JIMMY_MAC
11-01-2006, 09:03 PM
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.
Jimbo
>>
>> 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.
Jimbo
>>