Art Gallery

[xirdneh]

A couple attending an art exhibition at the National
Gallery was 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
young man in a Kentucky T-shirt 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 are no African Americans
depicted at all. They're just three Kentucky coal
miners, and the guy in the middle went home for
lunch."

[Tifah]

xirdneh,
Ah, so the one in the middle was a little bit raw... ;p

[Jennifer]

xirdneh,