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At the National Art Gallery in Dublin, a husband and wife were staring
at a portrait that had them completely confused. The painting depicted
three black men totally naked, sitting on a park bench. Two of the
figures had black willies, but the one in the middle had a pink
willie.
The curator of the gallery realized that they were having trouble
interpreting the painting and offered his assessment. He went on for
over half an hour, explaining how it depicted the sexual emasculation
of
black men in a predominately white, patriarchal society. "In fact" he
pointed out, "some serious critics believe that the pink willie 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 black men depicted at
all. They're just three Irish coal miners. The guy in the middle went
home for lunch."
at a portrait that had them completely confused. The painting depicted
three black men totally naked, sitting on a park bench. Two of the
figures had black willies, but the one in the middle had a pink
willie.
The curator of the gallery realized that they were having trouble
interpreting the painting and offered his assessment. He went on for
over half an hour, explaining how it depicted the sexual emasculation
of
black men in a predominately white, patriarchal society. "In fact" he
pointed out, "some serious critics believe that the pink willie 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 black men depicted at
all. They're just three Irish coal miners. The guy in the middle went
home for lunch."
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