04:52 PM Anger as taxpayer-funded charity erects 'Hey Straight White Men Pass The ... trends now
A poster urging straight white men to 'pass the power' has prompted anger from some quarters.
The black and white artworks were put up in Southwark, London, and Bury, Lancs, earlier this week.
But they came to wider attention after a picture of one of them was put online by author Douglas Murray on Twitter.
One incensed social media fan asked: 'Which straight white men is this imperative sentence aimed at?
'What 'power' is to be 'passed'? To whom is the 'power' to be 'passed'?'
Another angered Tweeter opined: 'London seems so disconnected with the rest of England.'
Finally one social media user exclaimed: 'I have no power. They're talking about the wealthy elite 1%.
'They have power, we do not. Why don't they address them specifically rather than lumping all of us together when 99% of us don't have an ounce of power we could give in the first place?'
The black and white artworks were put up in Southwark, London, earlier this week by artists
Nadina Ali is the artist behind the work and hails from Marseille and is exhibiting in London
Twitter reaction with confusion and anger after the poster was put online for all to see
The artwork is by an artist called Nadina who hails from Marseille.
They have been put up by art project the Artichoke Trust.
The trust modestly describes itself online as a 'Producer of extraordinary public arts events'.
It says it was conceived by Creative Director Martin Firrell and curator Bren O'Callaghan.
But
