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 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 personal 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 am the artist who painted the picture,' he replied.
'In fact, there are no African Americans depicted at all. They're just
three Irish coal miners. The guy in the middle went home for lunch.'
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