a joke
Posted by:: John Starrett
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:20:13 -0700
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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, 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 are no African Americans depicted at all............
They're just three Irish coal-miners...............The guy in the middle
went home for lunch."