Nigel Farage was fooled into thinking this artwork was the real thing. Except he’s the one who’s lost the plot
Nigel Farage doesn’t give the impression of being a man in touch with his vulnerable side, so when he noticed that an American university had installed a cry closet for stressed out students, he wasn’t impressed.
Cry closets replace safe spaces. Some American universities have lost the plot. pic.twitter.com/L1aOkBIPK9
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) April 25, 2018
And here are the two pictures he tweeted.
The sign on the cupboard says:
A Safe Space for Stressed Out Students Otherwise Known as The Cry Closet
This space is meant to provide a space for students studying for finals to take a short 10-minute break.
Rules of the Closet
1. Knock before entering
2. Only one person in the closet at a time
3. Limit your time in the closet for no more than 10 minutes
4. Turn lights and timer off before leaving
5. Use #cryclosetuofu if posting on social media
Except, a bit like Brexit, Farage failed to read the small print.
“Artist: Nemo Miller in collaboration with Tony Miller and David Meyer”
The replies to the tweet were split between people expressing outrage at the snowflake generation and political correctness gone mad and rather a lot more pointing out that it was an art installation.
Snowflake generation!
— CheekyLatte #TheJoyOfBrexit (@cheekylatte) April 25, 2018
What is wrong with these people?? Seriously, how has it come round this??
— MeltingSnowflakes (@Andyboy0891) April 26, 2018
It’s an art project you weapons grade plum
— Rod Kelly (@rodkelly50) April 26, 2018
Do you realise that this is an art installation?
— Leon Black (@DrLeonBlack) April 26, 2018
Bottom of the right hand picture. There's mention of the artist. pic.twitter.com/tjelVTCFpa
— Leon Black (@DrLeonBlack) April 26, 2018
It's an art work you morons
— Otto English (@Otto_English) April 26, 2018
The tweet is still there, in spite of so many people pointing out the misunderstanding. It’s almost as though facts don’t matter to him.