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.'
