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dixiedumpling -> black men (7/3/2004 12:16:24 PM)
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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, 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.
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