tomad Loc: North Carolina

At the National Art Gallery in Dublin Ireland, a Canadian couple was 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 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 over half an hour explaining how it depicted the sexual emasculation of the black man 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, an Irish man 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 husband.

"Because I’m the one who painted it", he replied.

"In fact, there are no black men depicted at all. They are just three Irish coal miners. The guy in the middle went home for lunch."

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

That's why I never try to "interpret" the meaning of any artistic composition.

(See the third line in my signature... )

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

That makes perfect sense. 👍

niteman3d Loc: South Central Pennsylvania, USA

Now I get it!

Beowulf Loc: Aquidneck Island, RI

Makes sense to me, as well.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Made me laugh out loud. 😆

whatdat Loc: Del Valle, Tx.

I guess we try to overthink things too much sometimes.

limey

Love it.

limey

Love it.

jederick Loc: Northern Utah

OneShot1 Loc: Wichita, KS, USA

Great one!