Jbb
01-10-2006, 02:39 PM
At the National Art Gallery in Dublin, a husband and wife were staring
at a portrait that had them completely confused. The painting depicted
three black men totally naked sitting on a park bench.
Two of the figures had black penises, but the one in the middle had a pink
penis.
The curator of the gallery realized that they were having trouble
interpreting the painting and offered his assessment.
He went on for over half an hour explaining how it depicted the sexual
emasculation of African-Americans in a predominately white, patriarchal
society
"In fact," he pointed out, "some serious critics believe that the pink
penis also reflects the cultural and sociological oppression experienced
by gay men in contemporary society."
After the curator left, an Irishman, approached the couple and said,
"Would you like to know what the painting is really about?"
"Now why would you claim to be more of an expert than the curator of the
gallery?" asked the couple.
"Because I'm the guy who painted it," he replied.
"In fact, there's no African-Americans depicted at all.
They're just three Irish coal-miners.
The guy in the middle went home for lunch."
at a portrait that had them completely confused. The painting depicted
three black men totally naked sitting on a park bench.
Two of the figures had black penises, but the one in the middle had a pink
penis.
The curator of the gallery realized that they were having trouble
interpreting the painting and offered his assessment.
He went on for over half an hour explaining how it depicted the sexual
emasculation of African-Americans in a predominately white, patriarchal
society
"In fact," he pointed out, "some serious critics believe that the pink
penis also reflects the cultural and sociological oppression experienced
by gay men in contemporary society."
After the curator left, an Irishman, approached the couple and said,
"Would you like to know what the painting is really about?"
"Now why would you claim to be more of an expert than the curator of the
gallery?" asked the couple.
"Because I'm the guy who painted it," he replied.
"In fact, there's no African-Americans depicted at all.
They're just three Irish coal-miners.
The guy in the middle went home for lunch."