JEV
Mr. Congeniality
* [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]At the National Art Gallery in Dublin , a husband and wife
were staring at a portrait that had them completely
confused. The painting depicted 3 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.[/FONT]
were staring at a portrait that had them completely
confused. The painting depicted 3 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.[/FONT]