tr7v8
Well-Known Member
A couple attending an art exhibition at the National Gallery were
staring at a portrait that had them completely confused. The
painting depicted three very black and totally naked men 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 nearly 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, a Scottish man 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 Scottish coal-
miners.
The only difference is that the guy in the middle went home for
lunch."
> >
Jim
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staring at a portrait that had them completely confused. The
painting depicted three very black and totally naked men 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 nearly 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, a Scottish man 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 Scottish coal-
miners.
The only difference is that the guy in the middle went home for
lunch."
> >
Jim
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