Pink Weenie

PINK WEENIE______ 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 weenies, but the one in the middle had a pink weenie. 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 weenie 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 Im the guy who painted it, he replied. In fact, there are no African-Americans depicted at all. Theyre just three  Kentucky coal miners,and the guy in the middle went home for  lunch.