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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-22-08 08:21 AM
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Art Interpretation
At the National Art Gallery in Cardiff Wales , 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 park bench.

Two of the figures had black penises, but the one in the middle had a
pink penis.

The curator of the gallery realised 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, a Welshman 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 bloke who painted the picture,' he replied.

'In fact, there are no African Americans depicted at all.

They're just three Welsh coal miners.

The guy in the middle went home for lunch.'


:rofl:
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