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 *****.
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 apredominately white, patriarchal society.
"In fact," he pointed out, "some serious critics believe that the
pink ***** also reflects the cultural and sociological oppression experienced by gay men in contemporary society."
After the curator left, a Welsh 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
noAfrican-Americans depicted at all. They're just three Welsh
coal-miners. The only difference is that the guy in the middle went
home for lunch."
